In the program, Mr. Jackson is seen holding hands with the boy, a 13-year-old cancer survivor who later accused Mr. Jackson of molesting him.

One can perhaps accuse Mr. Jackson of certain things.

Some Bitterness Remains Some King associates, still bitter, have accused Mr. Jackson of fabricating or exaggerating his role after the assassination.

The suit accused Mr. Jackson of sexual battery, seduction, willful misconduct, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and negligence.

His image was seriously eroded in 1993 when a 14-year-old boy accused Mr. Jackson of sexual molestation.

But that doesn't mean that the teenager, who has accused Mr. Jackson of plying him with alcohol and molesting him, was lying.

He only later accused Mr. Jackson of molesting him.

Why don't they accuse me and Mr. Jackson and you?

In late December, Mr. Wilder accused Mr. Jackson of pressuring delegates who supported the civil rights leader in 1988 to run as uncommitted this time.

The boy who accused Mr. Jackson of sexual abuse gave the police a detailed description of the entertainer's body, according to various reports.