Despite the protests of Miko Brando, it appears that Brandon Ogborn's sources are genuine. According to The Independent, prosecutors investigating Michael Jackson following the emergence of the first child molestation claims sought out Marlon Brando, having learned that the two had a "special relationship," and that he might be a credible source of evidence.

The "Last Tango in Paris" star reportedly spoke voluntarily and at length to prosecutors Bill Hodgman and Lauren Weis, providing them with a sworn statement, according to The L.A. Times. It is a transcript of this statement which Ogborn shared on his "Telephone Stories: The Trails of Michael Jackson" podcast, with the transcript reportedly verified by Weis herself, per the same source.

Per the Independent, Brando claimed: "I realized he was in trouble with his life because he was living in a never-never land ... I said, 'Well, who are your friends?' He said, 'I don't know anybody my own age. I don't like anybody my own age.' I said, 'Why not?' He said, 'I don't know, I don't know.' He was crying hard enough that ... I tried to assuage him. I tried to help him all I could ... With this mode of behavior that's been going on, I think it's pretty reasonably to conclude that he may have had something to do with kids."

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