The mother of the alleged victim in the Michael Jackson child abuse case said she did not remember a private investigator telling her that he was working for one of the pop star’s attorneys.

POP STAR Michael Jackson yesterday came face to face with the mother of a boy he is accused of molesting for the first time since the case began.

Michael Jackson’s defence team aims to find out whether his lawyer-client privilege was violated when authorities broke into the office of a private investigator hired by the pop star.

CHILD molestation allegations by a 12-year-old boy provided authorities with legal justification for a massive search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year, a judge ruled.

The psychologist who told police of a 12-year-old boy’s claims of being molested by pop singer Michael Jackson had patients on both sides of the case, a defence lawyer indicated in court yesterday.

Michael Jackson – dressed in white and accompanied by members of his family - returned to court to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued the singer for years on child abuse charges.

FANS of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers yesterday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into a California court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges.

Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers today as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into a California court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges.

Dozens of Michael Jackson’s fans pressed against a chain-link fence outside a California court today, staking out viewing spots hours before the pop star was to arrive to face the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges.

In a highly unusual move, the judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case ordered the district attorney to take the stand and explain why a private investigator’s office was searched.

A judge has ruled that witnesses before the grand jury in the Michael Jackson case can talk to defence attorneys as long as they do not disclose what happened during the grand jury proceedings.