A concert promoter at AEG has pretended not to have heard of Michael Jackson when asked about the possibility of the singer performing at London's O2 Arena.Recent reports have claimed that Jackson could stage his comeback at the venue, with some suggesting he may echo Prince's 21-night residency last year. But in an interview with the BBC, Rob Hallett dodged questions saying “wasn't he the head of the BBC once?”, alluding to a TV executive of the same name who worked at the broadcaster in the 1990s. Pressed on the issue, Hallet replied: “I'm not really into TV execs turned into singers”, before pretending not to have heard of Jackson, the pop star.

In November, a source told Billboard that there was a "standing offer with no expiration" in place from venue manager AEG.

The reports came just a week after Jackson denied rumours that he would reunite with his brothers in The Jackson 5.