Judge Intends To Permit Remote Electronic Access To Public Court Records

March 25, 2004

Official announcement from the Superior Court of California, Santa Barbara County

Ben Brafman Responds To Gloria Allred

March 18, 2004

On Wednesday 17th March, attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference in which Ben Brafman (Michael Jackson’s attorney) called an act “of self promotion”.

Grand Jury Probing Jackson Case

March 12, 2004

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The prosecutor who charged Michael Jackson with child molestation has confirmed that a grand jury is convening in Santa Barbara but won't say whether the panel will be investigating the case.

Read the full text of the article here: Grand jury probing Jackson case

Raymone Bain Speaks Out!

On Friday, 5th of March, Michael Jackson’s spokesperson, Raymone Bain, appeared on no less than three different television shows to address rumours that have been circulating globally about the King of Pop.

Family Law Judge Hired by Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe

According to CNN, Pop star Michael Jackson and his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, have hired Former Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Lachs, "as judge for all purposes in the subject 'family law' matter," according to an order from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl.

Michael Jackson Removed From Copyright Lawsuit

The Indy Star reported today (24 February) that a federal judge has ruled that Michael Jackson had no involvement in the release of Pre-History: The Lost Steeltown Recordings, a 1996 compilation of early Jackson 5 songs.

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Preliminary Hearing Date Still Not Set
14th February 2004

Yesterday was another day in court for Michael Jackson’s attorneys Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman, however the King of Pop himself did not attend.


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In his first interview since his chat with Michael Jackson, CBS' Ed Bradley on CNN's Larry King talks about his Interview with Michael Jackson
February 8, 2004


Bradley told King that he was "not convinced" of Michael's gulit and that he was surprised to learn who the accuser was. A portion of that interview follows:

KING: The Jackson interview. How did it happen?

BRADLEY: You know, the Michael Jackson interview is an interview that we have been working on for more than a year. Last February I was out at Neverland, we had been working on it for some months at that time. I went out with my crews, producer, associate producer, sat down with Michael, just the two of us in a room. Left everybody outside and talked for about half an hour.

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Fox News' Roger Friedman's take on the Michael Jackson Case.
February 2, 2004

Roger Friedman reveals in his February 2 column:

- The mother of Michael's accuser implored her kids to call the pop singer "daddy." The woman had told a British newspaper interviewer early last year that her son called Michael "daddy," but made it seem like this was solicited by the singer. This was not the case, according to Friedman. "You can call him 'daddy' since you don't have one," she reportedly told her children.

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Michael Jackson Arraignment Creates Excitement

The events leading up to Michael Jackson’s arrival in court, and the astonishing departure of the King of Pop afterwards were nothing short of extraordinary.