Michael Jackson’s inner circle met at a posh Beverly Hills hotel to look at the entertainer’s business affairs, four days before his first court appearance on child sex charges.

Popstar Michael Jackson’s inner circle met at a Beverly Hills hotel today to look at the entertainer’s business affairs – four days before his first court appearance on child molestation charges.

Michael Jackson has settled a potentially embarrassing €10.25m lawsuit which threatened to disclose the state of his finances.

Pop icon Michael Jackson, still limping from a spider bite, continued testifying in a $21m (€21.009m)) cancelled concerts lawsuit, maskless, gloveless and missing a shoe.