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NY Post CUT & PASTE February 16, 2005 -- TOMORROW night's heavily promoted Michael Jackson special on ABC relies in large part on a controversial British show that aired last month. The British show — called"Michael Jackson's Boys" — was so disturbing, the network set up a special help line for child-abuse victims who may have been "affected by the program." The ABC show, "Michael Jackson's Secret World with Martin Bashir," marks the first primetime network special for Martin Bashir — the legendary British scoop artist who was behind the 2003 film "Living with Michael Jackson" and head-line-making interviews with Princess Diana — since he was signed by the network last year for more than $1 million a year. ABC bought the rights to the footage from "Michael Jackson's Boys" — which focused on Jackson's tendency to befriend young boys but then abandon them when they reach puberty — in a deal that did not close until yesterday, source said. Among the "revelations" in the UK show: * Claims by a Los Angeles policeman Bill Dworin that he found a book showing naked children when police raided the pop star's Neverland Ranch in 1993. * Tapes the boy who settled a civil suit against the singer in 1993 for millions of dollars whose voice has never been heard on TV before. * And interviews with Jamie Masada, who introduced the boy at the heart of the current Jackson child molestation case to Jackson. ABC officials declined to make Bashir available for interviews this week. But they say that he conducted his own interviews with several figures close to the case who appeared in the British show. "In addition to new reporting, the special incorporates excerpts from a recent documentary that aired in Great Britain, which was licensed by ABC News," an ABC spokesperson said. "It also features some key moments from Bashir's 2003 interview with Jackson, in which he gives his side of the story about these unusual friendships." Bashir's arrival on American TV began last week with a splash — an exclusive interview with former child-star Corey Feldman about how his freindship with Jackson went sour in the early 1990s. That piece appeared in "20/20." But he the fact that his first special for ABC relies on outside material seems to indicate that he is having a tough time finding his footing here. With Barbara Walter's retirement from "20/20" this season, the network needs someone who can crack big stories and secure newsmaker interviews.

GEST MAKING JACKSON DOCUMENTARY Troubled pop star MICHAEL JACKSON is set to be the focus of yet another documentary - this time made by pal DAVID GEST. Although Gest, the estranged husband of LIZA MINNELLI, says he hasn't spoken with Jackson for eight months, he's decided to press ahead with a TV special showing the accused child molester's "world". He says, "Coming up, I've got a special on Michael Jackson. Interviews with a lot of the people that really know him. It really delves into his world, who he really is and what made him the way he is." And Gest has vowed to be a friend to Jackson whatever the outcome of his very public trial. He adds, "I have to be a friend. I can't just turn on him. I would feel very sad (if Jackson was convicted) and I would feel that if he is found guilty then he has to pay the price like anybody else. But I'm not gonna turn my back on a friend. That's not my style, never has been."

musicco

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goodol

以下是引用musicco在2005-2-18 11:02:04的发言： 刚到家…… 上面两篇翻译了么？ 没有的话就都是我的了哦！！！[em04] 已经被预定了哦

musicco

以下是引用goodol在2005-2-18 11:29:12的发言： 已经被预定了哦 ?那91是你的，92是我的了哦？恩，不说了去翻译了

Jackson's Attorneys Focus on Old Case LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's attorneys want to introduce evidence at his child molestation trial from a 2001 lawsuit filed by his accuser's family against a department store, saying it shows family members are "professional plaintiffs" with a history of committing fraud.The family received more than $150,000 in a settlement with J.C. Penney and Tower Records, another defendant in the case, after claiming they were beaten by security guards for the two companies.In the lawsuit, the family alleged that Jackson's accuser, his mother and his brother were beaten in a parking lot in 1998 after the boy left the store with clothes that hadn't been paid for.The boy's mother amended the 2001 lawsuit to say a guard had sexually assaulted her by groping her during the beating.Prosecutors are seeking to limit evidence about the lawsuit from Jackson's criminal trial, calling it irrelevant. The 46-year-old pop star is charged with molesting the boy, plying him with alcohol, and conspiring to hold his family captive.But defense attorneys argued in a motion unsealed Thursday that the Penney's lawsuit demonstrates a "history of making false allegations that become more outrageous as time passes" and of making accusations that are not corroborated by other witnesses.Defense attorneys also argued that the defendants in the 2001 case settled in part because Jackson's accuser was fighting cancer at the time, which might have made him sympathetic to jurors for reasons "totally irrelevant" to the case.

Leaked grand jury transcripts posted on Internet With jury selection in the Michael Jackson case set to resume next week, sealed grand jury transcripts that led to his indictment were posted on a Web site Thursday. The Smoking Gun Web site first reported on the grand jury transcripts in January, but waited until this week to post the full documents. Both defense attorneys and prosecutors have denied in court being the source of the leak. As posted on www.thesmokinggun.com, the transcripts offered little information that hasn't been reported. However, it did feature the words of Jackson's accuser, along with testimony from his family. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville has admonished prospective jurors not to view news on the case. However, the transcripts could create a bias if some do take a peek, said local defense attorney Adrian Andrade. "A grand jury hearing is just one side of the story that hasn't been tested by any cross-examination," Andrade said. "I think it's unfortunate that it's coming out at this point." Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are barred from speaking publicly about the Jackson case. Gary Blair, executive officer of the Superior Court, declined comment on the leaked documents Thursday. After hearing more than two weeks of testimony presented by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office, a grand jury indicted Jackson April 21 on four counts of engaging in lewd acts with a 13-year-old boy and four counts of administering alcohol to help him with the alleged molestations. He was also charged with a count of attempted child molestation and a conspiracy charge involving child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. The 46-year-old entertainer has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and is on trial at Superior Court in Santa Maria. Though court was delayed this week as Jackson recovered from the flu, jury selection in the case resumes Tuesday. And in court documents released Thursday, Jackson requested that Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon be recused from prosecuting the case because he is a potential witness at trial. The defense motion asserts that Sneddon conducted solo investigations in the case, and that he has offered himself up as a witness. Sneddon testified earlier at a pre-trial hearing, but defense lawyers assert that he cannot appear before a jury as both a witness and prosecuting attorney. Also, the defense wants to introduce evidence of what they believe was a fraudulent lawsuit filed by the family of Jackson's accuser against J.C. Penney and Tower Records. The family alleged that they were assaulted in a parking lot by security guards working for the stores. The accuser's family received more than $150,000 to settle the case. Defense attorneys have claimed that the case against Jackson is a ploy to gain a financial settlement from the singer. Prosecutors oppose allowing the evidence at trial, reasoning that the issue has no relation to the criminal case against Jackson.

Jackson's TV Interviews Are Evidence -Prosecutors LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's "admissions" in a pair of TV interviews that he shared his bedroom with young boys help prove him guilty of child molestation and should be shown to jurors at his trial, prosecutors argued in court papers released on Thursday. Jackson was discharged from a hospital late on Wednesday after treatment for flu-like symptoms that delayed jury selection in the trial. Prosecutors say remarks Jackson made in the documentary and later on CBS' "60 Minutes" that he shared his bedroom with his young accuser -- identified in court as "John Doe" -- and the boy's brother amounts to evidence of his guilt. "Defendant's statement that he has slept with young boys is admissible as corroboration of the Doe brothers' allegation that he slept with them," prosecutors argue in their 17-page motion, which was unsealed by the court on Thursday. "Certainly the admission that he has slept with many boys clearly shows his willingness to sleep with boys." In the documentary, Jackson describes sharing his bedroom with his young accuser and adds: "I have slept in a bed with many children. I slept in the bed with all of them. When (actor) Macaulay Culkin was little (his brother) Kieran Culkin would sleep on this side, Macaulay Culkin was on this side, his sisters in there. We would all just jam in the bed." In a December 2003 interview, Jackson says that "of course" it is acceptable for him to share his bed with children, adding that he is not a pedophile or murderer and that he does so only out of love. Jackson's lawyers, who in November lost a bid to have Sneddon removed from the trial on the grounds that the veteran prosecutor was "blinded by zeal" to put the singer in prison, renewed that motion in court papers also made public on Thursday. The defense attorneys based the new motion on the grounds that Sneddon, who they say stepped beyond his role as district attorney by conducting investigation in the case, may be required to testify at the trial.

Quincy Jones Attempted Jackson Interventions Music giant Quincy Jones produced one of Michael Jackson's biggest albums, "Bad." Now, "CJ" has learned that "bad" is exactly how Jones viewed his close friend's pajama parties with young boys. "CJ" Executive Producer Harvey Levin revealed today that, according to sources directly connected with Jackson and Jones, "Quincy Jones was alarmed that Michael Jackson was having sleepovers with boys." The sources have said that, about 2 years ago, before the current scandal broke, Quincy feared Jackson's "downfall" over the sleepovers and that Quincy tried to intervene with Michael to warn, "disaster looms." "We are told Quincy Jones actually did an intervention on several occasions," Levin reported. "Going to Michael Jackson and saying, 'Look, this is inappropriate, it's wrong and it could bring you down if you don't stop.' It was that serious." Why risk a confrontation with the sensitive superstar? A Jackson biography says Quincy's been a "hip father figure" to Jackson, with a "close rapport" producing Jackson's 1979 breakthrough solo album "Off the Wall," and then "Thriller," one of the best selling albums of all time. Nonetheless, as for Quincy's interventions, Levin's sources say Jackson "didn't take it seriously." "We are told Quincy Jones complained after the meetings with Jackson that Jackson didn't want to hear about it," Levin recounted. "He was like a wall and that nothing was changing." Then came Martin Bashir's explosive 2003 documentary, which is now key evidence in the criminal trial. In "Living With Michael Jackson," the superstar and the boy who would later accuse him defend sleepovers. In another twist, Quincy Jones is on the defense witness list. "CJ" has learned that the producer was at Neverland with his daughters on key dates. According to Levin, "As far as we know, Jones has said he has never seen anything inappropriate between Jackson and a boy." Both Quincy Jones' and Jackson's reps had no comment but "CJ" has learned that prosecutors are very interested in the issue of interventions. If Quincy takes the stand in Michael's defense, prosecutors will almost certainly introduce evidence of interventions.

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JUDGE SIDES WITH BASHIR The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case refused to hold an ABC journalist in contempt for two documentaries he worked on, court documents show. Judge Rodney Melville denied a motion by Mr. Jackson's attorneys to hold Martin Bashir in contempt for two recent stories he did on the case. One, an interview with actor Corey Feldmen, aired on ABC's "20/20" and the other, a two-hour special titled "Michael Jackson's Secret World," aired on the network Thursday night. Defense attorney Robert Sanger had argued that Mr. Bashir, who has been called as a witness in the case, is governed by a gag order imposed by the judge. But Jeff Schneider, an ABC TV spokesman, said the judge's order was narrowly tailored. In fact, Judge Melville ruled that Mr. Bashir, whose documentary "Living With Michael Jackson" helped trigger the current controversy facing the entertainer, could report on the case just like any other reporter.

ABC Includes Paid Interviews in Jackson Special LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC News on Friday defended its decision to include paid interviews from a British TV documentary mixed with its own original reporting in a prime-time special about Michael Jackson and his relationships with young boys. In an unusual disclaimer run twice during Thursday's two-hour special, ABC said its program contained "excerpts from a documentary made by a British production company" and that "some of the individuals who appeared in that documentary received compensation for their participation." The disclaimer added: "No payment was made for any of the interviews conducted by (ABC News correspondent) Martin Bashir or ABC News." ABC-produced segments were interspersed with the British footage throughout the special and the program did not specify which interviews had been paid for and which had not. But ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Co., dismissed suggestions that viewers might be confused. The network said its own segments were distinguished from the British material using on-screen graphics. "It was made quite clear what came from the British documentary and what came from original ABC News reporting," ABC News executive vice president Jeffrey Schneider told Reuters. "All of the information that we presented meets the standards of ABC News. And we were able to make those determinations based on extensive additional reporting and extensive vetting." He added that it is common practice for broadcast news outlets in Britain to pay their interview subjects and said the payments in this case were "nominal" stipends, amounting to hundreds of dollars. Some observers suggested that ABC was trying to have it both ways by assuring the public that it adheres to more stringent standards of American journalism while disclosing its inclusion of interviews paid for by others. "Their position is journalists should not be paid for interviews," said New Yorker magazine writer Ken Auletta, author of the network news history "Three Blind Mice." "Either you believe in something or you don't." Bryce Nelson, a journalism professor at the University of Southern California, said ABC deserved credit for running a disclaimer. But said that did not negate the rationale for refusing paid interviews. "The reason ABC ... has a policy of not paying (for interviews) is they think it changes the content of the material," Nelson said. "If people are being paid, there's always the incentive to exaggerate to make it a better story, or to make it more clear than it actually is." The program chronicled Jackson's history of friendships with young boys. One such relationship led to criminal charges of child molestation being leveled against the pop star, who is on trial in California.

New details of accusations against Jackson emerge 2/19/05 Victim's brother witnessed alleged molestation The brother of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation was the only witness to corroborate the allegations before a secret grand jury, but others supported key parts of the prosecution's case, sources told the News-Press on Friday. The witnesses' testimony first surfaced this week when The Smoking Gun -- a New York-based online publication that regularly obtains confidential documents -- posted what it said was a summary of the grand jury transcripts and portions of the 1,903 pages. News-Press sources confirmed that excerpts read to them were authentic. The transcripts have been under seal since Mr. Jackson was indicted in April. The accuser testified that the entertainer gave him wine in Coke cans, showed him photos of naked women and molested him a number of times, the sources confirmed. The boy's brother testified that he walked into Mr. Jackson's bedroom at Neverland twice and saw Mr. Jackson fondling his brother, who appeared to be either sleeping or passed out on the bed. Testimony from other witnesses provided details that may bolster the prosecution's charges that Mr. Jackson held the boy and his family at his ranch against their will in the spring of 2003. The prosecution alleges that Mr. Jackson orchestrated a conspiracy to abduct the boy and his family and force them to make a video praising the pop star. A Guadalupe police officer, Brian Barron, who moonlighted as a guard at the ranch, testified that he saw a written note in the security office that directed the staff to make sure the boy and his family did not leave the ranch, sources said. Neverland's house manager, Jesus Salas, testified that the mother was prohibited from leaving without approval of Mr. Jackson's associates, News-Press sources said. Surveillance videos of the family at home and the boy at school were also presented to jurors, along with a tape of a secretly recorded telephone conversation between the boy's mother and one of Mr. Jackson's associates who was asking the family to return to the ranch, the sources said. But grand jury proceedings tell only one side of the story. The hearings are controlled by the prosecutors. They are conducted in secret -- insulated from the scrutiny of the media and the public. And witnesses are not cross-examined by defense lawyers. However, the transcripts provide a partial preview of the prosecution's case and give defense lawyers an opportunity to impeach witnesses if their stories aren't consistent at trial. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville said he has kept the grand jury transcripts under seal because he did not want to risk tainting a jury pool with potentially prejudicial information. The judge has indicated he'll release the transcripts after a jury is seated, which is expected within the next couple of weeks. Mr. Jackson has pleaded not guilty to charges of child molestation, administering alcohol to a minor to commit a felony and conspiracy. Defense lawyers have made clear at pretrial hearings their strategy will be to attack the credibility of the boy and his family. At trial, the prosecution will likely have many of the grand jury witnesses testify, in addition to others. But, this time, the defense will have an opportunity to question each of them and call their own witnesses. During the grand jury proceedings, an official with the Los Angeles Unified School District, Michael Davy, testified that he saw a man videotaping the accuser at school. The man later turned out to work for a private investigator for Mr. Jackson, sources confirmed. The testimony appears to support the prosecution's contention that Mr. Jackson's associates tried to intimidate the boy and his family. That surveillance tape and another of the family's home were found in the office of private investigator Bradley Miller, who worked for Mr. Jackson's first lead lawyer Mark Geragos. Also found in the Beverly Hills office was an audio tape of a conversation between the boy's mother and Frank Tyson, who was reportedly urging her to bring the family back to Neverland, sources confirmed. Another ranch security guard, Christopher Carter, testified that Mr. Jackson monitored calls made by visitors and staff at Neverland. Mr. Carter also testified he found the boy drunk at the estate, sources confirmed. And a flight attendant, Cynthia Bell, testified that Mr. Jackson requested that he be served white wine in a Coke can, the same way the accuser says Mr. Jackson served it to him, sources confirmed.