The on-going Michael Jackson death trial in
L.A has continuously revealed shocking details
which makes the world wonder when exactly
the late King of Pop would finally rest in peace.
The AEG Live lawyer Marvin Putnam has ruled
out all charges on the company’s full knowledge
of the pop star’s pre-medical condition before
his world famous “This Is It Tour” in 2009
insisting that Dr Conrad Murray was hired by
Jackson himself and not the Company.
In the court session yesterday, the AEG Live
Lawyer, Marvin Putman dismissed claims by
the Jackson Family that the promotion
company signed up Dr Murray (charged for
involuntary manslaughter of pop star in 2011)
for Jackson and pressured him to bend medical
rules in order to ensure that his come-back tour
must go on. Putman stated that Dr. Murray
had been treating Jackson and his family for so
many years even before the Tour.
“ Jackson was responsible for his own health,
certainly his own healthcare and he’s
responsible for his own choices, no matter how
bad those choices turn out to be.” Putman
however admitted that, “The truth here is it’s a
tragedy … it’s a tragedy for his family, a tragedy
for his mother, a tragedy for his kids. It’s
horrible and incredibly sad.” “But it’s not a
tragedy of AEG Live’s making” he added.
Dr Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years
imprisonment in November 2011 accused of
providing the surgical anesthetic Propofol
which a coroner found as the major cause of
Jackson’s death in 2009. AEG Live Promotion
company claims Jackson NEVER told the
Company he was on that dangerous
medication.
“ AEG would have NEVER agreed to finance this
tour if they knew Mr. Jackson was playing
Russian Roulette in his bedroom ever night”
Putman narrated to the jurors.
Dr. Conrad Murray is due for released next
month (October) after serving his two years in
prison and the Jackson family lawyer, Brian
Panish still insists that the AEG had known
about Jackson’s past health problems and was
simply negligent in not checking Murray’s
background before hiring him as Jackson’s
doctor . Dr. Murray was confirmed to have
been deep in debt at the time of employment
and allegedly needed the Tour to go on so he
could save his bankruptcy.
There are no specifics yet as to how much
damage the Jackson’s family is seeking for but
if AEG Live is found guilty, the Company will be
looking at/above a $1 billion payment in
Jackson’s lost earnings. On this case, instead of
the usual 12 juror unanimous verdict on a
criminal trial, only 9 are required to reach a
verdict.
