Subdued Jackson awaits jury's deliberations

A subdued Michael Jackson sat silently in court on the eve of closing arguments in his child-molestation trial, well aware that within a matter of days his future will be placed in the hands of a jury.

“It’s a very difficult situation to sit in there and know your life is in the balance,” Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K Bain said yesterday after the entertainer moved quickly and quietly past reporters on his way out of the courthouse.