MICHAEL JACKSON - JACKSON'S FORMER ASSISTANT BACKS STAR

JACKSON'S FORMER ASSISTANT BACKS STAR

MICHAEL JACKSON's former personal assistant has testified that the Arab sheikh suing the star for $7 million (GBP4.7 million) was eager to give the THRILLER hitmaker cash as gifts.
Grace Rwaramba, who was also nanny to Jackson's children, told the High Court in London on Friday (21Nov08) that Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, frequently offered the singer gifts and money.
Jackson is being sued for allegedly reneging on a deal to record a new album and write an autobiography.
Jackson claims the money he received was a gift, and Rwaramba backed up her ex-boss when she took the witness stand.
Speaking of the sheikh, Rwaramba told the court: "He would say, 'What can I do for my brother? What can I give the children?'... Mr. Jackson had a back pain and he told me to get Tiger Balm for him."
Jackson is due to take the witness stand at the High Court on Monday (24Nov08) after being cleared by doctors to travel to the U.K following a mystery illness.