Santa Maria, Calif. ? Jurors in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial Tuesday watched the TV documentary that led to the investigation, seeing the pop star hold hands with his accuser and talk about hosting sleepovers with children at his Neverland Ranch.

The documentary “Living With Michael Jackson” was shown after defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. finished his opening statement.

Prosecutors say Jackson plied his accuser, then a 13-year-old cancer survivor, with alcohol and molested him at Neverland.

Jurors watched the documentary after prosecutors called its maker, British journalist Martin Bashir, to the stand.

The documentary, taped in 2002 and aired in 2003, led to the investigation that ultimately resulted in the charges.

After the viewing, Mesereau sought to have Bashir’s testimony and the documentary stricken when Bashir refused to say how many hours of videotape were recorded.

Judge Rodney S. Melville refused to strike the video or the testimony.