Court footage reveals Jackson’s lavish playground at Neverland

MICHAEL JACKSON’s elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defence lawyers showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star’s Neverland estate.

The videotape was viewed at a hearing in Jackson’s child molestation case, at which the defence was attempting to limit the evidence prosecutors can present during trial in January. Jackson’s lawyers say the search was overly broad and unjustified.

The pre-trial hearing in Santa Maria, California, was to resume today with evidence from the detective who directed the search of Jackson’s home.