Judge asked to strike Michael Jackson?s ex-wife?s testimony
Mood:  surprised
Topic: Main News
1 May 2005


Filed under: Hollywood News— ankit @ 9:45 am


Michael Jackson’s defense today asked the judge in his child molestation trial to strike the testimony of ex-wife Deborah Rowe but did not reveal the reason in open court.

Superior court judge Rodney S Melville told defense Attorney Robert Sanger he wanted to hear more testimony from Rowe before deciding on the request.

“She hasn’t testified long enough for me to hear what she’s going to say,” the judge said. “I understand what she said yesterday, but I don’t really know what she has to say today.”

Rowe, a prosecution witness, gave testimony on Wednesday that was favorable to Jackson but contradicted what the prosecution had promised the jury she would say about the making of a video on the pop star’s behalf.

Rowe also testified that she had not been truthful about everything in her videotaped interview but said she could not remember specific areas where she had been dishonest.

She had returned to the stand on Thursday morning when attorneys went into chambers for a private meeting. When they returned to open court, the judge discussed the motion without revealing the basis for it. Rowe then resumed testifying.

Debbie Rowe has defended the singer, while attacking his aides as “vultures” who were trying to exploit him.

Jackson is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in February or March 2003 and conspiring to hold the accuser’s family captive to get them to rebut the documentary that showed the singer saying he lets children sleep in his bed.