A memo written by investigator Scott Ross was filed Monday and released by court Wednesday. Michael Jackson’s defense offered the memorandum to attack the earlier testimony of attorney Larry Feldman in Jackson’s child molestation trial.
In the memo, Mr. Ross said he interviewed publisher Michael Viner about a breakfast meeting he attended with Feldman and TV talk show host Larry King about six month before the trail began.According to the memo, Viner said the three men met at a deli in Beverly Hills along with other friends and that Mr. Feldman used the outing to inquire about becoming a commentator on King’s show during the Jackson trial.
“Viner recalled that Feldman had referred to the mother as ‘a flake’ and said he did not believe the boy,” the memo said. “Feldman added that he sent the mother and boy out to ‘another expert and they failed the smell test’.” “Feldman added that he did not believe them and they were into this case for one reason, ‘money,’” Ross wrote. “When I asked Viner if Feldman actually said that, he replied, ‘Absolutely.’”
Ross said he told Viner that Feldman testified that he did not know him. “Viner said that was not true, that they had met several times…Viner has no idea why Feldman would say such a thing,” the memo stated.
King has been subpoenaed to testify at the trial and the defense is fighting a prosecution effort to exclude Viner’s testimony as hearsay.
During Feldman’s testimony, he stated that he has never met Viner but did remember meeting with King and "six of his pals” at the deli. He denied making the comments in question.