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Karate Kid’s Mr Miyagi dead at 73

Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73. Morita died on Thursday at his home…

Cheering fans greet acquitted Jackson at Neverland

A raucous welcome greeted Michael Jackson as he returned to his Neverland Ranch after being acquitted on all counts in his child molestation trial — a victory that triggered…

Prosecutors tried to ‘dirty up’ Jackson

Prosecutors portrayed Michael Jackson as a hard-drinking, porn-collecting paedophile to ”dirty up” the pop star because they could not prove their case that he molested a child,…

Jurors watch ‘propaganda’ video of Jackson ranch

In a victory for Michael Jackson’s defence, jurors in his child-molestation case were allowed to see a video tour of the singer’s Neverland ranch that a prosecutor condemned as…

Larry King arrives to testify for Jackson

CNN’s Larry King arrived on Thursday to testify for the defence at Michael Jackson’s molestation trial. King was outside the courthouse more than a half-hour before the trial was…

Court told of Jackson’s financial troubles

A forensic accountant has testified that Michael Jackson owed -million more than he had in assets about the time a damaging documentary was aired, bolstering prosecutors’ claims…

‘They’re listening to everything I say’

A comedian who gave 000 to the family of Michael Jackson’s accuser testified that she believed the boy’s mother suffered from ”hostage syndrome”. Louise Palanker told jurors in…

‘Children ran wild at Neverland’

A former housekeeper for Michael Jackson testified at the entertainer’s molestation trial that she called his Neverland ranch ”Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island” because children were…

US media want end to secrecy in Jackson case

News organisations covering the Michael Jackson trial are seeking an end to the secrecy surrounding key aspects of the case, including the grand-jury indictment describing the…