In Los Angeles, lurid and bizarre allegations continue to swirl around Michael Jackson even as the film of his final concert rehearsals prepares to hit screens this month.

It first flared into public view in the spring of 1993, and included lurid allegations of infidelity, physical abuse, dishonesty and threats of violence.

But then, the media didn't need much encouragement: the drama had an attractive-looking cast, and a wealth of lurid sexual allegations.

In the face of the President's admission of his relationship, the disclosure of lurid and salacious allegations can only be intended to humiliate the President and force him from office.

Because Russia has no libel laws to speak of, a politician's opponents often create blogs that make the most lurid and scandalous allegations, with no basis in fact.

No immediate reasons were given for the dismissal, although the media speculated that it related to lurid allegations of sexual misconduct circulated in a "poison pen letter" at the general assembly.

One of the most lurid allegations against Bokassa was the charge of cannibalism, which was technically superfluous.

Curiously, the media and activist groups don't bat an eye when a lurid allegation is made about a product's hazards by an unqualified source.

Ms. Fisher did not allow cold prison walls to prevent her from leveling lurid allegations against others, from her first lawyer to the corrections officers who guarded her.