‘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 […]
”Tonight Show” host Jay Leno testified Tuesday that the boy who is now accusing Michael Jackson of molestation was ”overly effusive” and sounded suspicious in phone calls to him, but never asked for money.
Leno said the boy called him his hero, and he thought it was strange that a young boy would be such a […]
‘A former lawyer for Michael Jackson has told the singer’s child abuse trial that he believes two aides diverted $965,000 (£516,000) from his accounts.
David LeGrand said he became suspicious of Ronald Konitzer and Dieter Wiesner’s motives and hired a private detective to investigate them.
The aides have been described by the prosecution as his co-conspirators.’
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Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin has told the jury in the Michael Jackson trial that allegations he had been molested by the singer were “absolutely ridiculous”.
Culkin told the court he had never witnessed any improper behaviour by Jackson with anyone.
“We had a really close relationship. We kind of understood each other,” he told the jury, […]
‘The manager of Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch denied giving any order to hold captive the family of the boy now accusing the singer of molestation.
Questioned about a log book entry to prevent Jackson’s alleged victim and his brother from leaving the ranch, Joseph Marcus told jurors at the pop star’s trial that he had issued […]
‘The property manager at Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch testified that the family now accusing the singer of molestation was never mistreated or held against their will.
Joe Marcus said the family members appeared to be “excited to be there.” He testified that they were never treated as captives during shopping trips or a visit to a […]
‘Two mothers told jurors at Michael Jackson’s child sex trial that they had no qualms about allowing their young sons to share the singer’s bed on a regular basis.
“I always trusted him. I still trust him,” said Marie Barnes whose son Brett, now 23, had slept in Jackson’s bed on many occasions during visits to […]
‘Prosecutors in Michael Jackson’s abuse trial have shown the jury two books seized from the singer’s bedroom which they say show naked boys.
The pictures were found in 1993 during a previous molestation case involving a boy who received a multimillion-dollar settlement from Mr Jackson in 1994.
Also on Friday, prosecutors said they planned to call three […]
‘MICHAEL Jackson’s ex-wife told jurors yesterday that the entertainer was surrounded by “opportunistic vultures” out to take advantage of a man she knew privately to be kind, selfless and “generous to a fault”.
The testimony by Debbie Rowe, the mother of Jackson’s two oldest children, was a setback to prosecutors who had called her as a […]
‘PROSECUTORS yesterday called Michael Jackson’s former wife Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of his children, to testify in the pop star’s child molestation trial.
Asked for her name, she identified herself as Deborah Rowe Jackson, but she said she preferred to be addressed as Ms Rowe. Asked by prosecutor Ron Zonen how she knew Jackson, […]