LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (AFP) - Pop legend Michael Jackson will spend the night in hospital after becoming violently ill on his way to his child molestation trial, his brother Randy Jackson revealed Tuesday.
Randy Jackson, who turned up at the Marian Medical Center in the California town of Santa Maria to visit his famous sibling after he was rushed to the emergency room, said Michael had been ill since the weekend.
"His spirits are fine. We expect him to stay overnight," Randy Jackson told reporters outside the hospital emergency rooms.
"He was throwing up on the way to court today," he said. "He's actually been sick since the weekend. I saw him then and told him not to come to court, but he insisted on being in court Monday.
As Jackson spoke about his brother's health, one fan waiting for news of her idol broke down in tears, fell to the ground and had to be taken to the emergency room herself.
02/15/2005 22:45 GMT - AFP