Michael Jackson`s finances in spotlight.....lawsuit by a former associate

[KiwiCoromandel]

A year after Michael Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges, a lawsuit by a former associate is headed for a US trial that will put Jackson's chaotic financial dealings in the spotlight.

The pop star is expected to be seen through videotaped depositions.

"To my knowledge, he's not scheduled for any court appearances," said Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone Bain.

She said that Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain, is travelling in Europe. He answered questions twice in depositions in London.

Jackson is being sued by Marc Schaffel for $US3.8 million ($A5.17 million) in what Schaffel says are unrepaid loans and expenses, unpaid salary for work on a charity record and his share of proceeds from two TV specials that were produced to bolster Jackson's battered reputation after child molestation allegations surfaced.

Facts involved in Jackson's criminal trial last year are likely to be revisited when Schaffel testifies about his role in attending to the family of a boy who claimed he was molested by Jackson.

But most of the witnesses called by Schaffel will be money managers and business advisers.

Jury selection is set for June 26.

source:AP

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