There are also rumours that he is planning a comeback, due to his public statement addressed to his fans at the 25th anniversary of 'Thriller', that he hoped to come back "very soon".
"If anyone can make a comeback its Michael Jackson, but my god he's really going to have to get it right. Can he do it? Well the jury's still out. Musically he's going to have to do something as momentous as Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. It depends on how well he's holding it together. Michael is going to have to get a new brand, a new gimmick and a new sound", Paul McKenzie (editor of black urban music magazine Touch) told Sky News.
"The biggest question is does Michael Jackson want to come back? At 50 has he got the energy? Has he got the desire? His career has been a rollercoaster over the last ten years and crucially, I'm not sure he's got the appetite to", said Mark Borkowski (press expert who represented Jackson during his heyday) to Sky News.
