By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press Writer
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson (news) was taken to a hospital Tuesday and was to be admitted, the judge in the singer's molestation trial said. The development delayed jury selection.
Judge Rodney Melville told prospective jurors that Jackson was on his way to court when he was taken to the hospital emergency room instead. He later told them Jackson was to be admitted.
But Melville did not give any details about the illness and said he was awaiting word on Jackson's condition before deciding whether jury selection would resume.
The judge made the announcement 15 minutes after Jackson was scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m.
A call to the Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, where Jackson was taken, was not immediately returned. Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said she was trying to learn more about Jackson's condition and would comment later.
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