Jackson's defence team 'to portray him as a victim'

Michael Jackson has played the victim in his songs for years.

In “Billie Jean,” he portrays the target of a false paternity claim. In “Man in the Mirror,” he says he’s ”been a victim of a selfish kind of love.” And throughout the album “HIStory,” he’s threatened by ominous characters such as “D.S.” – a character based on the prosecutor now accusing him of child molestation.