One of Michael Jackson's closest aides has revealed he too slept in bed and drank wine with the troubled superstar.

FRANK TYSON has been ordered to testify before the Grand Jury in Jackson's child molestation case, following claims that he was among the King of Pop's assistants who kept the accuser's family at Neverland against their will.

And, in an exclusive interview with American TV scandal show CELEBRITY Justice, Tyson reveals stunning new details about underage drinking and sleepovers that could prove pivotal in the child molestation case against the 45-year-old singer.

In a 45-minute phone interview conducted yesterday morning (12APR04), Tyson told TV journalist HARVEY LEVIN he has known Jackson since he was 13.

The interview will air today (13APR04), but Celebrity Justice spokeswoman LISA PHILLIPS says, "Tyson says he and Jackson, while in bed, would frequently have graphic sexual conversations about women, but was quick to add that Jackson never laid a hand on him.

"Tyson also admitted to Levin that, while underage, he occasionally drank wine with Jackson. Tyson claims he was the one who introduced Jackson to wine but that it was Jackson's idea to drink from soda cans, so that no one would know the singer was consuming alcohol.

"Tyson told Levin he believes Jackson is straight and went on to reveal that the singer has been secretly seeing the same woman for years. He told Levin that when he was a Jackson employee, he often arranged liaisons between the two."

Tyson denies allegations that he and his colleague VINNIE AMEN intimidated and threatened Jackson's accuser and his family.

13/04/2004 20:56