Lawyer claims Michael Jackson committed suicide

LONDON: A defense lawyer for the doctor Michael Jackson has reportedly said that the King of Pop was so distraught about her finances deteriorate in his last days he took his own life.

The statements of counsel Edward Chernoff during a preliminary hearing in the case of Conrad Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death Jackson ', reports the Daily Telegraph.

Chernoff has been asked to see Jackson's financial records, to prove a theory he said was the crux of the defense.

The prosecution has denounced as a circus tried to distract the jurors and to tarnish the reputation of Jackson. "The judge refused to grant the subpoena by saying it was too broad, irrelevant and invaded the privacy of Jackson. "