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MACAULAY Culkin testified that Michael Jackson had an alarm system leading up to his master bedroom at his Neverland ranch.

The Home Alone star, who was a child companion of the singer in the early 90s, told a court in 2005 that the entertainer rigged a walkway leading up to the room where he allegedly molested little boys.

 An image shows the master bedroom of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch after the furniture was removed
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An image shows the master bedroom of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch after the furniture was removedCredit: Rex Features
 Culkin testified about the creepy alarms in 2005
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Culkin testified about the creepy alarms in 2005Credit: Rex Features

This corroborates what James Safechuck claimed in the Leaving Neverland documentary when he spoke about the creepy alarm system.

Culkin told the court: “There was like a walkway kind of thing, where if somebody was approaching the door, it would kind of like ‘ding-dong, ding-dong.’

“When anyone would approach the room, yeah, you’d hear this kind of—soft kind of alarm, like ‘ding-dong’ kind of thing.”

If somebody was approaching the door, it would kind of like ‘ding-dong, ding-dong.’

Macaulay Culkin

The former child star, now aged 38, testified in defence of Jackson who was acquitted of all charges of molestation in 2005.

The alarm system isn't the only suspicious element of the Neverland ranch, with Safechuck, now 41, listing a catalogue of hidden prospective sex dens.

 James Safechuck claims he was abused by Michael Jackson in a number of different hideouts in Neverland
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James Safechuck claims he was abused by Michael Jackson in a number of different hideouts in Neverland

Culkin also told the court that he had slept in the Billy Jean songwriter’s bed 10 times “at the most.”

He said he stopped visiting Neverland regularly when he was 14 – which is the same age that Safechuck and fellow accuser Wade Robson claim the sex abuse stopped.

The actor revealed that when he began visiting the sprawling property again – with less frequency – aged 17, he never slept in Jackson’s bed.

He said: “When I started coming back again, I found myself just not sleeping in bed.

“And I’ve always kind of fell asleep in the guest units ever since then.”

Asked why, he added: “Because I enjoyed my privacy a little bit more."

CULKIN DENIES ABUSE

When Jackson was first publicly accused of child molestation in 1993, Culkin said the superstar singer phoned him and said: “Don’t worry about it. I just need you to be my friend right now.”

Culkin has frequented denied that Michael Jackson sexually abused him.

In the explosive Leaving Neverland, Safechuck tells how bells lined a series of doors which led to Jackson’s master bedroom which would alert the star to anyone approaching the suite.

In the doc, he said: "We would get a blanket and we would lie it on the floor in the closet, so we could close the door.

"So there were bells and you could have a moment of hearing them trip so at least you knew if people were coming for him."

Safechuck, now 41, alleged the pop oddball raped and sexually assaulted him around the 3,000-acre property from the age of 10.

Michael Jackson strongly denied all allegations of sex abuse made against him.

His estate has slammed Leaving Neverland calling the film "one-sided."

2003 video of police raid at King of Pop Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch
 One of three slider bolts on a chamber door that leads to the upstairs area of Michael Jackson's bedroom
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One of three slider bolts on a chamber door that leads to the upstairs area of Michael Jackson's bedroomCredit: Rex Features
 A secret bedroom in Neverland, uncovered by cops in 2003, where Jackson allegedly abused children
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A secret bedroom in Neverland, uncovered by cops in 2003, where Jackson allegedly abused childrenCredit: Splash News
 The accuser also alleges that he was raped by the entertainer in another house on the Neverland property
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The accuser also alleges that he was raped by the entertainer in another house on the Neverland property
 Safechuck claims the teepes on the 3,000 ranch were used as secret sex dens
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Safechuck claims the teepes on the 3,000 ranch were used as secret sex dens
 He also claims Jackson raped him in a bedroom above the star's game room
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He also claims Jackson raped him in a bedroom above the star's game room
 Jackson accusers say his fairground rides were used to attract young victims
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Jackson accusers say his fairground rides were used to attract young victimsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Jackson, who died aged 50 in 2009, strongly denied allegations of sex abuse made against him
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Jackson, who died aged 50 in 2009, strongly denied allegations of sex abuse made against himCredit: AFP - Getty
 Wade Robson, left, with Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed and fellow accuser James
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Wade Robson, left, with Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed and fellow accuser JamesCredit: AP:Associated Press


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