The defense team in the Michael Jackson child molestation case will call former child actor Macaulay Culkin to testify in Jackson's defense. Culkin and two other men who stayed with Jackson at Neverland in the early 1990s will testify that Jackson never acted inappropriately with them while they were at the Ranch according to a published report by the Associated Press.

Judge Rodney S. Melville ruled on some key motions Thursday before allowing a long weekend recess. Melville denied a request by prosecutors to allow an expert on domestic violence to testify as to why the alleged victim's mother would lie under oath.

Melville said, 'it would be a mistake to allow it,' since Jackson trial is not about domestic abuse.

The judge also ruled that former Jackson employee Kassim Abdool could not testify about Jackson's alleged request to bring him Vaseline while a young boy was staying in his bedroom. However, Abdool will be permitted to corroborate testimony by another ex-Jackson employee, Ralph Chacon who had testified he saw Jackson commit a sex act on a young boy.

Both Chacon and Abdool were plaintiffs in a wrongful termination suit against Jackson. Jackson countersued and Chacon and Abdool had to pay damages to the pop star.

Testimony in the case will resume on Monday. The prosecution will likely rest before the end of the week. Then, the defense will make its case and start to call its witnesses.

Jackson faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sexually molesting a then 13-year-old boy and holding his family hostage at his Neverland ranch. Jackson denies all charges.