Pop superstar Michael Jackson feared the ravages of old age, sought the company of sycophants and appeared to be abusing prescription drugs and cosmetic surgery nearly a decade before his death, according to a new book by a former adviser.

The jury in Michael Jackson’s child sex abuse trial was sent home for a second night tonight without reaching a verdict.

Michael Jackson was treated at a hospital emergency room for “excruciating” back pain, a day before jurors in his molestation case were to begin their first full day of deliberations.