Square One Scrutinised: Exposing Jenny Winings’ Contradictions
15 Feb, 2020
Jenny Winnings is an avid Michael Jackson fan—or, more accurately, a stalker—who devoted a significant portion of her adult life to following the controversial pop star.
After the fallout from the Martin Bashir documentary, Jenny and a few friends decided to travel to Jackson's iconic Neverland Ranch, nestled in the picturesque Los Olivos countryside, in March 2003. As fate would have it, their car broke down close to the main gates. Coincidentally, they encountered Jackson himself, who happened to be passing in his limousine with Gavin Arvizo. Jackson graciously invited them to accompany him to Toys “R” Us, before later welcoming them back to the ranch, where they spent a memorable night in the theatre.
Although Jenny’s time at the ranch lasted only around half a day, this brief encounter led to her inclusion on the 2005 defence witness list. In Danny Wu’s October 2019 “documentary”, Square One, Jenny is presented as a highly credible figure—alongside fellow witnesses Caroline Fristedt and Josephine Zohny—solely on the basis of their names appearing on that list.
On the surface, this narrative appears compelling. One might reasonably wonder how Jenny could have been placed on the defence witness list without having a meaningful or substantiated story to offer. However, with even a modest amount of scrutiny, it becomes clear that the defence witness list was little more than an elaborate façade. It contained an enormous roster of 459 individuals, many of whom were never called, with only 64 providing substantive statements.
The prosecution stated:
The defence has provided the people with an unheard list of witness full of unheard witnesses. They have provided no reports or proffer of any kind concerning the testimony of over 300 witnesses. The people therefore move the court to exclude the testimony of all witnesses unless defendant can provide reports; statements or other satisfactory proffer establishing the required preliminary fact question of personal knowledge.
Although Jenny, along with fellow Square One contributor Josephine Zohny, is listed as having provided a statement, this should not be mistaken for an endorsement of their credibility. In reality, both women were disregarded by Jackson’s defence team and were never called to testify during the trial.
Jenny’s appearance in Square One is relatively brief and, to be frank, comes across as rather unprofessional, given that her entire interview was conducted via video call. During her short segment, she claims that despite spending only a limited amount of time at Neverland Ranch, she is certain Jackson was not abusing Gavin Arvizo, who was present during her stay from 9 to 10 March.
The following was stated in Square One:
Danny: In 2005, during the trial, you were on the witness list.
Jenny: Yeah. We were on the witness list because when we stayed at Neverland on March 9th and 10th, Gavin Arvizo and his brother and sister were with us. And the reason why the dates were so important is because Michael was supposedly abusing him until March 12th, and we were there on March 9th and 10th.
Danny: Right, so when you were there—
Jenny: That was not happening. [Referring to the abuse]
Watch the video below.
Yet this was not the account Jenny originally gave at the time. In an effort to contain the fallout from the 2003 Gavin Arvizo allegations, Michael Jackson’s PR and legal team urgently sought individuals who could help bolster his public image.
Jenny was soon enlisted to take part in a television interview organised by Jackson’s former—and later disbarred—lawyer, Brian Oxman, during which she repeated her supportive narrative. However, she also stressed that she had no knowledge of where Jackson and Gavin slept during her overnight stay at the ranch.
Watch the video below.
However, it does not end there. In an MJ Cast episode published on 29 June 2019, Jenny once again reiterated her earlier claims, stating that she had no knowledge of what occurred between Jackson and Gavin when it was time for bed.
From the episode:
So, yeah, we just ended up falling asleep in the theatre. Gavin and his brother and sister were there with us the entire time until it was time to go to bed. I do not know where they slept that night. I do not know where Michael slept. I don't know where anybody else slept, but my friends and me.
Listen to the audio below.
Just before making the above claim, Jenny also repeats a falsehood that first circulated on Twitter—likely originating from Taj Jackson—alleging that James fabricated the existence of one‑way glass in the rooms at the top of the theatre, which would have prevented anyone from seeing inside.
Jenny states:
So, the theatre had two floors, and they had bedrooms in the theatre with big windows for, you know, disabled children who couldn’t sit up on their own. We were going to sleep upstairs in the bedroom. Two people slept in the bed, and two people slept on the floor on each side, and we were like, okay. What’s come out in the past two months, maybe, is that James Safechuck said the glass on the windows on the top floor was one-sided. So, people on the top floor could see down into the theatre and watch the movie, but people on the bottom floor couldn’t see up into the room. That’s a lie. I remember seeing where we were going to sleep, and there have been hundreds of people who’ve been in that theatre and come out and said that’s a lie. That glass is not one-way.
This is not true. At no point in Leaving Neverland does James Safechuck claim that the bedrooms in the theatre were fitted with one‑way glass that prevented anyone from seeing inside.
Even if he had made such a claim, it would not constitute a lie. One‑way glass functions entirely on the principle of lighting: visibility depends on whether the light inside a room is greater than or equal to the light outside it. Under the right lighting conditions, the effect reverses
For further information on how mirror or one‑way glass works, see: windowfilm.co.uk
But the misinformation does not end there. Jenny has now teamed up with Popcorned Planet founder Andy Signore—a man accused of sexual misconduct by several women—to produce what appears to be a pro‑Michael Jackson documentary titled The Truth About Michael Jackson.
In a YouTube video published on 26 June 2023, Jenny once again insists that during her stay at Neverland she had absolutely no idea where Michael and Gavin spent the night.
Watch the video below.
Conclusion
Her statement in Square One is, at the very least, misleading. Across three separate interviews—including two recorded before the release of Square One—she repeatedly and unambiguously states that she has no knowledge of where Jackson and Gavin spent the night, nor any insight into what may have occurred behind closed doors during her brief visit.
Furthermore, Jenny’s credibility is highly questionable. She is not a casual fan but someone who appears emotionally invested in glorifying Jackson. On 24 February 2020, she even posted tweets mocking Oprah Winfrey for her past friendship with Harvey Weinstein, now a convicted rapist. The irony, of course, is that she has happily posed for photographs with Thomas Mesereau, a man who has defended individuals accused of sexual offences.
Jenny’s belief that Jackson was too “nice” to be a child molester rests on the flimsiest of foundations: that he welcomed her and her friends into his home and allowed them to explore his sprawling ranch. She also concludes that because she did not observe a “distressed” Gavin Arvizo during the eight to ten hours she interacted with him, he could not have been sexually abused at any point.
This reasoning is profoundly misguided. The vast majority of child molesters do not resemble the stereotypical predator lurking in the shadows. They often present themselves as “nice guys” who lavish children—and their parents—with attention, affection, and gifts. This is typically followed by a calculated grooming process designed to ensure the child’s compliance and silence. If children routinely “acted strange” or immediately disclosed their abuse, identifying and prosecuting offenders would be far simpler. Sadly, that is not how abuse manifests in reality.
In the Popcorn Planet video, Jenny insists she is not defending Jackson simply because he was an international pop star; rather, she claims her belief in his innocence is based on having reviewed all the court documents. Yet anyone who has genuinely examined those documents will know they paint a deeply troubling portrait: a man fixated on being alone with young boys, in possession of books containing nude images of children, an extensive pornography collection, a history of drug use, and a pattern of making false allegations of police brutality. All of this stands in stark contrast to the whimsical Peter Pan persona Jackson projected to the world.
This post has been updated from its original date to include additional material.
