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"The Michael Jackson verdict the story of the day today.
O'BRIEN: And we begin with that this morning.
We talk to the man who was truly the backbone of the Michael Jackson defense team.
Lead attorney Thomas Mesereau joins us from Santa Maria in California.
Nice to see you, sir.
Thanks for talking with us.
THOMAS MESEREAU, JACKSON'S ATTORNEY: Thank you for inviting me.
O'BRIEN: My pleasure.
We really should start with congratulations, I guess. Victory on all counts.
Can you point to one thing where you felt that that was the one thing that really connected with the jurors, that won the case for you?
MESEREAU: Well, I think their entire case, they being the prosecution, was built on nonsense. It was not built on the truth. Michael Jackson is innocent and they tried to make something out of nothing and they failed.
O'BRIEN: Well, the jurors found him not guilty, but even the jurors themselves, some of them, said that they were uncomfortable with the sleep-overs that Michael had with young boys. One juror said -- and we talked to him in our last hour -- that he believes Michael Jackson probably has molested children and he hopes that he has learned his lesson from this trial, essentially.
Does that diminish victory for you in any way?
MESEREAU: No. Michael Jackson has not molested anyone. He's been too nice to a lot of people that took advantage of him. And he didn't just let boys in his room, he let families come in and out of his room. He let them play and stay over. And basically he was just too open and too nice to too many people, and that will change.
O'BRIEN: The strategy was to chip away -- and we'll get back to that will change in just a moment, because I want to follow-up on that -- but first the strategy in the courtroom was to chip away at the mother and the accuser, as well. There are risks, as we've been told by many analysts, in doing that. The accuser a cancer patient; his mother, as well.
Were you concerned about that and walking that line?
MESEREAU: I was not, because I thought their whole case was bogus. And it was not just a question of cross-examining those particular witnesses. They put on a lot of other witnesses who had no credibility and we exposed them.
O'BRIEN: There are reports that you hired a private investigator with instructions to essentially focus on the mother and make sure that he could figure out if there were any cracks in his story -- in her story, rather. That was obviously very successful in this case.
Is that typical, something you always do?
MESEREAU: Well, you always hire a good private investigator. We had a number of them who were very good -- Scott Ross and Jesus Castillo are excellent private investigators and they were not just hired to look into the mother, they were hired to look into the entire case. And they found problems with all the prosecutions' witnesses because their case was bogus.
O'BRIEN: Michael Jackson coming out of the courtroom, I had expected him, really, to be a little bit more jubilant and he looked very tired. He looked awful, honestly. Obviously the case is taking a huge toll on him.
How is he doing?
MESEREAU: Well, he's very relieved. He's very grateful. He's back with his children and his family. He now has a future in front of him. But he's exhausted. It's been a terrible ordeal for him, emotionally and physically.
O'BRIEN: You say he's got a future in front of him and a moment ago you talked about things that are going to change.
What specifically is going to change and what do you envision in his future?
MESEREAU: Well, he's -- as far as his entertainment career goes, I'm not the expert on that and I haven't talked to him about it. But as far as Neverland and his home, he's been too nice to too many people. You know, people get to Michael with a sad story about their life and he's so generous, he's so kind-hearted, he takes people in and does nice things for them and they suddenly decide they want to get rich off of Michael Jackson.
And that has to change. He has to be a lot tougher with who he lets into his life and who he allows to run around his home. And that will happen.
O'BRIEN: Does that mean that sleep-overs are over?
MESEREAU: Well, it means that he's going to be a lot more careful about who he lets into his life.
O'BRIEN: I'm not sure that you answered my question.
Does that mean that the sleep-overs are over?
MESEREAU: I don't know what you mean by sleep-over because he's allowed to have his own children in his room, he's allowed to have friends come into his room if he chooses. But he's not going to allow people like the ones who accused him of this to enter his life.
O'BRIEN: I guess what I'm specifically asking is have you had discussions with him about ending the visits by young boys who come into his room and spend the night, about how that may be...
MESEREAU: Well, it's not a question of -- well, you have misinterpreted what he has said in the past. He has allowed families to come into his life, not just young boys. Their parents were allowed to stay over. They did stay over. Everything was done with the parents' permission. They were allowed to come in and out of his room.
The prosecution tried to misinterpret and misconstrue what Michael Jackson did. And they failed, as they should have.
O'BRIEN: So then you're saying the sleep-overs with family members is over.
How about the sleep-overs with specifically young boys? Over, as well, I guess is my question that I'm trying to get to?
MESEREAU: Michael Jackson will do what he's allowed to do in his own home, but he will be very careful who he allows into his home.
O'BRIEN: All right, Thomas Mesereau joining us this morning.
Thanks a lot.
We appreciate it.
And congratulations on your victory.
MESEREAU: Thanks for having me.
I appreciate it.
O'BRIEN: You want to be sure to join Larry King tonight, 9:00 p.m. Eastern. He's going to talk with Thomas Mesereau, as well, in an exclusive prime time interview."
"The Michael Jackson verdict the story of the day today.
O'BRIEN: And we begin with that this morning.
We talk to the man who was truly the backbone of the Michael Jackson defense team.
Lead attorney Thomas Mesereau joins us from Santa Maria in California.
Nice to see you, sir.
Thanks for talking with us.
THOMAS MESEREAU, JACKSON'S ATTORNEY: Thank you for inviting me.
O'BRIEN: My pleasure.
We really should start with congratulations, I guess. Victory on all counts.
Can you point to one thing where you felt that that was the one thing that really connected with the jurors, that won the case for you?
MESEREAU: Well, I think their entire case, they being the prosecution, was built on nonsense. It was not built on the truth. Michael Jackson is innocent and they tried to make something out of nothing and they failed.
O'BRIEN: Well, the jurors found him not guilty, but even the jurors themselves, some of them, said that they were uncomfortable with the sleep-overs that Michael had with young boys. One juror said -- and we talked to him in our last hour -- that he believes Michael Jackson probably has molested children and he hopes that he has learned his lesson from this trial, essentially.
Does that diminish victory for you in any way?
MESEREAU: No. Michael Jackson has not molested anyone. He's been too nice to a lot of people that took advantage of him. And he didn't just let boys in his room, he let families come in and out of his room. He let them play and stay over. And basically he was just too open and too nice to too many people, and that will change.
O'BRIEN: The strategy was to chip away -- and we'll get back to that will change in just a moment, because I want to follow-up on that -- but first the strategy in the courtroom was to chip away at the mother and the accuser, as well. There are risks, as we've been told by many analysts, in doing that. The accuser a cancer patient; his mother, as well.
Were you concerned about that and walking that line?
MESEREAU: I was not, because I thought their whole case was bogus. And it was not just a question of cross-examining those particular witnesses. They put on a lot of other witnesses who had no credibility and we exposed them.
O'BRIEN: There are reports that you hired a private investigator with instructions to essentially focus on the mother and make sure that he could figure out if there were any cracks in his story -- in her story, rather. That was obviously very successful in this case.
Is that typical, something you always do?
MESEREAU: Well, you always hire a good private investigator. We had a number of them who were very good -- Scott Ross and Jesus Castillo are excellent private investigators and they were not just hired to look into the mother, they were hired to look into the entire case. And they found problems with all the prosecutions' witnesses because their case was bogus.
O'BRIEN: Michael Jackson coming out of the courtroom, I had expected him, really, to be a little bit more jubilant and he looked very tired. He looked awful, honestly. Obviously the case is taking a huge toll on him.
How is he doing?
MESEREAU: Well, he's very relieved. He's very grateful. He's back with his children and his family. He now has a future in front of him. But he's exhausted. It's been a terrible ordeal for him, emotionally and physically.
O'BRIEN: You say he's got a future in front of him and a moment ago you talked about things that are going to change.
What specifically is going to change and what do you envision in his future?
MESEREAU: Well, he's -- as far as his entertainment career goes, I'm not the expert on that and I haven't talked to him about it. But as far as Neverland and his home, he's been too nice to too many people. You know, people get to Michael with a sad story about their life and he's so generous, he's so kind-hearted, he takes people in and does nice things for them and they suddenly decide they want to get rich off of Michael Jackson.
And that has to change. He has to be a lot tougher with who he lets into his life and who he allows to run around his home. And that will happen.
O'BRIEN: Does that mean that sleep-overs are over?
MESEREAU: Well, it means that he's going to be a lot more careful about who he lets into his life.
O'BRIEN: I'm not sure that you answered my question.
Does that mean that the sleep-overs are over?
MESEREAU: I don't know what you mean by sleep-over because he's allowed to have his own children in his room, he's allowed to have friends come into his room if he chooses. But he's not going to allow people like the ones who accused him of this to enter his life.
O'BRIEN: I guess what I'm specifically asking is have you had discussions with him about ending the visits by young boys who come into his room and spend the night, about how that may be...
MESEREAU: Well, it's not a question of -- well, you have misinterpreted what he has said in the past. He has allowed families to come into his life, not just young boys. Their parents were allowed to stay over. They did stay over. Everything was done with the parents' permission. They were allowed to come in and out of his room.
The prosecution tried to misinterpret and misconstrue what Michael Jackson did. And they failed, as they should have.
O'BRIEN: So then you're saying the sleep-overs with family members is over.
How about the sleep-overs with specifically young boys? Over, as well, I guess is my question that I'm trying to get to?
MESEREAU: Michael Jackson will do what he's allowed to do in his own home, but he will be very careful who he allows into his home.
O'BRIEN: All right, Thomas Mesereau joining us this morning.
Thanks a lot.
We appreciate it.
And congratulations on your victory.
MESEREAU: Thanks for having me.
I appreciate it.
O'BRIEN: You want to be sure to join Larry King tonight, 9:00 p.m. Eastern. He's going to talk with Thomas Mesereau, as well, in an exclusive prime time interview."
