A former chef employed by Michael Jackson in 1991 has told a court he once saw the pop star fondling child actor Macaulay Culkin.
A spokeswoman for the Home Alone actor, who has publicly said he was never molested by Mr Jackson, said Mr Culkin would not testify at the trial.
Also on Friday, Mr Jackson's lawyer tried to discredit a former maid who says she saw him molest boys.
The 46-year-old star denies a total of 10 charges, including child abuse.
Chef Phillip LeMarque, 70, told jurors he once surprised Mr Jackson with one hand in the young actor's shorts.
"I was shocked and almost dropped the French fries," the cook added, explaining he had gone to the actor's room at Neverland Ranch to deliver a late-night snack.
He said Mr Jackson was holding the child so he could reach the console while they were playing a "Thriller" videogame together.
Employees' testimony
Several former employees at Mr Jackson's ranch have testified over the past few days, all saying they had seen him fondling and abusing boys there.
The star's defence has tried to portray them as money-driven and vengeful.
On Friday, Mr Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, said a former maid who claims she saw the pop star inappropriately touching another boy wanted to get even with the singer after losing a lawsuit for unfair dismissal.
The maid, Adrian McManus, testified on Thursday that Mr Jackson had routinely shared his bed with three boys and touched the genitals of a minor.
That testimony relates to allegations over which Mr Jackson has not been charged.
But the judge has allowed prosecutors to raise them in court, as the lawyers try to establish a pattern of abuse at the Neverland ranch.
Analysts say the most damaging testimony so far came on Thursday, when a former Neverland guard, Ralph Chacon, told jurors he had seen Mr Jackson perform a sex act on a boy in the early 1990s.
The boy later won an out-of-court settlement from the pop star reportedly worth more than $20m (£10.7m).
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