Jackson was 'an angel' .. NOT

Last Modified: 20 May 2005
Source: ITN

The mother of Michael Jackson's young accuser has described the singer as an "angel" and claimed his friendship with her son was innocent, the pop star's child molestation trial heard.

Actress Azja Pryor, the ex-fiancee of movie star Chris Tucker, said the mother of Michael Jackson's accuser praised the singer as an angel and was eager to participate in a 2003 video defending his reputation.

The testimony comes after the judge refused to allow the defence to call CNN's Larry King as a witness.

Jackson's defence has already had to cut down on the number of witnesses it wanted to call after the judge expressed concerns over how long it would take to hear their testimony.

Earlier, Michael Jackson's 12-year-old cousin has said he saw the singer's accuser watching porn with his brother at the Neverland Ranch.

Rijo Jackson told the child molestation trial in Santa Maria: "I saw them go to the TV, turn to a channel that had naked girls, and they did nasty stuff."

Rijo, who was ten at the time, claimed he saw Gavin Arvizo and his brother masturbating while spending a single night in the same guest unit with them in February or March of 2003.

The boys were in the sleeping area of Jackson's bedroom drinking wine by themselves, Rijo added.