2000-2009

Throughout 2000 to 2001 michael Jackson worked on his album Invincible, with Teddy Riley and Rodney Jerkins. The album invincible was released in october 2001, this was the first full length album in six years.
In November 2003, a criminal investigation was taking place after a particularly controversial scene, Jackson was seen holding hands and discussing sleeping arrangements with a young boy was filmed in at the beginning of May 2002. Michael Jackson was arrested and was charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent in relation to the 13 year old boy shown in the film. Jackson denied the allegations.

The trial began on January 31, 2005, and was named the people v Jackson trial, the trial lasted for five months, until the end of May. On June 13, 2005

In march 2009, michael Jackson held a press conference at London O2 arena and announced a series of comeback concerts, that was titled This is it. the sale of tickets have producted the highest grossing documentary or concert movie of all time, with earnings of more than $260 million worldwide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiDNMhETTeU video the announcement.

In June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died while in his bed at his rented mansion at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles. Attempts at resuscitating him by Conrad Murray, his personal physician, were unsuccessful. News of his death spread quickly online, causing websites to slow down and crash from user overload, such as google.

After the death of michael Jackson, he became the best-selling albums artist of 2009; in the United States selling over 8.2 million albums and a total of 35 million albums worldwide in the 12 months that followed his death.

Michael Jackson was represented in this newspaper headline as the 'pop king' this would suggest that their is high respect to Michael and to his career,