Rumors said Michael Jackson is preparing a career comeback only days after being cleared of child sex abuse and intend to perform at next month's Live 8 concert.

Harvey Goldsmith, promoter of Live 8, said he would consider adding Jackson to the bill. "Of course we'd consider it," he said. "Whether it's appropriate or not is another issue, whether he's in a fit state to work is another issue, whether he can work is another issue and whether he can work live is another issue."

A spokesman for entertainment retailer HMV said: "This trial can be a turning point for Jackson and the making of him once again.

"A lot of the key elements of a successful career are still in place - he has a dedicated fan- base and he remains the most famous man on the planet, so is guaranteed huge publicity in everything he does."

Jackson could appear at the Philadelphia concert, at the city's Museum of Art, where his best friend Stevie Wonder is already on the performers list.

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