Michael Jackson May Be Too Ill To Travel

LONDON (AP) Michael Jackson may be too ill to travel to London to testify in a suit which claims he owes an Arab sheikh $7 million, the pop star's lawyer said Tuesday.
Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, claims that Jackson reneged on a contract for an album, a candid autobiography and a stage play, after accepting millions from the sheikh.
Al Khalifa was in court Tuesday for the second day of argumentstestimony, but Jackon is seeking to give his testimony by a video link from the United States.
'It would be unwise for him to travel, given what's he's got now,' lawyer Robert Englehart said, but declined to elaborate 'for the obvious reasons.'
Al Khalifa's lawyer, Bankim Thanki, called the medical evidence presented by Jackson's legal team 'very unsatisfactory.'
'It's not the first time a sick note has been presented by Mr. Jackson,' Thanki said.
Details of Jackson's purported malady wasn't disclosed, shiatsu massage recliner but Thanki suggested that the issue could be resolved by applying a dressing 'if the diagnosis is positive.'
Thanki did not elaborate after the court took a short break for lunch.
The case is being tried in London by mutual agreement, elite massage chair Al Khalifa's representatives have said. It is due to wrap up by the end of the month.
Al Khalifa felt betrayed when the pop star pulled out of the dealThanki said.
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