TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson‘s ex-wife and the mother of Paris and Prince Jackson, Debbie Rowe, will be testifying today in the AEG Live vs. Katherine Jackson case. Reportedly, she will be called to the stand by AEG Live. The gossip site is reporting: Sources familiar with Debbie Rowe’s testimony tell TMZ, Rowe — […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson’s mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of […]
Dr. Conrad Murray does not want testify in the AEG Live trial and he wants to make sure people know that. The imprisoned doctor, who is serving four years for involuntary manslaughter, left a message on a friend’s phone that warns against forcing him to testify, he says, “Please stop. If you don’t, let this […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The promoters of Michael Jackson’s ill-fated comeback concerts watched the singer waste away and should have reached out to his family for help, the superstar’s mother tearfully told a jury on Monday. Clutching a tissue and hanging her head at times, Katherine Jackson said she didn’t know the extent of her […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson‘s mother, Katherine Jackson, testified Monday that she does not believe her son had any responsibility for his own death. Katherine Jackson was responding to a question from attorney Marvin Putnam, who represents AEG Live LLC, the promoter of her son’s ill-fated “This Is It” concerts. Katherine Jackson, 83, is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson could have earned $1.1 billion or more if he had performed a worldwide concert tour and created a Las Vegas show before his death, an accounting expert familiar with the singer’s earning potential told jurors Monday. Arthur Erk, a certified public accountant who conducts royalty audits for musicians, told […]
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 […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for Michael Jackson‘s doctor told an appellate court on Wednesday that Jackson’s contract with AEG Live LLC should have been admitted as evidence in Dr. Conrad Murray‘s manslaughter trial. In the last of a series of appellate briefs submitted to the California Second District Court of Appeal , attorney […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who treated Michael Jackson during a 1993 concert tour that had to be canceled when the singer entered rehab testified Monday about the signs that led him to conclude the singer had a problem with prescription pain medications at the time. In videotaped testimony, Dr. Stuart Finkelstein said he […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson‘s longtime stylist told jurors Friday that she tried to warn the singer’s manager that concert promoter AEG Live LLC would look responsible if the singer died because of numerous signs his health was declining. Hair and makeup artist Karen Faye testified about two emails she sent to Jackson’s manager […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson‘s eldest son, Prince Michael, testified Wednesday that his father was excited about going back on tour before his death but wasn’t happy about the pressure that came with the ill-fated shows. Prince Jackson told jurors his father wanted more time to rehearse and had several tense phone conversations with […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Courtrooms have supplied the epilogue to Michael Jackson’s life. They’ve provided the forum where his debts have been settled, his final days dissected and his life depicted as a cautionary tale. In nearly four years of court proceedings, two juries have watched Jackson come to life on video screens. They’ve watched […]
