He had defended Jackson over the last few years, and Macaulay did it all over again. Despite being out of the limelight for over a decade, Macaulay was well spoken and effusive, essentially telling the courtroom that nothing had happened, and that Jackson wasn't like people claimed at all. It was perhaps the most compelling testimony of the whole trial, and one that no doubt swayed the minds of the jury.
In response to the allegations, Culkin called them "absolutely ridiculous," and insisted that he'd "never seen him do anything improper with anybody." He called their friendship a "comforting thing", and when cross-examined about whether he felt that Jackson had ever been grooming him, he replied, "no, never." Even his parents were fine with his relationship, Culkin said. "They never really saw it as an issue."