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FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Jurors hearing a case filed by Katherine Jackson over her son Michael's death have received a behind-the-scenes look at the superstar's troubles off-camera as he prepared for his ill-fated comeback shows. The panel was reminded on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, of statements describing the “Thriller" singer as deteriorating and slow to pick up material for the shows that would heavily feature the hits that made him famous, but defense attorneys for concert promoter AEG Live LLC say the “This Is It” footage is an accurate portrayal of his preparations and doesn't show Jackson in decline. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)