ONE of Michael Jackson’s top aides cashed two cheques worth $1.5 million (€1.16m) in the weeks after his young accuser and family claim they were held captive and were to be whisked abroad, it emerged yesterday.

One of Michael Jackson’s top aides cashed two cheques worth $1.5m in the weeks after his young accuser and family claim they were held captive and were to be whisked abroad, it emerged today.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S ex-wife turned the tables on prosecutors again yesterday, describing the pop star as a “great person and a great father.”

The mother of Michael Jackson’s accuser rejected a final attack on her credibility before leaving the stand after five days of rambling testimony at the pop star’s child abuse trial.

THE mother of Michael Jackson’s accuser claimed yesterday she had never sought financial assistance for her cancer-stricken son.

Michael Jackson “managed to fool the world” that he cared about children, it was claimed in court today.

The mother of Michael Jackson’s young accuser claimed today she had never sought financial assistance for her cancer-stricken son.

Michael Jackson’s aides kept the mother of his young accuser under close guard, monitored her every move and threatened to kill her parents and boyfriend, a court heard today.

The mother of Michael Jackson’s young accuser tearfully begged a jury not to judge her as she described how she had come to trust the singer and believe everything he said.

MICHAEL JACKSON sobbed and shook when the mother of a boy he allegedly molested refused to let her son share his bed, the pop star’s child abuse trial was told yesterday.

Michael Jackson sobbed and shook when the mother of a boy he allegedly molested refused to let her son share his bed, the pop star’s child abuse trial was told today.

A youth pastor who claims Michael Jackson molested him three times admitted today that he originally denied any wrongdoing to police.

The comedy camp owner who first introduced Michael Jackson to his young accuser described today how he visited the boy in hospital.

Jurors in Michael Jackson’s child sex trial were shown a pornographic magazine today containing the fingerprints of both the pop star and his young accuser.

Jurors in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial were told today that finger prints found on his pornographic magazines were not taken until a year after they were seized.

Michael Jackson faced his young accuser wearing slippers and pyjamas today as the 15-year-old graphically described how he had twice been molested by the pop star.