joining me now is tom mesereau, michael's former defense attorney. m, i was glad to have you on tonight. i remember during that trial you and michael and i met in the bathroom at johnny cochran's funeral at west angeles church of god in characteristic. and i saw firsthand how michael had really put his life and trust in you to bring him through a time when many friends he helped wouldn't return his phone calls. we get this bizarre picture of michael. was that the michael you knew and even if his lowest moment, some strung-out guy that couldn't handle the stress and pressure? >> reverend, thank you for having me on your show. michael was one of the nicest, kindest, most humble, most decent people i ever had the privilege to meet. early in that case, my sister came down with a brain tumor. at her door was the largest bouquet of flowers than she had ever seen. with those flowers was a little poem from michael. later in the trial, i started suffering from vertigo. had to go to doctor. michael was so concerned about me. he was not concerned about himself.

joining us now, tom mesereau, who successfully defended michael jackson of child molestation charges.all this new -- these new allegations, how does this complicate his defense? >> well, anderson, this is deja vu for me. i don't know what happened or didn't happen. i'm not involved in the case. but in the michael jackson case, allegation after allegation kept surfacing and the media went crazy. they said he supplied a cancer-stricken child with alcohol for sex. they said oral sex went on in the shower. they said things went on in a pool. they said things went on in the bedroom. it was one charge after the other. i cross-examined every one these accusers. they fell like dominos. they've made contrary statements to investigators. they made contrary statements in lawsuits. they'd gone to the media looking for money. they'd been fired by michael jackson. it was just a debacle as far as i was concerned and the jury felt the same way. so they got a grand jury indictment, but there's no judge and no defense attorney and no cross-examination. so, all this stuff has been leaked. everything is