A man who gave emotional testimony that he was molested by Michael Jackson more than a decade ago repeatedly pleaded a poor memory today as the pop star’s defence cross-examined him about accounts he gave to authorities as recently as December.

The judge in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial tonight denied a defence request for a mistrial on the grounds that the jury has heard about the singer’s previous relationships with young boys.

Michael Jackson returned to a California court today for a second day of jury selection in his child molestation trial and was greeted by a small group of fans.