Michael Jackson's mother has told NBC's Today show that she feels sorry for her son's accusers. Katharine Jackson said she didn't know what she would say to Gavin Arvizo and his Mother if she ever met them, and added "I feel sorry for them, and from what I hear about their past I feel sorry for their future if they don't change their ways."
She also says she believes the verdict has cleared her son's name beyond all doubt: "He's been proven not to be a child molester and they know he's not. He's not a child molester, he's not a paedophile, and he doesn't give liquor to children. These kids were bad kids." She also echoed Thomas Mesereau's statement immediately following the trial that Michael Jackson would stop allowing children to share his bed, saying "I'm sure he's not going to do that now because twice he's been accused of doing something he hadn't done.'
And elsewhere in Michael Jackson news, research suggests that there has been a rise in the amount of times the singer's tunes have been played on US Radio stations since the 'not guilty' verdict was delivered. The top three most played tracks were 'Billie Jean', 'Beat It' and 'Rock With You' - so a resounding vote of confidence in Jacko's more recent work, then.