After more than three months of covering this trial from a leaky, woebegone tent, I'm off looking for a production trailer to replace it. The plan is to resume coverage on Wednesday, if not before.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? Bill Bickel has just posted a good piece today on 10 Ways the Defense Could Still Lose. A great read, especially if you're Tom Mesereau.
The big question is whether Macaulay Culkin will show up to counter the testimony of Jackson's former chef Philipe Lemarque who testified that he saw Jackson reach up inside Culkin's shorts leg early one morning in Neverland's video arcade.
He's tentatatively on the witness list on Wednesday, but we wouldn't be surprised if Culkin passed after the beating-up Brett Barnes and Wade Robson suffered at the hands of the prosecution last week. Robson, in particular.
The prosecution's strategy seemed to be "...if you're going to defend Jackson, we're going to put your sexuality on trial." Before it was over, the defense found it necessary to have Robson testify under oath that he is straight.
Who needs it? The prosecution's made it clear that it will take no prisoners among those to come to Jackson's defense. How many celebrities will risk that kind of trashing when image is Hollywood's most bankable commodity? Still, Culkin is godfather to Michael's children Paris and Prince Michael. He's said to be in L.A. now, weighing his options.
Bumper sticker of the day...
A Jim Moret hand puppet has now surfaced. This, after the Jim Moret talking head doll we told you about last week. (This page, scroll to the bottom.)
Jim, legal analyst for TV's Inside Edition is an awesome trial commentator, but merry pranksters in the press corps need a diversion and for the moment, Jim is it. Click to play.
Mike - dear God, you've been reporting from a flimsy tent, next to the porta-potties? Buy yourself an Airstream. Good luck. Kitty
Posted by: Kitty | Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 09:05 AM