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HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, its album tracks such as "D.S." and corresponding music videos are heavily influenced by the 1993 child sexual abuse accusations made against Jackson, the reaction to the allegations and the effect they had on the singer. The album acts as Jackson's response to the media and the public. In 1993, Evan Chandler and his son Jordan Chandler accused Jackson of child sexual abuse.[1] Jackson agreed to a strip search of his body at Neverland Ranch; the strip search was ordered by Thomas W. Sneddon Jr., the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California. Sneddon was in charge of the investigation as a whole.[2][3] The accuser gave a detailed description of what he alleges were Jackson's genitals, also giving details on patches of vitiligo on the singer's body, but eventually the subscription was proved wrong. In an emotional state, Jackson stood on a platform in the middle of the room, took off all his clothes and was examined for approximately twenty-five minutes; he was never physically touched.[3][4]
The media coverage of the allegations was criticized for using sensational headlines to draw in readers and viewers when the content itself did not support the headline,[5] for accepting stories of Jackson's alleged criminal activity in return for money,[6] for accepting confidential leaked material from the police investigation in return for money,[7] for deliberately using pictures of Jackson's appearance at its worst,[8] for a lack of objectivity[8] and for using headlines that strongly implied Jackson's guilt.[8] At the time, Jackson said of the media reaction, "I will say I am particularly upset by the handling of the matter by the incredible, terrible mass media. At every opportunity, the media has dissected and manipulated these allegations to reach their own conclusions".[9]
The entertainer began taking painkillers, Valium, Xanax and Ativan to deal with the stress of the allegations made against him.[10] A few months after the allegations became news, Jackson had lost approximately 10 pounds in weight and had stopped eating.[11] Jackson's health had deteriorated to the extent that he cancelled the remainder of his tour and went into rehabilitation.[12][13] Jackson booked the whole fourth floor of the clinic, and was put on Valium IV to wean him from painkillers.[12][13][14] The singer's spokesperson told reporters that Jackson was "barely able to function adequately on an intellectual level".[13] While in the clinic, Jackson took part in group and one-on-one therapy sessions.[12][13]
Jackson was not charged with a crime and the police closed their criminal investigation citing lack of evidence.[1][15][16] With his health improving, Jackson then began work on a new album called HIStory, and commenced recording in 1994. The song "D.S." included in the album contains lyrics about a cold man called Dom S. Sheldon, which, when sung, sounds similar to Thomas Sneddon. Some media sources, and Sneddon himself, believe the song is directed at him.
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