'They're going to kill me,' Michael Jackson told son - Prince Jackson validates information received by Bonnie Vent via mediumship on August 25, 2009 Michael Jackson claims "calculated" MURDER
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I believe in miracles and I wish God really helps Michael Jackson. If the veil between the living and the dead can be parted, let it be parted this one time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts told a jury on Wednesday that he was frightened when Jackson was shivering and seemed lost at one of his final rehearsals for the "This Is It" shows.
The rehearsal occurred six days before Jackson died in June 2009, Kenny Ortega testified during a negligence lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against AEG Live LLC, the promoter of the concerts.
"I saw a Michael that frightened me," Ortega said, calling Jackson's appearance "very, very troubling."
Jackson wasn't coherent when he arrived that day but improved somewhat as the night went on, Ortega said. The singer didn't rehearse that night — the first time the director recalled seeing him after numerous missed rehearsals.
Court proceedings were briefly recessed when Ortega broke down while reading an email he sent to the CEO of AEG Live LLC hours after the rehearsal in which he described Jackson as a "lost boy." The singer's mother Katherine Jackson also appeared to cry during the proceedings.
Ortega said he was trying to alert AEG Live officials about Jackson's condition and trusted them to get the singer appropriate care.
Instead, Ortega said he was confronted by Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, during a tense meeting the following day. Ortega said Murray assured him and AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips that Jackson was capable of rehearsing.
Ortega also recalled that Phillips didn't speak up during the meeting, which he left after about 15 minutes.
The director said on cross-examination that he believed Phillips and another top executive, Paul Gongaware, cared for Jackson. "I felt they loved him," Ortega said, adding that he doesn't think that sentiment has changed since they were sued by Katherine Jackson.
Jackson's mother is suing AEG Live, claiming the company missed warning signs about her son's health and failed to properly investigate the doctor later convicted of involuntary manslaughter after giving the singer an overdose of the anesthetic propofol.
AEG denies it hired Murray. The company also says there was no way it could have known the doctor was giving Jackson propofol as a sleep aid.
Ortega also said Jackson appeared to be under the influence of a substance on at least four occasions when he did attend rehearsals. Jackson's state was "fairly obvious" to others involved in the production, he said.
He told jurors that he sent the email describing Jackson's poor condition during the rehearsal to Phillips to suggest the singer needed professional help. He also said that based on Jackson's condition, he didn't believe the "This Is It" shows could go forward, but he hoped there would be a turnaround.
The director said he repeatedly called Murray that night, and his only concern was for Jackson's health. Ortega and Jackson worked on two previous concert tours and had been friends for years.
"I tried the doctor who I thought would be the most natural person" to help, Ortega said. "Then I reached out to AEG, Michael's partners, to make sure they were aware of how I felt and what I saw."
Jurors hearing the case have heard about Jackson's inability to rehearse from other witnesses, but Ortega was the highest-ranking tour worker to testify at the civil trial and had the most direct contact with AEG executives and Jackson.
Ortega said it was the only concert he had ever worked on where he had to coordinate a rehearsal schedule with a performer's doctor and concert promoter.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The director of Michael Jackson's comeback concert tour described being "frightened" by Jackson's condition during emotional testimony Wednesday.
The Michael Jackson production that ignited so much excitement in March 2009 was in trouble three months later, according to its director, Kenny Ortega.
Ortega testified Wednesday that he had observed Jackson under the influence of something four times as they prepared for the show.
Then came the June night when Jackson was shivering, too sick to perform, said Ortega. Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was nowhere around.
Emotion filled the courtroom as Ortega read aloud the email he had sent to Jackson's tour promoters at AEG. Ortega described symptoms beyond chills.
"My concern is that the artist may be unable to rise to the occasion due to real emotional stuff. ... He was trembling, rambling, obsessing. Everything in me says he should be psychologically evaluated," Ortega said.
Ortega broke down, wiping tears from his eyes as he read on: "It would shatter him, break his heart if we pulled the plug. He was practically begging for my confidence. It broke my heart. He was like a lost boy."
The court then took a break as Ortega composed himself.
Earlier it was Katherine Jackson weeping as her attorney recalled the premonition of an associate producer who worried that night that Jackson would die.
Sounds pretty ominous. Interesting that Murray is doing all this talking now all of a sudden via these taped angry outbursts, which are aired via the estate mouthpiece TMZ, whereas he was blocked from testifying at his own trial.
This trial seems to be going no where. Seems people who know the truth are not stepping forward. There were staff at the O2 or security who must have witnessed things first hand. Even John Branca has not been called as witness by either sides. Even if AEG looses, it's a win for someone getting away with crime. AEG seems to be diverting attention by emphasizing drug use all along. It's like they want the focus to be only on drug use and nothing else. Even the murder scene was left that way. A murderer hides his tracks. However, in Michael's case, the night he died, everything in the room (piles of medicines, syringes, IV stand etc) was arranged in such a way so as to prove that Michael died due to propofol and the doctor's treatment. It was as if they wanted to prove and convince people that THIS IS the only way he died. Conveniently, everything else was taken away from the scene: cash, jewelery, the will, papers etc. were all missing. But they were sure to leave "evidence" that Michael died of propofol. As if everything was arranged. No one in court wants to ask WHO ordered security to keep Joe Jackson away, why didn't security follow Michael's orders to contact his father. Someone is getting away with murder.
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http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/01/jacksons-security-chief-details-concerns-singer-would-overdose/ Jackson’s Security Chief Details Concerns Singer Would Overdose August 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — A retired L.A. County Sheriff’s Lt. who worked as Michael Jackson’s bodyguard told a jury Thursday he was concerned the singer would overdose in the early 2000s and detailed one instance when he found the late star passed out in his hotel room.
Former Head of Security for Michael Jackson, Michael La Perruque, was called to the witness stand by attorneys for concert promoters AEG Live.
Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, is suing the firm for what she claims is negligence is the hiring and supervision of the doctor convicted of administering the dose of a powerful anesthetic, propofol, that killed the star in 2009 while the singer was preparing for his ill-fated comeback concert series.
As CBS2?s Randy Paige reports, La Perruque testified he worked for Jackson between 2001 and 2004.
He said that during that time he saw Michael Jackson with slurred speech and apparently under the influence of what he called “stimulants” between 10 and 15 times. He also testified he spoke to Jackson on the phone another 10 to 15 times when the pop star had slurred speech.
La Perruque was questioned in detail about one episode in 2001 or 2002 in a Florida hotel, when he received a call in his room from security indicating Michael Jackson’s children had called 911, crying about their father’s state.
“I immediately grabbed Mr. Jackson’s key and went across and opened the door, where I found the two children, Prince and Paris, saying they couldn’t wake up daddy,” La Perruque testified.
“I found Mr. Jackson in the hallway laying prone and unconscious. I turned him over. Ultimately he was breathing so I kept shaking him and waking him up and then I was able to get him up and escort him back to his bedroom and put him in bed,” he said.
Paramedics checked out the singer and determined he didn’t need further medical attention, La Perruque said.
Deborah Chang, an attorney for Jackson’s mother, said there was no evidence that the incident was drug-related.
Despite seeing the entertainer impaired, La Perruque said he never saw Jackson take any drugs or saw any signs of medications lying around.
He testified he last saw Jackson two weeks before the singer’s death and he looked fine, but he noticed that his former boss was skinnier than usual.
La Perruque said he spoke to two of Jackson’s doctors about his concerns about the singer’s prescription drug use, but that he never spoke directly about it to the singer because he didn’t want him to become defensive.
“It was my concern that he may overdose,” he said.
La Perruque also testified that Michael Jackson had difficulty sleeping.
“We had discussions where he said as an artist he would always have a tune in his head, different melodies in his head. He wasn’t able to stop it, it was just something always constant, going through his brain,” La Perruque testified.
La Perruque stopped working for Jackson in 2004, but returned to oversee his security in late 2007. He said he didn’t see any signs that Jackson was impaired during the few months he worked for him again.
He testified this was a very difficult time in Jackson’s life, with a controversial documentary released and a criminal trial soon after.
La Perruque testified he has always believed Jackson was innocent of the child molestation charges the singer was acquitted of in the criminal trial.
Jackson family attorneys will continue their cross examination on Monday.
AEG denies it is responsible for the singer’s death.
Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s death, is currently serving a four-year sentence in a L.A. County jail.
Michael Jackson estate denies allowing expert to help AEG Live
By Alan Duke, CNN updated 7:17 AM EDT, Fri August 2, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS
AEG Live's consultant testifies Michael Jackson's estate waived its conflict of interest A Jackson estate lawyer contradicts testimony of consultant Eric Briggs The IRS is challenging Briggs' valuation of Jackson's share of huge music catalog Briggs calls assertions of Jackson's potential earnings "speculative"
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's estate never gave an expert it hired permission to help AEG Live defend against the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and children, the estate's top lawyer said Thursday.
The revelation raised questioned about the testimony of entertainment industry consultant Eric Briggs, who was hired by AEG Live to challenge the Jacksons' expert opinions concerning damages the concert promoter might owe if found liable in the singer's death.
Briggs told the court this week that his company -- FTI Consultants -- had gotten a waiver from a Jackson estate lawyer before agreeing to work on the concert promoter's defense.
Briggs had signed a confidentiality agreement with the Jackson estate in 2010 when he was hired to determine the value of its biggest asset -- the Sony-ATV music catalog that includes the Beatles songs -- for the estate's tax filings in 2010.
He was hired by AEG Live lawyers in February to prepare a challenge of the opinion of an expert hired by the Jackson lawyers to calculate how much money the singer would have earned had he not died while working on his comeback concerts in 2009.
Briggs said he -- or someone else in his company -- gained permission from the Jackson estate lawyer Jeryll Cohen to waive any potential conflict of interest.
"No one from the estate or any lawyers authorized or waived any potential conflict for FTI or Mr. Briggs," Jackson estate attorney Howard Weitzman wrote in an e-mail read in court Thursday.
Such a waiver would be counter to the interests of the estate's beneficiaries -- Jackson's mother and three children, a Jackson lawyer said.
Despite the conflict, the judge ordered Briggs to answer questions posed by Katherine Jackson's lawyers about the music catalog. He said although his valuation placed Jackson's interest in the catalog at about the same level as Jackson's debt at the time of his death -- which he said was $400 million -- the IRS challenged it as low.
An independent analyst hired by the IRS concluded he had undervalued Jackson's interest in the catalog by up to $300 million, Briggs testified.
Jackson lawyers argue it is evidence the singer was not broke when he died, contrary to what Briggs said in his testimony.
Briggs testified this week that it was his opinion that it was speculative that Jackson would have earned a dime more in his life if he had not died of a propofol overdose on June 25, 2009. He based his opinion the testimony of a doctor who said earlier that he did not think Jackson would have lived even another week past that date.
Panish, however, pointed out that the doctor's opinion was based on the assumption that Dr. Conrad Murray would still be giving Jackson nightly infusions of propofol -- the surgical anesthetic the coroner said killed him -- as a treatment for insomnia. The Jackson's suit contends AEG Live is liable because it negligently hired, retained or supervised Murray.
frustrating to say the least...I`m sure Michael wouldve been alive today if he had not been pressured to do those 50 shows and controlled by AEG. they totally shut him off from his friends so they could murder him. I`m sorry to most of the people surrounding him the last several weeks of his life seem to have been bought off or are probably too frightened to speak about what they know...theres a journalist whos written a book on monroe who knew michael well said hed heard strange stuff happening around the time he died!! and the chef, weird, the security?? some security huh.......its all rather disappointing...get murray to testify...lets have the nuclear fallout ..at least it might lead to the truth which is all we want here.
Yes Sat. CM has taunted us by spelling out the fact that he knows what really happened. He no doubt has a personal agenda by doing that in such a public way, to make sure people know that 'he' holds the key, but there will be a price for the truth. If he's still afraid of incriminating himself or being taken out by coming forth, we may never know the truth. While we all want the truth, there could be grave collateral damage that goes with it.
Thank you Bonnie! I'm annoyed with Kenny Ortega, the news reports that he said Michael was not taking responsibility for his health. Is he trying to say that Michael was responsible for his own murder? Was Michael at that point in a position to defend himself? Who kept changing the chefs? Why was there no heat and food in the house? Didn't his autopsy show he was sick with an infection? Yet why was Michael pushed to perform on a highly rigorous schedule which Kenny had also once mentioned to be too much even for a young man? How did 10 shows become 50 shows? Why was the doctor not paid and medical supplies requested, including a CPR machine to resuscitate in the event of an emergency, not provided? Did not Randy slap Michael and threaten to pull the plug? Which he did and there was no money for electricity and phone lines in the house. Did they expect this treatment not to affect a person's health and ability to sleep? Did it not occur to Kenny that Michael may be questioning his safety, deterioration in health, and the safety of the food offered and therefore was not eating?
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See the video at 08:40 minutes mark. It shows Michael at the World Music Awards in 2006, which helped many people realize Michael's immense popularity. This video refutes Briggs court testimony that Michael was not popular. In this video you see thousands and thousands of people admiring him. After this event, many people realized Michael's potential that he still could be very successful if he performed and were after him to perform again. I think this was the last time he sang in public.
I noticed a contradiction in the court case. Kenny Ortega said he began working on good faith and had worked for more than a month without pay until his contract was finalized and signed by him. He was then paid retroactively the day after he signed the contract. He said this is common practice in the music industry, to begin working on good faith without pay. If AEG used this method of working with Kenny Ortega then it should also apply to Conrad Murray I suppose. Conrad Murray too began working on good faith and the understanding that he will be paid by AEG retroactively. Therefore, I think an employer-employee relationship and understanding had already been established between Conrad Murray and AEG. Just as how AEG must have reminded Murray that they are paying him, similarly AEG must have told security that they were paying them (kind of similar to how the Estate told Katherine Jackson's security that they are paying them, not Katherine Jackson). Therefore, I won't be surprised if security and Conrad Murray were secretly reporting to AEG and Randy Phillips about what medical treatment was being given to Michael.
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I have taken to writing on this board more frequently now because I find it cathartic and therefore helpful to express my self. For the past 2 weeks I'm being "haunted" (that's the right word) by John Lennon's song Imagine, which most of the time is followed by Michael's "We are the World" song. I know this is a Michael Jackson thread and I'm writing about John Lennon. But the songs keep going on and on in my mind and now I'm frustrated! I thought after a few days it will go away but no, the songs go on and on in my mind! The only thing my mind can come up with, is there a connection between the two or the songs? What's happening?
Thank you so much Irina! I read the article at the link. John Lennon too was similar to Michael in the message he wanted to get out. When I read the lyrics, I realized that words from Michael's song had actually meshed with John's in the songs running through my mind, e.g. the words "the world shall come together as one" kept coming in my mind, which are words from both their songs.
Hi Mons89 - I was there on that night at the World Music Awards 2006. I was in awe when I was there. That arena was only packed out because of Michael only.
On that day getting into London early, I met so many fans there and the queue was filled with MJ fans...no other! At backstage, we were all in one room in the corridor in which there was no windows, no air con, no food, etc...we were all together as one singing his songs.
That night was fantastic. So much roaring for Michael and for him only. So much crying, fun and excitement.
I do follow the tweets by Anthony McCartney for LIVE updates: https://twitter.com/mccartneyAP
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Wow! It must have been great seeing Michael in person! I wish I was there too! Isn't it amazing that people never forgot and still felt for him even after years of him disappearing and his albums and songs not being promoted by Sony?! Like Irina said, Michael touched everyone, so much that even when he disappeared and came back, people still remembered and wanted him back! I too follow McCartney's twitter! The court case is really complicated and I'm afraid about the outcome!
I did not mean to say that Michael borrowed the lyric from John Lennon. It's just that the song that keeps running through my mind is a mixture of both John and Michael's songs. Thank you, I read the link you pasted, it's amazing that Michael mostly created that song so quickly! I am amazed by Michael's impact on people! Some people shared with me that after Michael death, they were surprised how profound and intense their emotions were for Michael!
Mons89 - Hi. It was a beautiful moment indeed. During the trial period, the community continued to grow which made the community stronger.
Michael's love in each fan grew and nothing could take that away. I think now, Michael can see this all because the undying love will remain in all of our hearts until the very day when we will depart this world.
I too am afraid about the outcome. I have been a jury member before and I hope members of the jury will not fall for the lies or any distractions in the media. Looks like it wil resume on Tuesday.
Michael Jackson -- NOT AEG -- hired Dr. Conrad Murray and MJ actually kept AEG at complete arms length on issues of medical treatment, because he felt a bunch of snakes ran the concert promotion company ... and these are the words of Conrad Murray captured on tape.
TMZ has obtained a voice mail Murray recently left on a friend's answering machine. If it were testimony in the wrongful death trial, it could be explosive. Among other things, Murray says:
-- Michael personally offered him the job of being his doctor on the "This Is It" tour
-- AEG actually wanted to hire a less expensive doctor, but Michael got his way with Murray
-- AEG never ordered Murray to give MJ any specific medical treatment. All requests came from Michael
-- AEG was not even aware of the medical treatment Michael was receiving. This point is critical
-- Michael despised AEG and referred to people who worked for the company as "snakes"
-- Michael had particular disdain for "This Is It" producer/director Kenny Ortega. MJ said he hated Ortega, who had no idea how much pain he was inflicting on Michael with the breakneck pace.
And Michael's venom extended to his family. Murray claims during the Jackson 5 Pay for View project, Joe (whom he called Papa Bear) demanded $1 million. Katherine (whom he called Mama Bear) also wanted $1 mil. And each of the brothers wanted $500k.
In response to the news article on Conrad Murray, I'm blown away! The way he ends his conversation along something like "remain thirsty my friends" like a teaser! Do you have any inkling what may be really going on?
Thanks for sharing your experiences! Just as you feared, there is now a distraction by media. Conrad Murray. From what he said, it seems he does not want the Jackson family to win. But again I noticed that the recording seems to be cut and edited several times, so we are not sure on whose side he really is! He said both AEG and Michael were his employers! Fingers crossed for outcome of the trial.
Hi Mons 89, Seems that we have more validation today for why you have been hearing the two particular songs in succession. The message persists. See the Birthday post. :)
Praying for Katherine. Hope the court trial goes well for her! I was just thinking, she raised Michael so well and the world benefited so much because of Michael. He had a childlike innocence and therefore got hurt in the process. But because he was there, he made a world a much better place! Michael came in my dreams and he was singing. His voice sounded so much more beautiful and angelic than his earthly voice! God bless him!
Government Whistleblower releases what he claims is Michael Jackson's final phone call
www.sdparanormal.com/Michael_Jackson.html
Government whistleblower Robert Conners issues a warning to the DOD that he is about to release top secret evidence about some top black artists including Michael Jackson. He provides a phone recording that he claims is between Michael Jackson and Dieter Weisner.
Defense Rests Case in Trial Over Jackson's Death LOS ANGELES September 19, 2013 (AP) By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent
Associated Press
Lawyers for concert promoter AEG Live LLC rested their defense Wednesday with testimony from a longtime friend and doctor of Michael Jackson in the negligence case filed by Jackson's mother over his death.
The trial is in its 21st week and jurors are expected to begin deliberations next week.
Defense attorneys provided an emotional finale to their presentation, playing the videotaped testimony of Jackson's physician Dr. Allan Metzger.
With Katherine Jackson seated in the courtroom's front row, jurors heard Metzger deliver a tribute to the star.
"I saw him as a great guy ... a wonderful, generous person," said Metzger, whose account, given on videotape a year ago, delivered perhaps the most human view of the superstar by any witness.
Metzger spoke of Jackson's decision to embark on the ultimately ill-fated "This Is It" tour to eradicate the stigma of his child molestation trial.
"He wanted to redeem Michael Jackson," said Metzger who visited with the singer at home three months before Jackson died and told of the heart-to-heart talk with him.
"He wanted to redeem his image," the doctor said. "He felt this was it and he wanted to go out with a flash. He was still terribly hurt about the trial and the accusations. "
Jackson was tried and acquitted in a sensational molestation trial in 2005 then lived abroad for a time and returned to rehearse for his "This Is It" tour.
Metzger's testimony contradicted many accounts of Jackson as a tortured figure in his last months, forced to commit to more concerts than he was capable of doing and turning to prescription drugs to chase away his demons and find the elusive sleep he craved.
Metzger said the star was energized — and scared — by the prospect of the shows.
He said their conversation in February 2009 began with "an anxiety call" from Jackson.
"I think he was fearful because this was it and he needed to do a lot of perfectionalizing," Metzger testified. "He wanted it to be something that had never been done before."
One thing that scared Jackson, he said, was the prospect that he would not be able to sleep when he got to London to kick off the concerts.
Metzger said he suggested putting him in touch with sleep therapists in London, but Jackson resisted.
In his last meeting with Jackson in April, 2009, the singer asked Metzger for intravenous sleep medication, but the doctor said he refused, telling Jackson it was dangerous and potentially life-threatening.
The doctor also lectured him on nutrition and hydration, noting that Jackson typically dropped seven to eight pounds in every performance.
He said Jackson never mentioned Dr. Conrad Murray or spoke of taking propofol, the drug that killed him. Murray was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for giving Jackson an overdose of the drug in June 2009. He is serving a prison term.
AEG Live's defense has focused heavily on testimony from Jackson's former physicians, who have detailed their treatments for the superstar. The company denies it hired Murray.
Lawyers for Katherine Jackson were expected to present a brief rebuttal case this week and closing arguments were likely to begin on Monday.
Metzger began treating Jackson in the early 1980s. He told of traveling with him to Australia on the History Tour and being at his wedding to Debbie Rowe. Jackson suffered from insomnia even then, he said.
Metzger testified about his treatments of Jackson over the years and said the singer could be secretive and often didn't tell him when he was receiving medical care from other doctors. He described the singer's behavior as "doctor shopping."
He said he did not know him to be addicted to painkillers although he had a low threshold for pain and often sought medication.
"He was a big baby. He didn't want any pain," Metzger said.
Metzger said he had not seen Jackson in years when the star suddenly called in 2009
Michael Jackson's mother has standing to collect damages, judge rules
By Alan Duke, CNN updated 10:34 PM EDT, Fri September 20, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Judge issues a partial directed verdict in favor of Katherine Jackson Evidence proved Michael Jackson provided "everything" for his elderly mother AEG Live argued she couldn't sue because of support from Janet Jackson Closing arguments start Tuesday in the wrongful-death case
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial have one less question to decide after the judge issued a partial directed verdict in favor of Jackson's mother Friday.
Katherine Jackson has standing to seek damages against concert promoter AEG Live in the pop icon's death because evidence proved her son provided for "everything," including her household expenses and food, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos said in a ruling Friday afternoon.
Lawyers for AEG Live unsuccessfully argued that Jackson's elderly mother could not sue because she was also supported by daughter Janet Jackson.
Testimony ended Friday in the five-month-long trial, setting the stage for closing arguments to begin Tuesday. Judge Palazuelos will read her instructions to the jury on Monday.
Jackson's mother and three children contend AEG Live is liable in his death because it negligently hired, retained or supervised Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011 and sentenced to four years in prison.
Murray told police he infused Jackson with the surgical anesthetic propofol for 60 nights to treat his insomnia as he prepared for his comeback concerts. The coroner ruled his death on June 25, 2009, was from a propofol overdose.
AEG Live lawyers have argued it was Jackson who chose and controlled Murray and that their executives had no way of knowing about the dangerous treatments the doctor was giving Jackson in the privacy of his bedroom.
The judge cited testimony from Katherine Jackson and a financial expert hired by AEG Live in her partial directed verdict ruling.
The defense expert concluded that the Michael Jackson paid for the "bulk" of his mother's support, including for her home, transportation, food and insurance, the ruling said.
The only evidence AEG Live had supporting their defense was Katherine Jackson's testimony that her youngest daughter, Janet Jackson, gave her $10,000 a month for "some period of years," the judge wrote.
"There is no evidence that Janet Jackson's contributions negated Katherine Jackson's reliance -- to some extent -- on [Michael Jackson's] contributions for the necessaries of life," Palazuelos ruled.
California law does not allow parents to seek wrongful-death damages if their offspring had other heirs, unless they can prove they were financially dependent on their child.
The judge is moving the trial to a much larger courtroom in the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, which will allow more than 300 people to watch closing arguments. The trial began in a courtroom that only seats 60 people.
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phew....amazing the phone call from the whistleblower, my heart really hurt when i heard that..Dieter was the person michael could trust that was `away` from the situation..I feel from what i have seen hes a good guy. but nearly everyone on the TIT production seems to have been `got at`....also V.good point to make..they can totally turn stuff around with clever tape editing. Ive recently met two ex documentary makers who just got disillusioned with the process & how TV was getting narrow in what they could make films about...enough said there ......
A partial justice for Michael but what about the rest?
I hope the appeal will be successful because I do not understand why jurors believed Murray was fit and competent. It does not take few days to come with the final verdict after a five month trial. This wasn't clearly thought out imo.
Interview with Attorney Tom Mesereau about the verdict: http://wildabouttrial.com/videos/court-discussion-with-beth-karas-4.html
I hope the juror didn't pressure other jurors for this decision. I used to be a juror myself and I can tell you one thing, there was one who would make you feel uneasy if you disagreed with the voting in the deliberation room. This “physician’s” opinion may have impacted on the other jurors?
Dear Bonnie, Thank you so very much for all of the updates. Sending you love and healing energy. <3
The verdict is a disappointing one. I must admit I started to worry about the outcome sometime around Katherine's testimony and then with Debbie Rowe being subpoenaed to come in and what she shared. One could see that responsibility for his death was being shifted onto Michael. This is the line of defense which was attempted during the CM trial but was successfully pulled off in this civil trial.
@TabloidJunk is very much on point regarding Katherine. Could not have said it better. Katherine truly did gain a moral victory. I hope and pray that some music industry insiders will show her public support in the future. This is long overdue. And I hope and pray that she and the kids do appeal and win in the next round.
Michael could not have chosen a better advocate than Thomas Meseresu. He speaks truth about Michael. All I want to say is he is an absolute blessing in all of this very traumatic and still unfolding story.
I was also disappointed but not surprised after sitting through the Murray trial.
I am glad Katherine got some of the truth out, but there is more to go. Michael did tell me that he did not hire Dr. Murray and that has now been validated by the court.
Michael continues to be concerned about his children and the control grid he has talked about so often.
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