Jackson risks jail after deadline bust

Jackson8217;s lawyer said his client had been taken to a hospital with 8216;8216;a serious back problem8217;8217;, adding, 8216;8216;It8217;s my understanding that he8217;s on his way in.8217;8217; But Melville rejected that explanation.

A spokeswoman at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital confirmed that Jackson walked into the emergency room at about 8 a.m., and left about 45 minutes later. She declined to offer further details of his visit.

8216;8216;Because of privacy laws, I would not be able to comment on why Michael Jackson was there or what was done for him,8217;8217; she said.

It was Jackson8217;s second known visit to a hospital since trial proceedings began. Jury selection was suspended for a week last month after the entertainer was hospitalised for what doctors described as a 8216;8216;flu-like illness with some vomiting8217;8217;. 8212;Reuters