Michael Jackson scared his nose will fall off

October 11th, 2009 HANK AZARIA has described his run-in with MICHAEL JACKSON as one of the "freakiest moments" of his life - because he couldn't stop staring at the star's nose as he recorded his voiceover on THE SIMPSONS. The late King of Pop appeared in the hit animated series back in 1991, playing a fat mental patient who shares a hospital ward with Simpson patriarch Homer.

October 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - Colombian pop star Shakira has laughed off reports that she recently went under the knife for a nose job. The singer sparked surgery rumours after admitting that she visited a surgeon because she was unhappy with the size of her nose, reports younghollywood.com.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, who split from her husband in January last year, says she is "scared" of being single. Imbruglia, 34, admits that she is still adjusting to life alone and isn't sure if she is ready to start dating again, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

September 15th, 2009 WHITNEY HOUSTON was left in shock after hearing about the death of MICHAEL JACKSON - because she didn't realise how bad the King of Pop's addiction to painkillers had become. The I Will Always Love You diva has given a candid interview to TV titan Oprah Winfrey as part of her comeback to the music scene, revealing the sordid details of her own struggle with drugs and the breakdown of her marriage to Bobby Brown.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is so scared of the darkness that she makes her husband Marc Anthony wait for her to fall asleep before he is allowed to turn off the lights. "I like the quiet, but I don't like the dark, contactmusic.com quoted Lopez as saying.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson can apparently be seen in a video with the boy alleged to be his secret lovechild, who calls the star "dad" during their family outing. Omer Bhatti has been speculated to be Jackson's fourth child, though the lad has reportedly denied the claim.

July 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson reportedly sported a prosthetic nose, which was said to be missing from his face as he lay in a morgue in Los Angeles. The King of Pop was alleged to have turned to the prosthetic to conceal the effects from years of plastic surgery.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Late Michael Jackson turned to surgery after neighbourhood kids poked fun and branded him 'big nose', says a medic. Nose job expert Steven Hoefflin insists that the Thriller hitmaker was in his late teens when he sought a nose job.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's skin doctor Arnold Klein was completely rebuilding the star's ravaged face in the run-up to his 'This Is It comeback shows. Dailyexpress.co.uk reports, Klein desperately tried to make the King of Pop appear "more normal" for his 50-date run at London's O2 Arena after years of cosmetic surgery left the singer's face severely scarred and acne-ridden.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was so scared of dying that he wanted to clone himself. He wanted to live forever, says the singer's driver.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson has a cancerous lesion removed from his nose just weeks before his death, says biographer Diane Dimond. "Last week, I had two real sources call me and say he's getting surgery right now for removal of skin cancer off his nose," Usmagazine.com quoted Dimond as saying.

June 30th, 2009 Instant Michael Jackson books comingNEW YORK — The "instant" books on Michael Jackson are coming soon. People and Life magazine each are preparing commemorative editions, due in August.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson reportedly bequeathed 200 unpublished songs estimated to be worth as much as 100 million dollars for his children. The King of Pop, who was nearly destitute in the final years of his life, was said to have set up the contingency plan months before his death to make sure his kids would be well looked after in the event of bankruptcy.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - A picture of pop star Michael Jackson's mangled ear, pieces of which were taken to rebuild his nose, has emerged recently. Fans have been shocked by the photo taken just days ago in Beverly Hills, California.

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.