Jermaine Jackson said today that his brother’s child molestation trial “tore him apart mentally” and left the star too exhausted to attend their father’s 76th birthday party in a Berlin hotel.

Michael Jackson's father Joe is hoping the pop superstar can join him for his 76th birthday celebrations in Berlin, Germany tomorrow.

Pop star Michael Jackson has been dramatically cleared of all child abuse charges.

Michael Jackson’s fate was left hanging in the balance this weekend as the jury ended its sixth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in his child sex abuse case.

A controversy over the gag order in the Michael Jackson case arose when the singer’s lawyer issued a statement saying he had not authorised anyone to hold news conferences on the pop star's behalf.

The jury in Michael Jackson’s child sex abuse trial was sent home for a second night tonight without reaching a verdict.

Michael Jackson’s spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, has denied news reports that surfaced late last night suggesting the pop star was briefly in hospital for dehydration after leaving court in Santa Maria, California.

Jurors in the Michael Jackson child abuse trial will have to decide whether his teenage accuser is a credible witness after viewing the boy’s videotaped testimony.

Michael Jackson’s defence suddenly rested today after prosecutors showed the jury a 2003 videotape of accuser Gavin Arvizo the first time he told investigators he had been molested by the pop star.

The accuser in Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial returned to the courtroom on videotape today as prosecutors showed jurors a 2003 interview in which the boy first told authorities of his allegations against the singer.

Defence lawyers in Michael Jackson’s child abuse trial in Santa Maria, California, are expected to call The Tonight Show host Jay Leno to testify today, and could call comedian Chris Tucker later in the day.

CNN newsman Larry King will meet his scheduled day in court in the Michael Jackson trial after all today.

Michael Jackson's young cousin yesterday testified that he saw the singer's accuser Gavin Arvizo watching pornography while intimately touching himself.

A social worker told Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial today that the accuser and his family praised the singer and denied any sexual abuse during the time they claim they were held captive at his ranch.

A former employee of Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch took the stand at the court in Santa Maria, California today to dispute the testimony of a maid who claimed the pop star inappropriately touched actor Macaulay Culkin and other boys.

Michael Jackson’s child molestation trial was today shown two large books seized from the singer’s Neverland ranch, both filled with pictures of nude boys.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S ex-wife and mother of his two eldest children can be called to testify against him, it was ruled yesterday.

A former security guard at Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch told the pop star’s child abuse trial that a notice once was posted in a guard station saying Jackson’s young accuser was not to be allowed to leave the estate.

Pop star Justin Timberlake's controversial new movie Alpha Dog is set for series of reshoots after the real-life fugitive the film is based on was captured last month.

The stepfather of Michael Jackson’s accuser testified today that the boy’s mother called him in distress from the pop star’s Neverland estate during the period in which prosecutors allege the family was held captive.

Michael Jackson’s prosecutors ran into another problem today when a witness did not testify as expected that he may have seen the pop star lick a boy’s head in the 1990s.

Michael Jackson’s mother has denied she left the court during her son’s child molestation trial last week to avoid hearing graphic testimony.

Michael Jackson was greeted at court by cheering fans today as prosecutors prepared to introduce evidence of alleged past improper behaviour with young boys.

The psychologist who was the first to tell authorities about claims that Michael Jackson molested a 13-year-old boy testified at the star‘s trial today that it would be “extremely rare” for a child of that age to make a false allegation.

Michael Jackson is urging fans to pray for him, and says he has faith that he will be vindicated. But the focus may soon shift to one of the key issues in the case – details of past allegations against the singer.

Michael Jackson got to court with plenty of time to spare before the resumption of testimony in his child molestation trial today.

A feeble-looking Michael Jackson arrived late again to his child abuse trial, but the judge took no apparent action – and the star sat through testimony from a psychologist who said few child sex abuse allegations turned out to be false.

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.

The teenager who is accusing Michael Jackson of molesting him has said the singer molested him five to seven times but could only describe two of the incidents in detail, the lead investigator in the case testified today

Michael Jackson’s teenage accuser said today he told a school administrator the singer did not molest him because he wanted to avoid teasing by classmates.

Depicting Michael Jackson’s accuser as vengeful and angry over being evicted from the lush life of Neverland, the pop star’s lawyer loaded his cross-examination with suggestions that the boy made up a story of abuse to get even.

Michael Jackson’s lawyer cross-examined the pop star’s teenage accuser today about whether he had informed prosecutors that he told a former teacher that Jackson never molested him.

Michael Jackson arrived at court on time for his child molestation trial today.

Michael Jackson may be ”on the precipice of bankruptcy,” owing $288m (€214m), prosecutors at his child molestation trial told a judge today.

MICHAEL JACKSON had a narrow escape yesterday when he arrived late, and in his pyjamas, to his child molestation trial to face a judge who threatened to arrest him and revoke his $3 million bail.

Michael Jackson, walking slowly, has arrived in the court building nine minutes after the judge’s deadline.

A judge issued an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson today after he failed to show up for his trial on time.

THE brother of Michael Jackson’s accuser was yesterday confronted by the singer’s lawyer with a statement he made to investigators showing he gave a different account of the alleged incidents than the one he told to jurors.

Michael Jackson’s young accuser took the witness stand today, facing the singer in court for the first time.

The brother of Michael Jackson’s molestation accuser was today confronted by the singer’s lawyer with a statement he made to investigators showing he gave a different account of the alleged incidents than the one he told to jurors.

A 14-year-old boy who said he saw Michael Jackson molest his brother admitted today that he lied under oath in another case when he swore that his mother and father never fought and that his father never hit him.

THE family of Michael Jackson’s accuser heaped praise on the singer and called him a father figure in a video shown to the jury in the pop star’s child molestation case yesterday.

The family of Michael Jackson’s accuser heaped praise on the singer and called him a father figure in a video shown to the jury in the pop star’s child molestation case today.