Jackson’s mother ends court battle with nothing

With a jury’s refusal to hold a concert promoter responsible for Michael Jackson’s death, the late singer’s mother lost perhaps her last best chance to collect millions in damages and place blame for her son’s untimely demise.

“I’m OK,” was all that the Jackson family matriarch said as she moved slowly out of a courtroom after hearing a stunning verdict denying her claim for as much as $1.5bn and giving her nothing.

Some called it the Jackson family’s last stand in court, a long-shot effort that may have been doomed by the singer’s own history of addiction struggles and headstrong decision-making when it came to his medical care. All of it came out in this trial, and while Jackson’s musical triumphs live on, his image took a serious hit.