The same day the judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case ruled the pop star’s ex-wife can testify as a prosecution witness, word emerged that the defence has lost another member of the team.

Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson molestation case lost a key battle when a judge refused their request to allow testimony from a domestic violence expert to explain why the mother of Jackson’s accuser lied under oath.

THE judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case set a tentative trial date of September 13 and heard arguments on whether to reduce the pop star’s bail but didn’t issue an immediate ruling.