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Arrested Development

The tragedy of Michael Jackson.

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"I haven't been betrayed or deceived by children," Jackson once said. "Adults have let me down." Kudos to 12 in Santa Barbara, Calif., who didn't.

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Photograph of Michael Jackson by Kevork Djansezian/AFP/Getty Images.