Less than a week before his next court date on charges of child molestation, Michael Jackson said he had replaced his high-profile legal team because “my life is at stake”.

Michael Jackson is replacing high-profile lawyers Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman in his child molestation case.

A judge in Santa Maria, California, agreed today to allow Michael Jackson’s attorneys to see school and psychiatric reports involving his accuser and his family – at the court for an unrelated lawsuit.

Investigators in the Michael Jackson child molestation case have seized about 100 pages of phone records, videos of the pop star, and a DVD of a party at his Neverland Ranch, according to court documents.

Michael Jackson stood on top of his chauffeur-driven van, waved to his fans and invited them all to a party, shortly after pleading not guilty to abusing a teenage cancer sufferer.

MICHAEL JACKSON stood on top of his chauffeur-driven van, waved to his fans and invited them all to a party last night, shortly after pleading not guilty to abusing a teenage cancer patient.

Michael Jackson, who is to be charged with child molestation tonight, is to fly to London this weekend after authorities returned his passport, it was reported in the US today.

Charges are expected to be filed against pop star Michael Jackson today, in connection with allegations that he sexually molested a teenage cancer survivor.