So, Michael Jackson is playing sick to gain sympathy. Sadly, it seems to be working:
On Monday, defense lawyer Tom Mesereau consulted in chambers with Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville. They were joined by a doctor wearing scrubs, who had come with Jackson from the nearby Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital.
< ...>The nearly 45-minute delay in the proceedings was not explained to jurors in open court.
As Jackson waited for his lawyers to emerge from the judge’s chambers, he left court dabbing at his nose with a tissue. Several fans in the courtroom broke into tears at his apparent pain.
Oh, boo hoo. Guilty or not, childlike or not, and white or not, Jackson is 47 years old and needs to grow a spine, and so do his fans.
