Jackoville- Michael Jackson’s gonna have some splainin’ to do. The Santa Barbara County sheriff’s office will hold a news conference today to rebut Jackson’s complaint that they roughed him up. Jackson who has been photographed with bruises on his forearm is claiming he got them from treatment administered by the cops. The police are saying they plan to play a video that backs them. Legal pundits say that if cops are able to definitively counter the singer, it could be used against Jackson in court.
Jackson, who is charged with molesting a 13-year-old boy, surrendered to cops Nov. 21 and told CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday that he was treated rudely and roughly.

Also yesterday, Jackson’s camp denied reports that the Nation of Islam coordinated the “60 Minutes” interview. Charles Koppelman, a Jackson adviser, said he and lawyer John Branca negotiated the sitdown with Ed Bradley. Jackson, reputedly, was paid 1 million for the interview.