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Michael Jackson Trial - Media circus expected

‘As Michael Jackson’s child-sex trial nears the end, officials are bracing for a new media onslaught on the Santa Maria, California courtroom, already besieged by hordes of journalists and TV crews.
Those camped out at the courthouse since jury selection started on January 31 heaved a sigh of relief as indications mounted that the end of […]

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

Quotes from radio interview

Michael Jackson was just interviewed by Jesse Jackson on radio and said the following:
“I’m a warrior, and I know what is inside of me. I’m a fighter, but it’s very painful at the end of the day. I’m still human, you know. I’m still a human being, so it does hurt very, very, very […]

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Michael Jackson - Live on radio

RadioKTLK am 1150, Progressive Talk Radio will air a live interview with the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson this Sunday, March 27th. The interview will be conducted on the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr’s radio talk show, “Keep Hope Alive(tm)”.
Rev. Jackson and the “King of Pop” will discuss the many twists and turns of his […]

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Michael Jackson trial’s media coverage reaches fever pitch

‘When jury selection began in Michael Jackson’s child molestation case in January, many news outlets were on the fence about how much time or space they planned to devote to the trial.
But the recent uptick in coverage, prompted last week when Jackson emerged from his SUV dressed in pajamas, shows that this case has captivated […]

Friday, March 18th, 2005

Jay Leno’s Michael Jackson Jokes

Jay Leno brought in Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett to read the lines he had written for his NBC Tonight Show.
“As I’m sure you know, I was called as a witness in the Michael Jackson trial,” Leno told his audience. “I’m not allowed to tell any Michael Jackson jokes. I can still write […]

Sunday, March 6th, 2005

Star status may impede a fair, impartial Jackson trial

“This trial embodies much of what fuels undying popular fascination with celebrities and the celebrity lifestyle — race, sexual perversion, betrayal, money, power and fame,” says Christopher Bracey, criminal procedure expert and associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
“With so much attention directed at this case, selecting a fair and impartial jury […]

Friday, March 4th, 2005

Jay Leno wants Gag Order Lifted

JAY LENO is appealing for the judge in MICHAEL JACKSON’s child molestation trial to lift or clarify a gagging order, following the comedian’s subpoena to speak in court.
THE TONIGHT SHOW host filed a motion on 18 February (05), asking Santa Maria, California, judge RODNEY S MELVILLE permission to makes jokes about the case and the […]

Friday, March 4th, 2005

Maureen Orth

Maureen Orth of Vanity Fair magazine spoke with ‘Today’ host Katie Couric on Tuesday (March 1) about the first day’s proceedings of the Michael Jackson trial. Watch the interview at MSN.com, link via Popdirt.com.

Thursday, March 3rd, 2005

Holding E! In Contempt for Trial Reenactment

‘It is cheap, creepy, foolish and lurid — and those are its good points — but “The Michael Jackson Trial,” a bargain-basement reenactment of the day’s proceedings on the E! Entertainment Network, does have a sticky irresistibility, like a glazed doughnut that’s gone all gooey. You know better, yet you’ve just got to have a […]

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005

Trial Begins

Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial began in earnest Monday with the judge reading the indictment to the jury in advance of opening statements in which prosecution and defense lawyers were to outline their cases.
Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville also told the courtroom he would give some instructions to the jury, which will decide whether […]

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005