Michael Jackson creates a stir on Capitol Hill.
The usually-staid hallways of the U.S. Capitol Building got a taste of star power on Tuesday (March 30), when entertainer Michael Jackson met with a group of U.S.
congressmen to discuss AIDS in Africa.
Staffers and fans lined the hallways hoping for a glimpse of Jackson, who waved as he passed by with his entourage.
Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who attended the meeting, said recent child molestation charges filed ag Read more

Michael Jackson creates a stir on Capitol Hill.
The usually-staid hallways of the U.S. Capitol Building got a taste of star power on Tuesday (March 30), when entertainer Michael Jackson met with a group of U.S.
congressmen to discuss AIDS in Africa.
Staffers and fans lined the hallways hoping for a glimpse of Jackson, who waved as he passed by with his entourage.
Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who attended the meeting, said recent child molestation charges filed against Jackson did not deter the representatives from meeting with him.
"I think this is the point that should be made. I think most of America believes that you're innocent until proven guilty of anything. When someone desires to be of assistance, I think members of Congress - who's job it is to assist in areas where there is a need - then you welcome that individual," Jackson said.
Michael Jackson left without commenting.
The entertainer was expected to be back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday (March 31) to accept a humanitarian award from the African Ambassador's Spouses Association.
Jackson's visit to Capitol Hill came on the same day that a Santa Barbara grand jury in the child molestation case against him convened in secret for a second day on Tuesday.
Because Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon has gone to great lengths to keep the matter under wraps, little was known about the testimony going on inside.
A source close to the case said that on Monday grand jurors heard from a child psychologist who counselled Jackson's accuser.
The 14-year-old boy, who was seen in a controversial British documentary that aired last year about the self-proclaimed "King of Pop," was also expected to testify.
Jackson has been charged with seven counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 and two counts of plying the boy with alcohol in order to seduce him. Prosecutors were apparently seeking a grand jury indictment against the 45-year-old performer in part to avoid a more public preliminary hearing in the case.
Legal experts say Jackson is unlikely to testify before the inquiry, which could last for several more weeks.
Jackson, a former child star whose "Thriller" is one of the top-selling pop albums of all time, is also expected to skip a hearing in open court on Friday (April 2). That hearing will deal with mostly procedural matters in the sensational case, which is tentatively scheduled for trial in December. Close