Michael Jackson to reside in Persian Gulf
- Los Angeles Times
Friday, October 21, 2005
Michael Jackson has decided to make the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain his permanent home, his attorney said Thursday.
"He's looking much better. He's with his children, and he's moving on in life," said Thomas Mesereau Jr., who won Jackson's acquittal on child molestation charges in the summer. "He's living permanently in Bahrain. He has friends there who have been very loyal and helpful to him in a difficult period of his life."
Mesereau declined to comment on whether Jackson, 46, planned to sell his famous Neverland Ranch. But the move to Bahrain would end the pop music star's presence in Santa Barbara County, where he built an estate complete with a zoo and Ferris wheel.
Jackson was acquitted on 14 counts in connection with allegations he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at the Neverland Ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley.
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Michael Jackson Summoned for Jury Duty
- Thursday, October 20, 2005
(10-20) 14:22 PDT Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP) --
Authorities want Michael Jackson back in court — this time as a juror. Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland Valley Ranch, four months after he was acquitted of child molestation charges.
"It's just one of those ironies of life that he'd be called as a juror," said Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola School of Law who monitored Jackson's trial. It's unlikely that Jackson will show up for jury selection. His lawyers have filed paperwork for a deferment based on the fact that he now lives in Bahrain. "He is permanently living outside of the United States," Thomas Mesereau, who defended Jackson against the child molestation charges, said Wednesday.
Jury Commissioner Gary Blair said Jackson likely will be excused from serving.
"All he has to do is show he has legal residency somewhere else and he'll be exempted," Blair said. Blair said he summoned Ronald Reagan when he was president but granted him a deferment until he was out of office.
Actress Bo Derek, also a local resident, received at least two jury summonses and served on one panel without incident.
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Special report:
Fox News is reporting that Michael Jackson has put his Neverland Ranch up for sale. The house itself has two stories...Michael's and the Prosecutor's.
Source:Tom P Qwacker
