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Michael Jackson Grand Jury, Ex Clarifies Statements.
03-18-04
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Michael Jackson now has the first opportunity
to defend himself in a court of law. The D.A. that is prosecuting Jackson
on molestation charges has invited the singer to give testimony to the
grand jury, which will decide whether there is enough evidence to proceed
with a trial.
Many feel that the D.A., Tom Sneddon, went
the grand jury route instead of holding a preliminary hearing, to avoid
a media circus. Grand jury proceedings are not open to the public.
Jacksons ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley,
made headlines earlier this week when she gave an interview to an Australian
television program and said that during her marriage to Jackson she "saw
but couldn't do anything about".
After those remarks went public, media
outlets reported that the D.A.s office expressed an interested in having
Presley give testimony to the grand jury.
This prompted Presley to clarify her remarks
in a press release. "I was in no way referring to seeing something inappropriate
with children, as I have stated publicly before. I never have", Presley
said in the statement.
"Unfortunately, due to the recent media
frenzy surrounding Michael Jackson, my comments regarding him were completely
taken out of context and erroneously read into.
"In saying I saw things, I was specifically
referring to things in that relationship with us that went on between us
at the time as husband and wife", she added.
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