The King of Pop Michael Jackson has agreed to come to London to give evidence at the high court where he is being sued for USD 7 M by an Arab sheikh, guardian.co.uk reported Thursday.

At first, the singer had asked to testify by a video link from Los Angeles because of an unspecified illness. But later his lawyer told the court that Jackson's doctors have given him the all-clear to travel this weekend.

Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, is claiming Jackson reneged on a "payback" agreement on money he said he advanced Jackson when the singer faced financial difficulties.

He claims Jackson reneged on a contract for a new album, a candid autobiography and a stage play, after accepting millions of dollars in advances.

The Bahrain prince says the money paid for Jackson's legal costs, travel and other expenses. But the reclusive 50-year-old says that he understood that the money was a gift and no project was ever finalised.

Jackson is contesting the claim, insisting there was no valid agreement of repayment and arguing that the sheikh's case is based on "mistake, misrepresentation and undue influence".

Earlier this week, a representative of the sheikh, told the court that his client set up a recording studio at the singer's Neverland ranch and sent him compositions he had written himself.

A song, which was to have been released as a charity single to help victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, will be played in court during the trial.

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