About 200 fans from across the United States, Japan and Europe travelled to this formerly anonymous country town to show their support for the beleaguered entertainer, while some enterprising locals cashed in on the growing circus by setting up souvenir stalls.
Excited fans screamed as stepped out of a black sports utility vehicle at 8:50 am (1650 GMT) and took shelter under a signature black umbrella, waving to the crowd in acknowledgement of their support in his darkest hour.
Fans hemmed in by security barriers yelled "Give 'em hell Mesereau" and "Let's go, let's go" as the star prepared to go through a metal detector at the court's entrance.
Read more...As Jackson's "lost children" song blared from a boom box, the supporters, hemmed in behind police barricades, chanted slogans such as "leave him alone" and "innocent."
Some supporters, wearing "We Love Michael the Living King" T-shirts, yelled out their scorn against the prosecutors and the family of Jackson's now 15-year-old accuser.
"It's time to testify," the fans yelled in reference to the teenage boy at the center of the allegations against Jackson.
"We are here to give him our 100 percent support," said Sean Vizina, a 24-year-old Jackson impersonator who showed up clad as his idol.
Eight teenagers from Japan, all clad in white as a gesture of support to their idol, giggled as they asked not to be photographed, saying their bosses at home did not know they were in California.
One held out up a sign which said "Make love your weapon to overcome any evil," while others held up signs proclaiming "Innocent" in English and Japanese.
A 27-year-old nurse named Janet Manbrake, had wrapped herself in the flag of her native Sweden held up a placard proclaiming Jackson as "the saviour of the world."
"A lot of people are from Europe, we are hardcore fans, we travelled from all over the world to see him," she said.
Asked if she had any message for the star, she said: " If you need anything Michael, just call me."
Jackson supporters waved flags from France, Britain, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Norway and Sweden, as well as the United States.
One woman held up a sign proclaiming "Moms for Michael" and a young man waved a placard with a cartoon of Peter Pan, a Union Jack and the words "England supports Michael."