Michael Jackson’s former lawyer was “worried he would do something stupid” during his child molestation trial.

Tony Capozzola - who oversaw Michael’s defence during the 2005 case - has revealed the late pop icon was terrified of going to jail, and even hinted he would rather kill himself than be imprisoned.

Capozzola said: “He would constantly say, ‘Tony, do you think I’m going to jail? I need you to be honest with me.’

“He would break down, his voice would tremble and he’d be sobbing. He never said, ‘I’m going to kill myself,’ but he said, ‘I can’t go to jail, I just can’t.’ He implied that he would have to find another way out.

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Alex James’ children think he is a conductor.

The musician - who took part in UK TV show ‘Maestro’ last year, where celebrities had to learn how to conduct an orchestra - admits his four kids have no idea about his success as a bass player.

Alex - who recently reunited with his band Blur for a series of shows - said: “Yes, they think I’m a conductor, or they did until recently. They wanted to be conductors until recently, now I think they want to sing. Bad choice.”

Alex - who has a five-year-old son Geronimo, three-year-old twin boys Artemis and Galileo and 10-month-old daughter Sable, with wife Claire - doesn’t mind that his children dream of being singers like his bandmate Damon Albarn instead of following in his own musical footsteps.

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Madonna is “terrible sad” about the death of Michael Jackson.

The ‘4 Minutes’ singer is due to play London’s O2 arena tonight (04.07.09) and tomorrow (05.07.09) - the venue where Michael would have staged his comeback shows later this month - and is planning to dedicate her performances to the King of Pop.

She explained: “He was the King who inspired us all. I am so terribly sad about Michael Jackson’s death. I don’t know what artist wasn’t inspired by him. Everybody grew up in awe of him.

“To work with him and become friends and hang out with him, was exciting for me. I used to love picking his brains about musical stuff.”

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Katherine Heigl always thinks she looks good.

The ‘Knocked Up’ actress - who is often voted one of the world’s most beautiful women - is confident with her appearance whenever she goes out but soon changes her mind when she sees paparazzi shots taken of her.

She said: “I always assume I look better than I actually do. I’ll feel pretty good about myself when I leave the house, then I’ll see a picture and think, ‘C**p, I had no idea that’s what I was looking like.’ ”

Katherine - who shot to fame in US medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ - also admits she has become a lot more confident with age and has realised her strength as a woman.

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Jack White hates technology.

The musician - who insists on doing all his recordings on analogue tape rather than digital - doesn’t own a mobile phone and hates the internet but admits his attitude infuriates others.

He said: “I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age.

“But when I talk to people about that, they just go, ‘Yeah I know what you mean’ and stare at their mobiles. The general vibe I get is, ‘Quit being a drag. We’re progressing here.’ ”

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Robert Pattinson is finding fame “strange”.

The ‘Twilight‘ star, who has attracted hordes of fans since playing vampire Edward Cullen in the hit teen franchise, is still adjusting to life as a worldwide star.

His ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ co-star Jamie Campbell Bower said: “Robert is coping with it all very well. I think he is finding all the attention a bit strange.

“I met all the cast for the first time when we started shooting the second film. It was fun.

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