'Rush Hour' star to defend Jackson?

Rush Hour star Chris Tucker may take to the stand for the defence in the Michael Jackson trial, Fox News claims today.

Together with film director Brett Ratner, the actor is said to have had "massive contact" with the accuser and his family and has "little good to say about them."

Roger Friedman of the FOX 411 column wrote: "Tucker, especially, should have some fascinating recollections, I am assured, of the family's determination to make powerful, wealthy friends and keep them.

"It was while Tucker was taking care of the accuser and his family that the mother conned Los Angeles Police Department cops into helping her with Christmas bills. They gave her a tree and gifts, unaware that the family was already being helped by celebrities."

Jackson faces a total ten charges in the case, including child molestation, extortion and false imprisonment.