Now comes the reports of wills and business plans being singed that holds discrepancies that are blatant. Now come the revelations of liars forgetting their lines and missing their marks and one pointing fingers at the others. Now comes a family that once stood privately together but now publicly divided. Now comes the villains who are able to pit Michael’s fans against one another to stand with them, ignoring Michael and breaking the chain at its weakest point. There is strength in numbers. Look at how firm we stood against making sure Conrad Murray’s crimes did not go unpunished. Look at how we changed the heading in news articles when they refused to call Michael by his proper name or spewed venomous lies. Look at how we disabled telecasts from being broadcast nation wide, even worldwide because they threw a less than positive light on our most brilliant star. We stood strong, as a united front and we made things happen. But why now, when it matters most, when more than ever before is at stake are we so divided and powerless? Why now? Are we so willing to allow Michael’s death to go unpunished for the most part, because Conrad Murray doing a mere 4 years just isn’t enough? This is Michael Jackson. If there are unanswered questions, unethical undertakings in discovery, why are we not standing just as strong or stronger to get ALL the answers? Why? Are “things” and “toys” offered up in Michael’s name more important than he was? Is being accepted or allowed to be a part of the machine that in my opinion assisted heavily in taking Michael from us, of more worth than his life was? I just don’t get it. It wasn’t Michael’s things, or what he gave us in the form of music, dance and entertainment that kept me loving him. Those of course were magical. But it was his suffering silently that made me keep a close watch on what he suffered with in his life. It was his willingness to forgive, his ability to overcome and do it gracefully even when you could see the strain upon him. It was his love for us and his belief that we gave him strength to endure. We, the fans, gave him the willingness, the courage to persevere in the face of so much pain and deception. He loved us like that. He loved US more than who we were or what we had or any social challenges we were faced with. Now, I feel it is my duty in honoring him and giving back that love, to stand up and say that some things are not right. I will never, ever put anyone else’ agenda ahead of Michael Jackson. If I never get another song, or dance with Michael’s name and image attached to it, it matters not so long as I know that he is not being exploited and pursuits are not gained off of his blood and sacrifice. There are players in this game who need to be disqualified. Until they are, I will not rest.
God bless Michael Jackson. From my heart to yours, MJ, I am all for you and doing what I believe is right and just to honor you and your legacy. Wipe the slate clean. Get rid of all the dirty underhanded crooks that have turned the world upside down and inside out and living large under a false premise that they believe to be undetectable. They live. You don’t. Now we are left with articles such as these that spells collusion and dishonor. Something in that equation doesn’t mesh. I smell rats in the cellar and they stank. Time to exterminate.
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Michael Jackson: London concert promoters expressed concerns in emails
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Promoters of Michael Jackson’s planned 2009 comeback described in emails how they feared for the megastar’s stability, saying he was out of shape and consumed with self-doubt.
The Los Angeles Times obtained some 250 pages of messages, most between executives at Anschutz Entertainment Group, which was financing the ill-fated “This Is It” concerts set for London. Some of the emails indicated that executives were concerned that Jackson’s planned 50-show stand at AEG’s 02 Arena would be an expensive bust.
In one exchange AEG’s Randy Phillips wrote his boss that Jackson was “an emotionally paralyzed mess.” Phillips was writing from Jackson’s London hotel suite just hours before a press conference announcing the concert run.
“MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent,” Phillips said in an email to AEG President Tim Leiweke. “I (am) trying to sober him up.”
In the end, the emails show, Phillips and Jackson’s manager had to dress the pop star, theTimes said.
“He is scared to death,” Phillips wrote to Leiweke.
Jackson arrived 90 minutes late for the press conference and made brief remarks that some of the 350 reporters described as odd and disjointed.
In an interview with the newspaper, AEG’s attorney Marvin Putnam suggested Phillips had exaggerated in his emails and said Jackson’s behavior appeared to be a case of “nerves.”
The Times said the messages will probably play a key role in two lawsuits set for trial next year. The shows’ insurers are asking a judge to nullify a $17.5-million policy that they say AEG got with false claims about Jackson’s health and readiness to perform. And Jackson’s heirs filed a wrongful-death suit that accuses the entertainment giant of pressuring the singer to carry on with a comeback despite indications he was too weak.
Lawyers for AEG, which has denied any wrongdoing, told the Times most of the correspondence was produced as discovery in ongoing litigation. They said the messages reviewed by the newspaper were incomplete and leaked to portray the company in a negative light. The lawyers declined to provide additional emails that they said would give a fuller picture, citing a protective order imposed by a judge in the civil litigation.
Numerous emails show Lloyd’s of London unsuccessfully pushing for access to five years of Jackson’s medical records in order to expand insurance coverage for the concerts.
The insurer also wanted the singer to undergo a four-hour medical exam that would include three doctors, heart monitoring and blood work. AEG’s insurance broker tried to persuade Lloyd’s to drop the physical, according to the email discussions. AEG suggested that Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, could give an oral recitation of Jackson’s recent medical history instead, the Times reported. Lloyd’s refused.
A Lloyd’s underwriter wrote that repeated requests for written records and details about Jackson’s daily fitness program were met “always with no response.”
Murray responded to the last of the requests June 25 at Jackson’s Southern California home, according to emails presented at the doctor’s criminal trial. He wrote that he had talked to Jackson and “Authorization was denied.”
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