Michael Jackson’s photographs of the body and details of the tattoos he had presented in a court

Michael Jackson’s autopsy report has been shown to jurors during the wrongful death trial brought by his family against concert organiser AEG Live.

Along with the report, which contains information concerning tattoos he had to hide a skin pigmentation disease, jurors were shown an autopsy photograph of Jackson lying on a coroner’s table.

The medical examiner Dr. Christopher Rogers, who performed the autopsy, noted the 50-year-old star’s scalp had been tattooed black, seemingly to blend his hairline with the wigs he wore.

Jackson’s lips had been tattooed pink and he also had dark tattoos in place of his eyebrows.

The report and photographs were originally released to the public in 2010 after the singer died, and much of what the jury heard from Dr. Rogers had been revealed during the trial of Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray.

But complementary evidence given by Dr. Rogers will give the jurors added insight into Jackson’s life.

The report states: “The top of (Jackson’s) head was covered in a wig with long, dark apparent hair.

“There was a dark black discoloration of (Jackson’s) upper forehead near his hairline. Dark coloration was present on (his) eyebrows, eyelashes and lips.”

The report confirms Jackson’s skin tone became lighter in the 1980s because he had the skin pigmentation disease vitiligo.

“So, some areas of the skin appear light and others appear dark,” said Dr Rogers.

Jackson’s skin had been the subject of intense speculation during his career, with many suspecting him of bleaching it intentionally to lighten it.

Dr. Rogers also confirmed that an overdose of propofol killed Jackson, although other sedatives administered by Murray contributed to his death.

Jackson’s family claim concert giant AEG failed to supervise Jackson’s personal doctor.

AEG denies any wrongdoing and argues it did not hire or supervise Murray, saying Jackson had had prescription drug problems for years before entering into any agreement for his This Is It concerts in London.

It also said it could not have foreseen that Murray posed a danger to Jackson.