According to the CNN report, The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department ramped up security in light of threats against the pop star, however they have refused to comment on the threats. 

Jackson was in court for a hearing concerning a possible violation of attorney-client privilege by the district attorney�s office. Jackson�s attorney allege that the privilege was violated by Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon when Sneddon�s office conducted a search of the office belonging to a private investigator employed by Jackson�s former attorney Mark Geragos. 

The defense is petitioning the court to throw out any evidence acquired during the search, claiming that the prosecutor knew of or should have known that the private investigator was an employee of Geragos. 

The DA�s office says that they did not know that at the time of the search and said that they obtained search warrants for the investigators office after the mother of the alleged victim told them that the office may contain items belonging to her. 

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