Jackson Accuser's Kin Asked for Payment
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation...
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The state of Maryland has paid $200,000 to the parents of a slain 9-year-old boy to settle their claim that the killer, a convicted sex offender, was wrongly freed from prison five days before the murder. But the boy's mother may seek more, her attorney said.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The stepfather of the boy  who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday  that Jackson's associates offered the family a house and  college funds to help fix the singer's damaged reputation.
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Michael Jackson was expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child molestation.
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Santa Maria, Calif. -- The psychologist who notified police of a 12-year-old boy&#39;s claims of being molested by pop singer Michael Jackson had patients on both sides of the case, a defense lawyer indicated in court Tuesday.
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Lawyers for Michael Jackson have  asked a judge in his child molestation case to bar prosecutors  from referring to his young accuser or the boy's family as  "victims" in front of a jury, saying that it violates the pop  star's right to a fair trial.
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LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," acknowledged Friday that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.    Jackson's statement was issued just hours before the scheduled broadcast of a "Dateline NBC" 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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LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson allegedly staved off a child molestation accusation in 1990 with a $2 million payment to the son of an employee at his Neverland Ranch, according to a television report.    The television news magazine by "Dateline NBC," which reported the payment in a segment to be broadcast Friday night, did not disclose its source of information...
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A former business associate of  Michael Jackson filed a breach-of-contract suit against the pop  star on Tuesday, seeking $3 million he says the performer owes  him for unpaid loans, cash advances and producing fees.
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Lawyers on both sides in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case spent hours Friday poring over file folders seized by sheriff&#39;s deputies from the home of Jackson&#39;s
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Michael Jackson has been sued by a  Los Angeles antiques dealer who claims the embattled pop star  refuses to pay for nearly $180,000 in furniture that he took  home in May.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was  expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his  famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at  the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child  molestation.
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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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Singer Michael Jackson lawyers request that his accuser is not referred to as a 'victim' during his forthcoming trial.
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If you thought that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has had enough of legal hassles, here&#39;s one more to his name. The singer has reportedly become involved in a lawsuit over unpaid shopping bills.
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Calling his client a &quot;poor man&#39;s Jesse Jackson,&quot; the attorney for the man accused of trying to blackmail Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield and his wife said yesterday the defendant
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An antiques store sues Michael Jackson, claiming he failed to fully pay for almost $380,000 worth of furniture.