Michael Jackson's Ex-Bodyguard Convicted For Armed Robbery: Report

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Singer Michael Jackson walks into the Santa Maria Superior Court on the fifth day of his child molestation trial March 7, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Jackson is charged in a 10-count indictment with molesting a boy, plying him with liquor and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He has pleaded innocent.
Javon Beard was convicted for an armed robbery in Nevada.

This year marked 10 years since the passing of Michael Jackson. It's undoubtedly been a rough year to mark a decade since his death. The resurfaced allegations of child molestation came back to haunt his legacy following the release of Leaving Neverland. One person who's reportedly been having a tough time coming to terms with MJ's death is the singer's former bodyguard, Javon Beard. 

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According to Sun Online, Beard has been sentenced to an 18-year prison sentence after he was convicted for an armed robbery. Friends close to Beard said that he had a tough time dealing with Mike's death in 2009. Although he published a book called Remember The Time: Protecting Michael Jackson In His Final Days, the funds from that became dry quick after he spent money "like a baller." He and the co-author of the book made roughly $100K each off of the book. 

Friends close to Beard said he grew depressed from "a huge come-down prompted by Jackson and the sex abuse allegations."

"After the lawsuit from Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck came out - people started taking it more seriously and all of a sudden everyone was asking him about it. He found himself defending Michael all the time and it took it’s toll on him," a close friend of his said. 

Beard filed to appeal his conviction but lost. 


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