AEG Live and Michael Jackson's family are in the midst of a trial, in which the famous singer's family are seeking £26 billion in damages for 'negligence' on the promoter's behalf which contributed to Jackson's death.

The CEO of AEG Live, Randy Phillips, testified on Tuesday that Brenda Richie, his friend and Lionel Richie's ex-wife, spoke to a medium or contacted the 'Thriller' singer's spirit himself. The ghost of the singer said "it wasn't Dr Murray's fault" and that he had accidentally killed himself.

In a report by the New York post, the LA County Superior Court Judge on the case, Yvette Palazuelos, allowed Phillips' testimony to stand, even though many spectators in the courtroom burst into laughter.

The trial began on April 29 and is set to last for three months.

Michael Jackson announcing his 'This Is It' tour shortly before he died

AEG Live hired Conrad Murray who gave Jackson the overdose of sedative Propofol, and is is because of this that the Jackson family accuse the company of being neglectful. The doctor was jailed in 2011 after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Below: photos from the Michael Jackson tribute concert