Michael Jackson denies skin cancer reports

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor denies reports that grief over her friend Michael Jackson's death was the reason for her hospitalisation. Contactmusic.com reports that the 77-year-old has been having health problems for the past 10 years and had to be rushed to the hospital Monday.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - King of Pop Micheal Jackson was hooked on to painkillers after acid treatments to burn and whiten his skin left him in agony, according to a former nurse. The pop legend underwent countless laser facial peels and bleaching treatments as his obsession with peeling back layers of skin grew but the processes were so painful he took a cocktail of drugs, including tranquilliser Diprivan to numb his senses, and allegedly begged doctors to sedate him for three days at a time, reports thesun.co.uk.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was so hooked on to the powerful sedative Diprivan that he often begged to be knocked out like a zombie, in order to cope with the pain of continuous laser facial peels, claims his former plastic surgery nurse. Nurse Kathryn Buschelle alleges the late singer became obsessed with lightening his skin, and would subsequently crave for the drug to relieve himself of the pain.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's producer Quincy Jones has claimed that the singer lied about his skin condition and just "didn't want to be black". The music mogul, who worked on Jackson's Bad and Thriller albums, said the pair used to discuss the King Of Pop's altering appearance and the latter had always put any changes down to a disease that lightened his skin from black to white, reports thesun.co.uk.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Jamie Fox are reportedly being lined up to play pop legend Michael Jackson in a new biopic on the idol. Hollywood studios are reportedly considering asking the "Edward Scissorhands" and "Ray" actors to star in the new biopic about the "Thriller" singer, who died of a suspected cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home last week, reports contactmusic.com.

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has roped in a personal trainer in a bid to get in shape for his comeback tour in London. The King of Pop has roped in actor Lou Ferrigno, the TV superhero, as his personal trainer.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has been photographed with what appeared to be severe ear damage. The King of Pop was said to have had bits of skin and cartilage taken off for years to restructure his nose.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is turning away from food fearing his weight gain could hamper his chances of beating skin cancer, according to reports. The King of Pop is reportedly living on just one meal a day and now weighs less than nine stone.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is living under constant fear that he would not survive skin cancer, according to reports. The King of Pop was diagnosed with the disease last month and had allegedly undergone surgery to get potentially lethal growths from his nose and arm removed.

May 29th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson may have to scrap more of his concerts in the UK due to his treatment for skin cancer. The King of Pop, who was diagnosed with skin cancer last month, might have to undergo gruelling radiotherapy to beat the disease.

May 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was spotted stepping out of a medical centre with a bag marked "skin cancer". The King of Pop was said to have spots of the disease on his upper body while pre-cancerous cells found their way on his face.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson may have to undergo gruelling radiotherapy to help him battle skin cancer. The King of Pop had been reported having spots of the disease on his upper body and pre-cancerous cells on his face.

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson, who is suffering from skin cancer, will undergo a painful skin-shaving surgery Thursday in a bid to rid his flesh of potentially lethal growths. Layers on his chest and nose will be removed.

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson will reportedly undergo surgery on his skin cancer to clear his flesh of potentially lethal growths. The King of Pop had been reported having spots of the disease on his upper body and pre-cancerous cells on his face.

May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson is determined to make a full recovery and blaze the O2 stage after medics told him not to worry about his treatable skin cancer, according to reports. The King of Pop was said to have had spots of the disease on his upper body and pre-cancerous cells on his face.