<b>Photos:</b> Key figures around Michael Jackson

Mark Geragos, left, one of the initial lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson, accompanies Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and his brother Jermaine Jackson for the pop star’s arraignment on child molestation charges in 2004.

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FOR THE RECORD: A former version of this caption listed Jackson’s mother as Kathleen Jackson.

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  (Hector Mata / AFP/Getty Images)

Jermaine Jackson speaks in support of his brother Michael Jackson during a news conference outside the Jackson family compound in Encino on Jan. 12, 2004.  (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)

Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson ‘s father, is interviewed by the media after his son’s arraignment on child molestation charges.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Michael Jackson’s manager Dieter Wiesner leaves the Beverly Hills Hotel after an all-day meeting to discuss the singer’s legal and financial strategy on Jan. 12, 2004, in Beverly Hills.  (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

Michael Jackson’s music manager Charles Koppelman , left, and Nation of Islam chief of staff Leonard Muhammad, right, hold a news conference in January 2004.  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Behind a mountain of microphones, Santa Barbara County Sherriff Jim Anderson appears at a news conference regarding the arrest warrent issued for Michael Jackson in 2003.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Executive Director of Project Islamic H.O.P.E. Najee Ali speaks in support of Michael Jackson during a news conference outside the Jackson family compound in Encino on Jan. 12, 2004.  (Stefano Paltera / Associated Press)