2011年10月3日—— 他們的信念多次受到檢驗，但邁克爾·傑克遜（Michael Jackson）的歌迷一直始終如一的支持著他。這在康納德·莫里（ Conrad Murray）的審判中，也是如此。
.在莫里接受審判的洛杉磯法庭外，歌迷的數量不如傑克遜2005年孌童案審判時多，但他的支持者一如既往的熱情高漲。
《名人崇拜》（The Cult of Celebrity）的作者庫伯·勞倫斯（Cooper Lawrence）告訴路透社說傑克遜和歌迷有著獨特的關係。
“他經常與他們交談，而現在很多名人採用懶人頒發通過推特和臉書與粉絲聯繫。”包括來自歐洲的遊客、模仿者和手握太陽花的女士在內，有超過24個人出現在莫里過失殺人罪審判的第一天。
有一小部分人得到法庭內德坐席，他們靜靜的看著庭審，隨著星期一第二周庭審的來臨，毫無疑問，他們仍會出現。
傑克遜的私人助理邁克爾·威廉姆斯（ Michael Williams）上周作證說當傑克遜在洛杉磯為“就是這樣”（This is it）巡演彩排，他的崇拜者就在他租住的別墅外的車道外安營紮寨。
傑克遜的卡迪拉克從排練的地方開出，歌迷會歡聲雀躍。歌迷在他夜晚離開時，會在那裏，而後又回到他家中再見他。通常，傑克遜會停車問候他們，為他們簽名，接收他們帶來的禮物和信件。
34歲的格裏高利·孫（Gregory Son）是其中一員，他帶著一個紅色的袖章上面寫著“公正”。孫說他以前也是站在傑克遜別墅外的一員，並親眼所見他接收歌迷的禮物。
“人們願意為邁克爾花錢，他們給他送珠寶、雕像、古董、玩偶、米老鼠或卓別林的東西、嬰兒圖片等等，各式各樣的東西。”
46歲的瑞塔·博斯克（Rita Bosico）是網站編輯，她從奧克拉荷馬州飛到洛杉磯。她說傑克遜去世後，她有種“精神覺醒”的感覺，想創建一個推廣任務使那些從未參與的人走進這個圈子。
傑克遜歌迷口號的基礎是“正義” —— 對於他們意味著將莫里繩之以法。
控方稱莫里在其照料傑克遜的工作中怠忽職守，不適當的為傑克遜注射了幫助睡眠的麻醉劑異丙酚，然後又沒有適當的進行監控。莫里拒不認罪，他的辯護團隊試圖爭辯傑克遜自行注射了致死劑量。
但傑克遜的歌迷自有一套結論。上周莫里通過法庭走廊時，歌迷大吼“謀殺犯。”大多數情況下，歌迷面對一小撮拿著標語支持莫里無辜的人表現平靜。
一個曾和莫里一起去過教堂的支持者說“他是個好人，他是個神聖的人，我相信所有的事實呈現出來，他會被證無罪。”
Michael Jackson fans stay faithful at trial
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Their faith has been tested many times, but Michael Jackson's fans have always supported the "Thriller" singer. That remains true at the trial of his former doctor who is accused in the superstar's death.
Outside the Los Angeles courthouse where Dr. Conrad Murray faces a manslaughter charge, the fans do not number as many as they did at the singer's 2005 child molestation trial. But his supporters are just as colorful and no less passionate.
Cooper Lawrence, author of "The Cult of Celebrity," told Reuters Jackson had a unique relationship with his fans.
"He constantly talked about them, whereas now a lot of celebrities have taken the lazy man's approach to staying in touch with fans through Twitter and Facebook," Lawrence said.
More than two dozen people, including European tourists, celebrity impersonators and women with sunflowers, Jackson's favorite, showed up last week for the start of Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in the pop star's 2009 drug overdose death.
A handful earned seats in the courtroom, where they watched in silence and, when the second week gets underway on Monday, there is little doubt they will be there again.
Jackson's personal assistant, Michael Williams, testified last week that when Jackson was rehearsing in Los Angeles for the "This Is It" tour, his admirers would camp out just beyond the driveway to his rented mansion.
Fans would cheer Jackson as his Cadillac Escalade pulled into the arena where he rehearsed. They would be there when he left at night and would race back to his home to see him again. Often, the singer stopped to greet them, sign autographs and collect gifts or letters they brought, Williams said.
Gregory Son, 34, is one of those outside the courthouse, and he wears a red armband that reads "Justice." Son said he was among the fans who gathered at Jackson 's mansion and saw the gifts he would receive.
"People, they spent money on Michael. They'd give him jewels, statues, antiques, dolls, Mickey Mouse or Charlie Chaplin things, pictures of babies," Son said. "I mean, the list just goes on."
Rita Bosico, 46, a Web editor, flew to Los Angeles from Oklahoma for the trial. She said after Jackson died she had a "spiritual awakening" and wants to create an outreach mission called Square Peg for people who do not always fit in.
The cadre of Jackson fans is vocal in demanding "justice" for their fallen icon -- which for them means Murray 's conviction.
Prosecutors claim Murray was negligent in his care for the singer, improperly administered the anesthetic propofol that Jackson used as a sleep aid, and then did not properly monitor his patient. Murray has pleaded not guilty, and his defense is expected to argue Jackson gave himself the fatal drug dose.
But the pop star's adoring fans have already reached their own conclusion. One trailed Murray in the court house hallway this past week yelling, "murderer."
For the most part, however, the fans have been peaceful as they face a handful of Murray 's own supporters who have carried signs proclaiming his innocence.
"He's a good man, he's a Godly man, I believe when all the facts are in he will be exonerated," said one supporter, Beatrice Fakhrian, who said she attended church with Murray .
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Ellen Wulfhorst)
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