Michael Jackson’s lawyers today won permission to ask witnesses whether the boy accusing the singer of molestation once claimed that comedian George Lopez had stolen his wallet containing $300 and demanded the money back.

While rumours run wild in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the judge continues to shield the public from official information that should be released, a lawyer for the media has said in a legal brief.

Act Two of the Michael Jackson child molestation case gets under way this week with a new cast of lawyers taking centre stage.