Promoter admits not seeking help for Jackson

The head of the company promoting Michael Jackson’s ill-fated comeback concerts told jurors he never consulted a mental health professional to help the singer despite being urged to do so by two show bosses.

AEG Live chief executive Randy Phillips told the Los Angeles court about emails he sent and received in the week before Jackson’s death in 2009, including a production manager’s characterisation that the entertainer’s condition was “deteriorating”.