Jacko Whackos His Team

The New York Daily News reports Michael Jackson’s camp claimed he told defense lawyers Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman to beat it yesterday and replaced them with his original “first choice” Thomas Mesereau. Brafman insisted he and Geragos leaped and were not pushed. “It’s time for a new attorney, and Tom Mesereau is the best man for the job,” said Jackson family adviser Brian Oxman.