Stepfather says he sought money for Michael Jackson accuser, family
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SANTA MARIA  The stepfather of the boy who claims Michael Jackson molested him testified Thursday that he sought payment for video interviews designed to restore the pop star&#39;s reputation.
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Singer Michael Jackson tries to get  child molestation charges thrown out or the forthcoming trial delayed.
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The pop star said he made the payment to save his family embarrassment and to avoid media scrutiny. &quot;Years ago, I settled with certain individuals because I was concerned about
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. The stepfather of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation is scheduled to testify at a pretrial hearing in California today.
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The mother of a boy accusing Michael Jackson of child molestation tricked a weekly newspaper into running a story seeking donations for her son's cancer treatments, according to a TV show devoted to the legal woes of stars.
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SANTA MARIA, California  - Prosecutors said on  Friday they have evidence that Michael Jackson's legal team  organized rallies for the pop star shortly after he was charged  with child molestation.
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The man who claims Gov. James E. McGreevey sexually harassed him was pushing for a cash settlement of up to &#36;50 million before the governor decided to announce that he was gay and had an extramarital affair, sources told The Associated Press.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  "buy peace" in the past by paying to settle child molestation  claims but now -- facing trial in another abuse case -- wishes  he had fought his accusers in court, a lawyer for the pop star  said on Friday.
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The mother of the alleged victim in the Michael Jackson child abuse case said she did not remember a private investigator telling her that he was working for one of the pop starâs attorneys.
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Staff Writer. 12/15/04 Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case want to introduce past accusations of sexual misconduct against the entertainer in his current case.
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LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, facing child-molestation allegations, acknowledged he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the embarrassment of going to court, but added he would never harm a child.    The six-paragraph statement was released hours before "Dateline NBC" broadcast a lengthy report alleging that the entertainer paid $2 million to the son of an employee at his Neverland Ranch in 1990 to avoid a child-molestation accusation...
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday that Jackson&#39;s associates offered the family a house and college funds to help fix the singer&#39;s damaged reputation.
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Michael Jackson returned to court on Friday to face the mother of the child who has accused him of molestation, and to address reports that he paid a settlement to another alleged victim more than 10 years ago.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Surrounded by members of  his famous family and dressed in white, Michael Jackson arrived  in court on Friday for a key face-to-face encounter with the  mother of the boy he is accused of molesting.
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Michael Jackson said he wishes he had fought previous accusations of child molestation in court instead of trying to &quot;buy peace&quot;.
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The mother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse is set to face the singer in court.
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A battle over ownership of Michael Jackson memorabilia is headed back to a Nevada courtroom, where the King of Pop is seeking the return of items withheld from an auction of family items.