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latest news & developmentsJackson’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…