Interesting opinion piece by brentub at The Case Against Michael Jackson:
‘The defense has rested, and the media circus formally known as The People of the State of California vs. Michael Jackson will soon be going to the jury. I, for one, will be glad to see it gone, even though it has been an […]
Jurors in the Michael Jackson child abuse trial will have to decide whether his teenage accuser is a credible witness after viewing the boy’s videotaped testimony.
With evidence that included phone records and adult magazines and testimony from more than 130 witnesses including Macaulay Culkin, Chris Tucker and Jay Leno, the case may come down to […]
‘Pop singer Michael Jackson will leave the country if he is cleared in his California child molestation trial, Fox News reports.
Among rumored relocation sites are London or Paris, Africa and Saudi Arabia, as “the pop star knows he has to take a breather from the (United States) if he wants to rehabilitate his career,” columnist […]
‘The judge in Michael Jackson’s abuse trial has agreed that a video of police interviewing his teenaged accuser can be seen by the jury reports BBC. The day after the defense rested, Judge Rodney S. Melville agreed to prosecutors’ request that during their rebuttal case they be allowed to show the jury a videotape of […]
‘What if you had a celebrity trial and none of the stars came out?
The witness list at Michael Jackson’s child sex abuse trial announced three months ago read like a Who’s Who of the rich and famous, including Elizabeth Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Barry Gibb, Eddie Murphy and Kobe Bryant.
But as the defense case […]
The defense rested Wednesday in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial without putting the pop star on the stand, wrapping up after a three-week effort to portray the accuser and his mother as shakedown artists.
Prosecutors immediately began their rebuttal. The jury could get the case as early as the middle of next week and begin […]
‘A Los Angeles County social services employee testified in Superior Court in Santa Maria today that the mother of Michael Jackson’s teenage accuser lied on welfare and food-stamp applications.
In a Nov. 15, 2001, application for public assistance, the mother did not disclose a civil settlement she and her children received from J.C. Penney, or that […]
‘A gag order bars Michael Jackson from speaking publicly about his legal troubles, and the defense has not said whether he will testify during his molestation trial.
But Jackson may have offered a defense on an album released a decade ago.
”HIStory“ came out in June 1995, soon after the singer paid millions to settle a 1993 […]
‘The mother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of child abuse was a fraudster willing to exploit her cancer-stricken son for money, a court has heard.
Witnesses for Mr Jackson’s defence said Janet Arvizo had concealed sources of income while receiving welfare cheques.
They also showed she spent $7,000 (£3,800) shopping and dining out at the same […]
‘Michael Jackson will not be called to testify in his own defence at his child abuse trial, defence lawyers have told the court in Santa Maria, California.
Actor Chris Tucker was the last of 50 defence witnesses when he began his testimony on Tuesday, following TV host Jay Leno’s apperance.
Lawyers will continue questioning Mr Tucker, who […]