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Jackson's lawyers filed the request Aug
"I said, 'This family has nothing and you're making millions from this and what are you going to do for this little family,'" the witness said of a conversation he had with someone he identified only as the "gentleman from Neverland," a reference to Jackson's ranch Do you recall her saying, 'They filmed a beautiful story about Michael and my son?'"
"No," said the witness Jackson Accuser's Kin Asked for Payment
Aug 19, 6:32 PM EST
The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation 20 arrest, Jackson said he was "manhandled" by sheriff's deputies He said the contacts were non-sexual and "very sweet
The stepfather acknowledged that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department used him as a confidential agent at one point, sending him to scope out the location of Miller's office "
Posted on the court's Web site Wednesday was a request by Jackson to file an objection to the release of the sealed report
Jackson, 45, is charged with committing a lewd act upon a child, administering an intoxicating agent and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion
Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr Lawyers for Jackson claim the molestation accusations came when no payment was made "
Mesereau then said: "You heard Mrs He never made a formal complaint about his treatment or requested an investigation, although he had bruises and received medical treatment, Mesereau said
In a "60 Minutes" interview a month after his Nov "I assume nice things were said
The stepfather also testified that he asked for compensation at some point from a British journalist who came to the family's home after the documentary on Jackson aired
Melville also has agreed to let Jackson file a request to make a public statement despite a gag order in the trial, according to papers posted on the Web site
The defense is trying to determine whether authorities knew Miller was working for Geragos when they broke into Miller's office and seized the video It wasn't about me He said the journalists eventually offered $15,000 for the interview
Thursday's questioning appeared to bolster defense contentions that the accuser's family tried to "shake down" Jackson for money
The stepfather, under questioning by the defense, said the person offered to give them "a college education and buy them a house Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville on Thursday agreed to "entertain" a response by Jackson Doe talk about Mr
Doe" to protect his identity and that of his stepson The defense contends that would violate Jackson's attorney-client privilege of confidentiality "
The stepfather and other witnesses at this week's proceedings said they did not know Miller was working for Mark Geragos, who was Jackson's lawyer at the time But he insisted he didn't know Miller worked for Geragos, and he refused to look at documents to refresh his memory "
In the rebuttal video, the 12-year-old boy and his family reportedly vouch for Jackson's good character 13, with the proposed statement blacked out Doe say very positive things about Michael Jackson, didn't you?" asked Jackson attorney, Thomas Mesereau Jr
Also Thursday, the judge authorized the Sheriff's Department to release an investigation by the state attorney general's office that concluded that Jackson was not mistreated when he surrendered to authorities last year, as he had claimed
"I don't know," the witness said "I don't recall that Prosecutors say the family was coerced into making the video, which has not been released
During his testimony, the man refused to confirm much of the content of the rebuttal video, saying investigator Bradley Miller virtually ignored him while interviewing everyone else associated with the family He has pleaded not guilty and is free on $3 million bail
The so-called "rebuttal video" was meant to answer negative publicity surrounding a British TV documentary on Jackson that included the alleged victim and showed Jackson defending his practice of having young boys sleep in his bed Jackson saving her son's life and being a father figure called the release of the report "a scam and a sham
"You heard Mrs " The stepfather was referred to as "Mr
