Jackson accuser’s talks with Leno ‘sounded coached’

US TV chat show host Jay Leno has revealed he received phone calls from Michael Jackson’s teenage accuser claiming to be a fan — but said they sounded coached and contrived.

Jackson accuser’s talks with Leno ‘sounded coached’

"It all sounded very rehearsed to me," Leno told police, adding that the boy's family sought money in the calls some years ago.

"I don't know if he's reading from a script, but it just sounded coached," he said.

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