THE mother of late pop star Michael Jackson testified on Friday in her wrongful death lawsuit that concert promoter AEG Live failed to get her son proper medical attention when he became sick while preparing for a comeback tour in 2009.
Katherine Jackson, 83, broke down in a Los Angeles court when she recalled the death of her famous son.
She later requested to suspend her testimony after growing distressed under cross-examination.
It was the first time Jackson had taken the stand in the trial in which she and her son's children are suing AEG Live.
The Thriller singer died at age 50 in June 2009 in Los Angeles from an overdose of surgical anesthetic propofol.
The lawsuit alleges that AEG hired Dr Conrad Murray as Jackson's personal physician. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for administering the propofol that killed him.
AEG Live has said it did not hire or supervise Murray and argues that Jackson had prescription drug and addiction problems for years before entering into any agreement with the company.
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