Jackson sued by ex-bodyguard

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has sued the singer, claiming he was sacked for exposing perjury during an investigation…

LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has sued the singer, claiming he was sacked for exposing perjury during an investigation into child sex allegations against the superstar. Mr Jerome Johnson has tiled a lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming that the singer's staff were pressurised to lie to a grand jury investigation into claims in 1993 by Jordy Chandler (13).

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