There are conflicting reports out of New York that Michael Jackson's two-year-old son Prince may be seriously ill, and maybe even dying, from a viral infection.

The singer withdrew from Tuesday night's "Pavarotti & Friends" benefit for Warchild to remain with his son in a New York hospital.

But Jackson's wife Debbie Rowe, who says she found out about her son's illness watching the news, says Prince isn't dying, and she told KNBC in Los Angeles that doctors and even Jackson himself told her that Prince would be fine.

In addition, Pavarotti's spokeswoman, who attended the concert, told MTV News Wednesday that the opera singer never told the sold-out crowd of 17,000 that Jackson's son was dying. She says Pavarotti's statement (which was in Italian) was mistranslated by the press, and that Pavarotti said the boy was sick, not dying.

As of press time, representatives for Jackson were not available for comment.

Still, the show must go on, and go on it did. This year's "Pavarotti & Friends" featured some beautiful (and downright quirky) duets between the Italian tenor and his all-star guests.

Mariah Carey sang "My All" before the opera singer joined her on her hit "Hero." Blues guitarist B.B. King got down and dirty with Luciano on "The Thrill Is Gone." But one of the evening's highlights was undoubtedly Ricky Martin and Pavarotti laughing their way through an Italian cabaret song called "Mama." [RealVideo]

The concert, which also featured Gloria Estefan, Boyzone, Lionel Richie, and Joe Cocker, ended with a "We Are the World" sing-a-long, which Jackson had been slated to perform.

Warchild handed over a million-dollar check Tuesday night to the U.N. High Commissioner of Refugees to immediately start up a "Safe Children Program" in Albania.

A film version of the concert (directed by Spike Lee) should be available on video by August, along with a CD release.