21 Q. Now, what was this issue -- you needed him
22 as a sponsor for what purpose?
23 A. To remain in the United States. We --
24 permanent residence. To be able to have a green
25 card, we had to have someone sponsor us into the
26 country.
27 Q. Did you go to him and ask him if he would be
28 your sponsor? 9292
1 A. I talked to him about it, and he said he
2 would do whatever he could to do. He just
3 instructed his office to do whatever was needed.
4 Q. To your knowledge, what was done to help
5 you?
6 A. An offer -- they put me on their books as an
7 employee of the company.
8 Q. Did Mr. Jackson have to actually sign
9 anything to be your sponsor, if you recall?
10 A. Yes.
11 Q. And did you ask him to do that?
12 A. Yes. Pretty much. Basically I asked for
13 help. So that was the only way we could stay, so,
14 yes.
15 Q. And he did help you, right?
16 A. Yes, he did.
17 Q. Did you feel like you owed him anything
18 after he helped sponsor your family to stay in the
19 U.S.?
20 A. No. Not at all.
21 Q. Now, you received some payment through
22 Michael Jackson Productions; is that right?
23 A. My earnings from the cosmetic company was
24 diverted through the company, through his company,
25 yeah.
26 Q. What cosmetics company was that?
27 A. Pigments. P-i-g-m-e-n-t-s.
28 Q. Where is that company located? 9293
1 A. On Burton Way in Beverly Hills.
2 Q. And you actually were working there?
3 A. Yes.
4 Q. When did you begin working at that cosmetics
5 company?
6 A. I think ‘93. ‘92 or ‘93.
7 Q. And the idea was that because you weren’t a
8 resident, you were not supposed to be employed; is
9 that the idea?
10 A. I was on a working visa, but it was through
11 MJJ Productions. I was -- I was employed to be
12 employed by MJJ Productions only. So I managed to
13 find this job for myself. And in order to make it
14 legal, it had to be diverted through MJJ
15 Productions.
16 Q. And where were you living at the time?
17 A. I was living in Hollywood.
18 Q. And who else was living there with you?
19 A. Chantal and Wade.
20 Q. And were you the main person providing for
21 your family at that point?
22 A. Yes.
23 Q. You needed a job, didn’t you?
24 A. Yes, I did.
25 Q. Mr. Jackson helped you get a job, correct?
26 A. Well, he helped me, yeah. I mean, he didn’t
27 get the job for me. I got the job, but he made it
28 possible for me to be allowed to do that, yes. 9294
1 Q. And how long did that arrangement last?
2 A. Oh, I think three years.
3 Q. Okay. So for approximately three years you
4 were paid through MJJ Productions, right?
5 A. Yes.
6 Q. Michael’s Jackson’s company?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. Were you the primary wage earner for your
9 family at that point?
10 A. Yes.
11 Q. And why did that arrangement end?
12 A. Wade booked a feature film. He was working
13 as an actor on a feature film. And because he was a
14 minor, I had to be there with him. So I left the
15 job and worked with him on the film.