(29 Apr 2005)

1. Various of black Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) carrying Michael Jackson and family arriving at courthouse
2. Fans holding posters in support of Michael Jackson
3. Joe Jackson emerges from SUV standing next to his wife Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson emerges from SUV and walks toward courthouse
4. Michael Jackson walking toward courthouse, turns and waives to fans, enters courthouse
5. Jackson and his entourage enter side room of courthouse
6. Prosecutor Ron Zonen arriving at courthouse
7. LAPD witnesses arriving at courthouse, walk through metal detectors and into courtroom
8. Jackson defence team Susan Yu, left, and Thomas Mesereau Jr., right arriving at courthouse
9. Fans holding posters in support of Michael Jackson
10. Jackson and parents walking through metal detector and into courtroom

STORYLINE:

Prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial asked the judge Friday to admit into evidence of two books seized from the pop star's bedroom in 1993 that feature pictures of nude boys.

The books were taken during a previous molestation investigation involving a boy who received a multimillion- dollar settlement from Jackson in 1994.

There were no charges filed in that case.

Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville listened to arguments over the books without immediately ruling.

The issue arose as prosecutors neared the end of their case.

The prosecution, which also planned to call three witnesses on Friday, informed the court Thursday that it expected to rest on Tuesday of next week.

Prosecutors want to introduce the books to support allegations that Jackson has a pattern of molesting boys.

Thursday's testimony brought a setback for prosecutors when Jackson's ex-wife Deborah Rowe, the mother of two his children, testified that the singer was an easily manipulated victim of "opportunistic vultures" in his inner circle who wanted to make millions from his troubles.

Rowe said she believed a group of men named as Jackson's unindicted co-conspirators were actually conspiring against Jackson.

Prosecutors called Rowe to support their contention that Jackson's alleged co-conspirators scripted a videotaped interview in which she defended Jackson, just as they had allegedly scripted an interview in which the family rebutted the documentary.

Jackson is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in 2003, by giving him alcohol and conspiring to hold the accuser's family captive to get them to rebut the "Living With Michael Jackson" documentary in which the boy appeared.

In the documentary Jackson said he allowed children to sleep in his bed but it was non-sexual.

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