Photographer: Michael Jackson full of energy in rehearsals 2 days before his death

September 25th, 2009 AEG president: Jackson movie should clear co. nameLOS ANGELES — As dozens of buoyant Michael Jackson fans queued up in the Nokia Plaza to be among the first to see their idol's last performance, others watching the scene expressed mixed emotions.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The much-awaited documentary titled "This Is It" that shows footage from late King of Pop Michael Jackson's rehearsals, will have simultaneous premieres next month in more than 15 cities worldwide. The movie that has footage from Jackson's rehearsals for the 50 shows he had planned to do here in July this year, before his untimely death in June, will hit the screens on Oct 27 and Oct 28, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

August 29th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON was killed by a cocktail of strong prescription drugs, Los Angeles' County Coroner has sensationally ruled. In an announcement made on Friday (28Aug09), Jackson's death was ruled a homicide and blamed on the "acute" presence of the anaesthetic Propofol and anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam in his system.

August 28th, 2009 Jackson photographer recalls his famous clientNEW YORK — It's been two months since Michael Jackson died, but for the photographer who captured Jackson during some of his most iconic, explosive moments, accepting the fact that the King of Pop is gone is hard. "I think that there's no reason that Michael shouldn't be here, and I think it's very sad," said Harrison Funk, who was Jackson's personal photographer for over two decades.

August 28th, 2009 Coroner rules Michael Jackson death a homicideLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner says Michael Jackson's death was a homicide primarily caused by two drugs. In a statement released Friday, the coroner said the cause of death was acute intoxication from the anesthetic propofol.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - Coroner's investigators have completed post-mortem tests on Michael Jackson but the results are being kept under wraps, authorities said. Police officials probing into the King of Pop's death requested that facts about what killed Jackson remain under a security hold while detectives investigate the events leading up to the pop icon's death, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said.

August 10th, 2009 Judge approves Michael Jackson filmLOS ANGELES —Audiences will get to see the King of Pop perform one more time after a judge approved a major movie deal. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal between Michael Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live and Columbia Pictures on Monday.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson reportedly displayed "signs of cracking up" over his 50-show comeback run in London just 13 days before he passed away. A psychiatrist, who saw the King of Pop twice, reported Jackson looked to be on the verge of a breakdown with a disturbingly erratic behaviour.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Police trying to establish what killed Michael Jackson are seeing the King of Pop's death as a possible murder, say reports. According to TMZ, "multiple law enforcement sources" have revealed that Los Angeles Police Department have initiated a full-blown murder inquiry.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson was secretly dating his children's nanny before his death, says the singer's personal photographer. The romance between Jackson, who died of a suspected cardiac arrest June 25, and Ugandan-born Grace Rwaramba was an open secret among the singer's staff.

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 LONDON - King of Pop Michael Jackson is said to have been in incredible form just two days before his death. Jacko was pictured strutting about the stage rehearsing his moves for his gigs at London's O2, which was to start next month.

June 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - The former nanny of Michael Jackson's children has said the singer's stomach had to be pumped on a regular basis to remove dangerous cocktails of drugs. Grace Rwaramba, who worked for Jackson for more than a decade before being dismissed last December, claimed the King Of Pop often mixed too many drugs at the same time.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson was reportedly in constant fear about his mounting debts and worried about his comeback concerts in London, telling friends: "If I don't tour they'll kill me." The King Of Pop's increased drug dependency was said to have begun taking its toll on the singer's mental and physical health days before he died on Thursday. Jackson, who was almost bankrupt at the time of his death, was claimed to have suffered further exhaustion stemming from rehearsals for his 50 show concerts, which were due to begin at O2 arena on July 13.

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson has postponed the first four concerts of his comeback tour This Is It UK in London. The King of Pop, who was due to kick off a much-awaited 50-show run at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena on July 8, said he needed more time for rehearsals to ensure the shows were perfect.