Wedding bells for Jacko
From correspondents in Los Angeles
27dec03
MICHAEL Jackson has reportedly married for the third time.
He is said to have wed a stunning 23-year-old Muslim beauty earlier this year. Known only as Alisha, she is a brilliant pianist with an IQ of 154, according to reports in US magazine The Globe.
If true, that would put his bride in the top tenth of a per cent of the population - more intelligent than the average university professor.
Jackson, 45, is facing charges of molesting a 12-year-old boy after allegedly plying him with wine and pills.
A source told The Globe: "If these charges go before a jury, Michael knows that having a wife and family will help him.
"One of his problems is that people think of him as being weird and wacko.
"They automatically accept derogatory stories about him as being true.
"But if he can show that he really has a wife and family, like other guys, jury members are more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt."
The case against Jackson begins on January 16, when he is due to appear in court to answer to the charges.
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