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Jackson’s lawyer: No more sleepovers

Michael Jackson’s lawyer said the pop star is going to be more careful from now on and not let children into his bed anymore because ”it makes him vulnerable to false charges”.…

Michael Jackson not guilty

A jury on Monday cleared pop star Michael Jackson of child sex abuse and other charges that could have seen him jailed for more than 18 years at the end of a sensational 14-week…

Jackson’s trial, our error

Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K. For, without doing anything wrong, he was arrested one fine morning. So begins The Trial, whose lonely protagonist stumbles…

‘Anxious’ Michael Jackson waits for jury verdict

Michael Jackson is physically shattered but ”emotionally resolute” and confident of acquittal as he awaits a jury verdict in his child sexual-molestation case, long-time…

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,…

End in sight in Michael Jackson sex trial

Michael Jackson’s lawyers are working on their final arguments in the star’s child-sex trial that could go to the jurors within days, after three months of often graphic…

Jackson defence suddenly rests

Michael Jackson’s defence suddenly rested their case without calling any rebuttal witnesses on Friday after prosecutors in a final move showed the jury a videotape of the accuser…

Jackson’s lawyers wrap up their case

Comedian Chris Tucker and United States talk-show host Jay Leno are scheduled to take the stand for Michael Jackson this week as the defence wraps up its case in the…

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…

Accuser’s family ‘praised’ Jackson

A social worker testified on Tuesday at Michael Jackson’s child-molestation trial that she met privately with the accuser and his family during the time they claim they were…

‘Michael is, like, my best friend’

Holding vigil at the gates of Neverland, fans wait for a glimpse of Michael Jackson, horrified at the child-sex charges against the star they say is just a boy who wouldn’t grow…

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…

Jackson defence braces for witness onslaught

Michael Jackson’s lawyers are bracing for another week of potentially devastating testimony, after a string of witnesses told lurid tales of alleged child sex abuse at Neverland.…

Jackson jury hears explosive testimony

Michael Jackson’s prosecutors on Friday were set to wrap up a week of explosive testimony in which jurors heard how the star allegedly performed oral sex on a young boy and…

Jackson defence braces for more damaging testimony

Michael Jackson’s legal team braced for more damaging testimony on Thursday, after a former maid recounted seeing the pop star with young boys in the shower, the bathtub and in…

‘Innocent, innocent’, say Michael Jackson fans

Deja Halder is only seven, but says he’s been a Jackson fan for ”a lot of years”, and did a stunningly realistic imitation during a show of support for the embattled ”king of…

New setbacks for Jackson’s defence

Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson trial on Tuesday inflicted new setbacks on a defence team already reeling from a decision to allow testimony about the star’s alleged history…

‘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…