Michael Jackson could not cope with the life he and his exploitative promoters built for him. Esther N McCarthy looks at the harrowing evidence

Thriller, a tiger that belonged to Michael Jackson when the entertainer lived at his Neverland ranch, has died of lung cancer at actress-activist Tippi Hedren’s wildlife preserve in California.

Michael Jackson fans had an early look at items that will be sold at auction from the singer’s final home and left behind tributes to the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson’s fairground rides are available to rent, it has emerged.

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch could become a memorial park for the King of Pop.

Jermaine Jackson said today that he wants his brother, Michael, to be reburied at Neverland Ranch.

PARIS JACKSON wept as she stepped into the mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son’s final resting place.

Michael Jackson will not be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday as originally planned, a spokesman for his family confirmed today.

Michael Jackson's brain has been returned to the family of the late pop star in a move that could soon see him finally laid to rest, it has emerged.

Michael Jackson’s brain has been returned to the family of the late pop star in a move that could soon see him finally laid to rest, US coroners said.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use.

MICHAEL JACKSON left his fortune to his three children and his mother, the singer’s will revealed yesterday.

Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of US$236m (€168m) as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing.

FUNERAL services for Michael Jackson could take place from tomorrow and his body could be buried at Jackson’s famous Neverland Ranch.

Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor has said.

MICHAEL JACKSON saw his musical versatility and head-turning dance moves propel him from child prodigy to solo superstar before child sex abuse scandals tarnished his reputation and his career.

Bosses of a Los Angeles auction house have reportedly been forced to call off their upcoming Michael Jackson estate sale just hours after opening viewing to the public.

A judge refused a bid to stop the auction of items from singer Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

Michael Jackson has blasted accusations his representatives threatened an auctioneer with violence in a bid to stop a sale of the pop superstar's personal memorabilia.

The world preview of hundreds of items owned by Michael Jackson has attracted more than 25,000 visitors to Co Kildare, it emerged today.

An exclusive world preview of personal property belonging to Michael Jackson will go on view in Kildare tonight.

Memorabilia collected by Michael Jackson is expected to fetch at least $1.5m (€1.1m) when it goes to auction in April.

Michael Jackson has leased a new Bel-Air mansion for $100,000 (€73,000) a month after deciding to return to California life for the first time since his child molestation trial in 2005.

Michael Jackson’s famous jewelled glove is going up for auction.

Animal rights activists are begging Michael Jackson to rescue the giraffes that used to roam on his Neverland Ranch from a hellish new home in Arizona.

A Las Vegas promoter has poured scorn on reports Michael Jackson is planning a Las Vegas spectacular - insisting the pop superstar is incapable of performing ever again.

Rumours about a possible Michael Jackson Las Vegas spectacular have hit fever pitch after revelations the loan on the pop superstar's Neverland Ranch home has been bought by a Vegas mogul.

A foreclosure auction for Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch was cancelled after an investment company bought the loan.

Michael Jackson has signed a deal to save his Neverland Ranch home from being sold at a public auction.

Michael Jackson is determined to stop the auction of his old Neverland Ranch home by taking out a loan to cover the money he owes to the estate's trustees.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson has settled an outstanding tax bill of $600,000 (€807,000) relating to his now-abandoned Neverland Ranch.

Smiling and waving to screaming fans, Michael Jackson has arrived in Japan for his second visit in recent years to host an exclusive party and sponsor a fan art competition.

After more than a year of self-imposed exile, pop icon Michael Jackson is back in the United States and is planning a trip soon to Japan, one of his “favourite places in the entire world,” Jackson and his spokeswoman said today.

Flanked by water-dropping helicopters, about 100 firefighters contained a 40-acre blaze on Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

Michael Jackson visited an orphanage in Tokyo today in one of the pop star’s first public appearances since his acquittal last June on child molestation charges in the US.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson has reopened his Neverland Ranch - only a month after closing the California residence.

Michael Jackson has been accused of animal cruelty by activist campaigners who are demanding an official investigation into conditions at his Neverland ranch.

British pop star James Bourne has been harassed and abused in the street since reports he spent the night with controversial pop star Michael Jackson in London.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson has avoided compulsory jury service in California on a technicality because he has permanently moved out of America.

Michael Jackson has reportedly left his Californian home to visit film-makers in Paris, with the hope of resurrecting his career.

Michael Jackson’s fans and the media throng have mostly abandoned their vigil outside the Neverland Ranch in California, leaving the singer inside to recover from his bruising trial and the world outside awaiting his next move.

THE British journalist who triggered one of the most high-profile criminal trials in history stayed out of the limelight yesterday amid reports he could face a muli-million-euro lawsuit from Michael Jackson Martin Bashir, who made the documentary film.

SUPERSTAR Michael Jackson will no longer open himself up to child abuse allegations by sharing his bed with young boys, his lawyer said yesterday.