From another music legend who has take on the Michael Jackson trial, rocker Alice Cooper tells itv.com: "He can't possibly go to any jail that exists right now. My idea was that they build him a fantasy jail like Captain Hook's ship because he's so into this Peter Pan thing."
Yup, that's Alice Cooper himself criticizing someone for wearing make-up. But in Jackson's case, it's not just the powder and lipstick and bleaching, it's the rest of it: the combination of the pasty, fish belly-colored white skin, the clownish red lipstick, the nose carving surgeries, the pointed chin ... the enlarged alien eyes. Not to mention Jacko's gestapo collection of weird military uniforms, ribbons, and medals., Alice also suggested the bleached-skin brother tone down the stage show. " It’s just so bizarre. I’ve known him since he was three years old and he’s so bizarre. He goes into court with red lipstick on and I’m going ‘you’re fighting for your life here son, come on.’ I don’t know, it’s the most theatrical thing I’ve ever seen. But it’s a horrific crime if he did it."
But Harland Braun, a Los Angeles defense attorney, sees Jackson's bizarre appearance and courtroom theatrics as working in Jackson’s favor. He said Jackson's unusual history with children gave him the framework of an alibi. "His own strangeness is his best defense," the lawyer said. "Everyone knows he's strange…. In this case, it helps him."
As does his high priced defense lawyers. In Santa Monica, the defense continues to score points this week with a host of witnesses testifying as to the solid character of Jackson. At this point, the real shock of this trial would be if Jackson is actually convicted on any of the nine charges.
Alice also suggested the bleached-skin brother tone down the stage show. " It’s just so bizarre. I’ve known him since he was three years old and he’s so bizarre. He goes into court with red lipstick on and I’m going ‘you’re fighting for your life here son, come on.’ I don’t know, it’s the most theatrical thing I’ve ever seen. But it’s a horrific crime if he did it."
But Harland Braun, a Los Angeles defense attorney, sees Jackson's bizarre appearance and courtroom theatrics as working in Jackson’s favor. He said Jackson's unusual history with children gave him the framework of an alibi. "His own strangeness is his best defense," the lawyer said. "Everyone knows he's strange…. In this case, it helps him."
As does his high priced defense lawyers. In Santa Monica, the defense continues to score points this week with a host of witnesses testifying as to the solid character of Jackson. At this point, the real shock of this trial would be if Jackson is actually convicted on any of the nine charges.
