LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," acknowledged Friday that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public ...

"Michael Jackson was not helpless or incompetent; he lived in his own home, negotiated his own contracts, engaged his own attorneys, and cared for his own family," lawyers for the company wrote.

A Los Angeles jury found that entertainment giant AEG was not liable in a wrongful death case brought by the family of Michael Jackson. The victory for AEG came after a five-month trial that ...