Michael Jackson molestation trial's defense list full of Hollywood stars
UPI News Service, 02/15/2005
Some of the biggest names in show business are on Michael Jackson's list of potential witnesses for his child molestation trial in California.
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Kobe Bryant, Stevie Wonder, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Nick Carter, "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno and magician David Blaine were all named Monday in a Santa Maria courtroom as potential defense witnesses.
The stars were asked to help Jackson's accuser through the Laugh Factory, a comedy club in Los Angeles, when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, Celebrity Justice reports.
Bryant's name appeared in documents from a 2001 interview with the mother, who said Bryant, Jackson and other celebrities "are helping her. They are our friends."
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