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TV comedy kept Michael Jackson allegations alive for decades -- and helped us laugh them off - PRIMETIMER
![Jay Leno departs the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, California after testifying in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. Talk show host Jay Leno departs the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Jay Leno departs the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, California after testifying in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. Talk show host Jay Leno departs the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3TG2R/jay-leno-departs-the-santa-barbara-county-courthouse-in-santa-maria-california-after-testifying-in-michael-jacksons-child-molestation-trial-talk-show-host-jay-leno-departs-the-santa-barbara-county-courthouse-in-santa-maria-california-after-testifying-for-the-defense-during-todays-hearings-in-michael-jacksons-child-molestation-trial-on-may-24-2005-reuterslucas-jackson-2D3TG2R.jpg)
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![A judge clarified March11, 2005 that a gag order on "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, pictured, who is a prospective witness in the Michael jackson child molestation case, would not prevent him from making jokes or commenting generally about Jackson. (UPI ... A judge clarified March11, 2005 that a gag order on "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, pictured, who is a prospective witness in the Michael jackson child molestation case, would not prevent him from making jokes or commenting generally about Jackson. (UPI ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/da41730a27af4b5d9002c996fed15538/txxwnw.jpg)
A judge clarified March11, 2005 that a gag order on "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, pictured, who is a prospective witness in the Michael jackson child molestation case, would not prevent him from making jokes or commenting generally about Jackson. (UPI ...
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A judge clarified March11, 2005 that a gag order on "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, pictured, who is a prospective witness in the Michael jackson child molestation case, would not prevent him
![Talk show host Jay Leno (R) mentions that he has to take a commercial break as he interviews attorney Thomas A. Mesereau,Jr. who defended entertainer Michael Jackson in his recent criminal trial, Talk show host Jay Leno (R) mentions that he has to take a commercial break as he interviews attorney Thomas A. Mesereau,Jr. who defended entertainer Michael Jackson in his recent criminal trial,](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cr46x7/talk-show-host-jay-leno-r-mentions-that-he-has-to-take-a-commercial-break-as-he-interviews-attorney-thomas-a-mesereau-jr-who-defended-entertainer-michael-jackson-in-his-recent-criminal-trial-as-he-appears-as-a-guest-on-the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-june-17-2005-at-the-nbc-studios-in-burbank-california-this-was-the-first-time-mesereau-and-leno-have-been-face-to-face-since-leno-testified-in-the-trial-as-a-defense-witness-on-may-24-jackson-was-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-his-child-molestation-case-reuters-fred-prouser-fsp-tw-2cr46x7.jpg)
Talk show host Jay Leno (R) mentions that he has to take a commercial break as he interviews attorney Thomas A. Mesereau,Jr. who defended entertainer Michael Jackson in his recent criminal trial,
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