Leaked emails between employees of Michael Jackson’s 2009 comeback tour promoter AEG have described the late star as “an emotionally paralysed mess”.

Jackson was booked for a 50-night residency at the O2 Arena in London called This Is It, but he died in June 2009 shortly before the tour was due to start.

AEG have since claimed a £11m cancellation policy but the insurers of the concert, Lloyd's of London, argue that the company made false claims about Jackson's health ...