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666 · 29. Juni 2009

Zitat von Jackson07

Medien fallen auf alte Bilder herein

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Zitat von badwoman

und vielleicht einer seiner...'dealer'.

Ein trottel der so wie es scheint von nix ne Ahnung hatte auser wie man Geld aus Michael rausholt

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Zitat von badwoman

sorry, aber das is ja wohl der witz des jahres...
wenn da nicht nen brett anstelle einer matratze war, dann macht der doc sich lächerlich
das wäre bei nem debri egal - aber nicht bei ner hand-reanimation
gott im himmel....das is genial. wenn mike von lauter solchen schwachköpfen umgeben war, dann wundert mich, dass er überhaupt 50 jahre alt wurde. sorry, aber echt mal..

Ja am ende kann man wohl sagen Michael Jackson musste sterben weil sein arzt ein trottel war

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Doctor's response to CPR on the bed, His layer says "it was a firm bed"...

He tells TMZ via video that the Dr Murray put one hand under Michael's back, and compressed his chest with the other for 25-30 minutes.

30 minutes is stupid. 911 should've been called the moment he found Michael unconcious.

KOP

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Doctor's response to CPR on the bed, His layer says "it was a firm bed"...

He tells TMZ via video that the Dr Murray put one hand under Michael's back, and compressed his chest with the other for 25-30 minutes.

30 minutes is stupid. 911 should've been called the moment he found Michael unconcious.

KOP

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Es tut mir so leid sowas jetzt zu posten . Ich weiß es tut weh sowas zu lesen aber ich will es auch keinem vorenthalten

Updated 2h 9m ago

By Edna Gundersen and Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY

L.A. rehearsal, May 6: Michael Jackson at CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif., where he
worked on his upcoming shows. Those involved with the production say that in rehearsals,
Jackson resembled the King of Pop they remembered from the past.

LOS ANGELES — A hovering orb, a flaming bed, mutant spiders, 20-foot puppets, 3-D effects, pyrotechnics and the return of the crooning, spinning, moonwalking King of Pop. Michael Jackson's farewell concert tour had every crowd-pleasing lure — but no crowds.

Fans had ponied up $85 million for 750,000 tickets to Jackson's 50 shows at London's O2 arena, a marathon swan song, aptly titled This Is It, that was scheduled to begin July 13. Instead, the final curtain fell Wednesday night at a rehearsal in Los Angeles' Staples Center, where Jackson sang and danced for the last time.

No applause. No screaming throng. No demands for encores. Only his crew and a few guests saw what would be the unheralded closing performance by one of history's greatest entertainers.

Jackson's death Thursday at age 50 derailed an ambitious campaign to restore luster to a career tarnished by scandal, debt and creative false starts.

"He was trying, and succeeding, in structuring the biggest, most spectacular live production ever seen," says Johnny Caswell, co-owner of CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif., where Jackson polished the show from late March to early June before shifting rehearsals to larger venues.

"By the time he left my facility, he had graduated through several studios and was on a soundstage taking up 10,000 square feet," Caswell says. "They moved to The Forum, outgrew that and needed the height at Staples. The show was getting so damn big, they couldn't finish it in time. That's why they had to delay."

Reports that the singer postponed the London start date by five days because of poor health were "nonsense," Caswell says. But after Jackson's death, reports surfaced of longtime prescription drug abuse, including suspicions raised by Jackson's family through the Rev. Jesse Jackson that the singer has been receiving injections of the painkiller Demerol. The physician who was with the singer when he died, Conrad Murray, was interviewed by Los Angeles authorities over the weekend.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has withheld a declaration of the official cause of death until toxicology tests are completed. The singer's family had a second autopsy done by a private pathologist, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Wednesday at Staples, Jackson worked with his band, crew, choreographers and a dozen dancers, roughly 80 people total, to fine-tune what was expected to be his comeback after a 12-year absence from the tour circuit. It was a hiatus during which he faced rising debt, a child sexual abuse trial and waning record sales.

Back in the game

Jackson's goal of returning to prominence seemed easily within reach to the few who saw Wednesday's rehearsal.

"He was energetic, passionate, diligent, prepared, excited and an effective leader," Caswell says, adding that Jackson was an inspiration to his crew. "These folks followed him like he's the Pied Piper. He was a perfectionist. This guy was ready to go."

Says Ed Alonzo, the "Misfit of Magic" who created illusions for Britney Spears' Circus tour and joined Jackson's show six weeks ago: "It was an amazing show. The thing was just days away from being perfected. It was incredible. Even though it was just a walk-through with the dancers, his moves were dead-on — the same Michael Jackson we (saw) through the years in music videos."

When Jackson kicked off what turned out to be his final rehearsal, he donned a headset microphone, strolled to an elevated platform and launched into his 1991 hit Dangerous— first a cappella, then with the band.

"He wasn't singing full-out, but he was singing," Alonzo says. "They ran the number a couple of times and started to bring more props onstage that he looked at for the Thriller number. Every song he was doing was not just singing, but surrounded by huge production — gigantic spiders and 20-foot puppets. I feel I was so blessed to see the only performance of this concert."

Jackson appeared underweight but not sick, he says.

When they hugged, "he felt very thin," Alonzo says. "Even the first time I met him, 20 years ago at Neverland (Jackson's ranch in Santa Barbara County, Calif.), he was thin. So it didn't strike me as odd, other than he seemed fragile. But his energy and the way he moved and spoke had a lot of impact. His soul didn't seem fragile at all. This is just a thin guy."

Longtime Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich, summoned to Staples on Wednesday evening to meet with Jackson on their potential collaboration on a television project, likewise found Jackson upbeat and energetic, overseeing every aspect of the production from video footage to prop cues.

After their discussion, Jackson invited Ehrlich to stick around for the rehearsal. "Michael was ready," says Ehrlich, who had worked with Jackson on various projects and booked his performance at the 1988 Grammys.

"The show wasn't all there yet, but it looked extremely creative," Ehrlich says. "You could see how much thought had gone into it. There were impactful moments."

The 10 or 11 songs performed during the rehearsal unfolded in a casual setting, but Jackson occasionally unleashed the full force of his stage persona.

"I've seen him in rehearsal mode several times over the years," Ehrlich says. "Michael is extremely methodical. He's not going to give it all until he knows he's got it all.

"But sometimes, he'd jump into it, and it was really exciting. As he got more comfortable with the props and where the dancers were, he got more animated. This was a guy who did it all, and here he was doing it again."

'He ... was electric'

In earlier rehearsals, Jackson had seemed restrained to some observers.

But after worrying that the frail singer might not have the strength for the London shows, lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe was reassured after seeing Wednesday's preview.

"He came on stage and was electric," he told BBC's Radio 4, describing the show as complicated and challenging. "Suddenly he was performing as one had remembered him in the past."

Crewmembers were astonished by Jackson's talent, charisma and verve.

"There was a sense we had actually seen this comeback that was so important to him," Woodroffe says. He says he wasn't sure Jackson would have lasted through the tour's March 6 finale, "but he would have made it to the start of the race."

Frank DiLeo, Jackson's manager, told The Hollywood Reporter that after finishing the rehearsal sometime after midnight early Thursday, the singer expressed joy about the night's work.

"He found me and said, 'Frank, I am so happy. ... This is really our time.' He put his arm around me," DiLeo told the newspaper.

Alonzo had designed dazzling effects for the show, including a glass sphere that would float around Jackson during the opening song, 1982's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'.

The globe was designed to light up and grow brighter as it drifted over the crowd before landing in Jackson's palm. Jackson's instructions, according to Alonzo: "I want people to scream for miles."

For a splashy version of Dirty Diana, Jackson wanted a flaming bed with a pole-dancing aerialist "playing the part of the fire," Alonzo says.

The elaborately plotted stunt: Jackson intended to be pursued around the bed by the "fire woman," and each time she touched the stage, flames in the form of fluttering crimson fabric would shoot skyward.

After she caught him, she would lash him to the bed's tall posts with gold rope and a sheet of red fabric would billow before him, illuminating his struggling silhouette.

When the sheet fell, the magic trick would be triggered — the woman would be revealed as the one ensnared, and Jackson would materialize on a stage in the center of the arena.

Grieving fans, huge losses

Details of Jackson's extravaganza have been scarce because all parties involved were required to sign non-disclosure agreements.

Now fans are gleaning clues about what would have been a towering spectacle that's being dismantled as its creator is mourned around the world. (Refund details for those who bought tickets — which cost 50 to 75 pounds, or $69 to $103, when they went on sale, according to Billboard— will be announced this week.)

Wednesday's rehearsal was videotaped, but it's unclear whether Jackson's performance will be made public, such as through the sale of a DVD.

Caswell, crushed that Jackson's camp didn't allow the CenterStaging rehearsals to be filmed, says the show's death means heartbroken fans, huge losses for promoters and a missed opportunity to remind the world of Jackson's talent. He sees a solution in a stage bromide: The show must go on.

"I would do the concert as a tribute to Michael," he says.

"Do every song with a different major artist. Film it and put it in IMAX theaters. Then box it up and sell it for the next 30 years."

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666 · 29. Juni 2009

http://www.showbiz411.com/tmz-facebook-mic...nancy-al-malnik

TMZ Acquires Stolen Facebook Photos of Jackson

Al Malnik, Michael Jackson’s friend and mentor from Florida, is not happy this morning with TMZ.

The pay-for-play website has published personal photographs belonging to Malnik and his wife, Nancy, of Michael, his three kids, the Malniks and friends that were taken about five or six years ago.

Nancy Malnik tells me she posted the photographs to friends only, with all the restrictions necessary, on her Facebook page. One of her 200 or so Facebook “friends” evidently copied 20 of the pictures and sold them to TMZ without permission.

“I can’t believe it,” Nancy Malnik told me this morning. “I’ve looked through the list and can’t figure out who would do such a thing.”

Meantime, Al Malnik cleared up for me a confusion that’s been out in the media. He does not have a 2004 will from Michael Jackson and was never appointed his executor. Michael simply asked him if he’d be the executor of his will. “But I never heard anything about it again,” Malnik told me. Malnik did sign a notarized agreement making him godfather to Michael’s third child, Prince Michael II aka Blanket.

As far as TMZ is concerned, they’re on notice for publishing purloined photos.

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Jackson Fam -- Debbie Rowe Can See Her Kids

Posted Jun 27th 2009 7:20PM by TMZ Staff

A source close to the family of Michael Jackson tells TMZ if Debbie Rowe reaches out to them, and wants to see her kids, they won't stand in the way.

Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson

However, we're told the family is holding strong in its position that the kids should stay with their grandmother Katherine.

We're told the family believes it would be "unfair" for the kids to grow up not knowing their biological mother.

666 · 29. Juni 2009

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Janets words:>

"My entire family wanted to be here tonight. But it was just too painful, so they elected me to speak to all of you. I'm gonna keep it very short, but I'd just like to say that to you Michael is an icon, but to us Michale is family and he will forever live in all of our hearts.
On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love. Thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much."
>YouTube - Janet Jackson BET Awards 6/28/09 Michael Jackson Tribute (HQ)

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Judge will likely have to decide who gets to care for Michael Jackson's children

Associated Press

NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's family wants the singer's mother, Katherine, to have custody of his three children.

Jackson family spokesman Londell McMillan said on NBC's "Today" show that Katherine Jackson is taking care of the children. He says he'll go to court Monday in part to protect Katherine Jackson's right to custody of the children.

McMillan says he doesn't expect anyone will think there is someone better to care for the children. He says the family hasn't heard from Deborah Rowe, who is the mother of Jackson's two oldest children, about custody.

Jackson left behind three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7. The youngest son was born to a surrogate mother.

Judge will likely have to decide who gets to care for Michael Jackson's children

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Fakt ist diese Fotos sind ein paar Jahre alt auch wenn die Medien es anders verkaufen wollen

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Zitat von Angel1980

www.20minuten.ch: Unterhaltung: Musik, Kino, TV, Games, Wettbewerbe...!

Sind das wirklich "aktuelle" Fotos??? Oder doch schon paar Jahre alt?

Da wo Michael aufm Tisch tanzt ? Die sind vor dem Prozess entstandenbeim dreh zum One more Chance Video das ja net veröffentlicht wurde also nicht aktuell aber die Medien versuchen sie als solche zu verkaufen .Einfach nur erbärmlich

666 · 29. Juni 2009

Zitat von Greez

oh mein gott hab eben bei PUNKT 12 das foto von paris gesehen.. wie sie weint nach dem ihr gesagt wurde das ihr papa tot ist

Ja das können se alle gut Fotos von weinenden Kindern zeigen . Eine schande sowas

666 · 29. Juni 2009

http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2...ing-of-pop.html

June 26, 2009 8:34 AM
The King of Pop: Ben Brafman Remembers Michael Jackson

Posted by Brian Baxter

One of the most transcendent performers in the history of music, the late Michael Jackson also had his fair share of legal troubles during his lifetime.

One of Jackson’s many lawyers, noted New York criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman, spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper last night about his time representing the King of Pop on charges he sexually molested a teenage boy. (A Southern California jury acquitted Jackson of those charges four years ago this month.)

Brafman joined Jackson’s legal team in January 2004 on the advice of legendary Los Angeles lawyer Johnnie Cochran and the superstar's lead lawyer at the time, litigator-to-the-stars Mark Geragos, who was busy preparing for the upcoming murder trial of another client, Scott Peterson.

After agreeing to take the case, Brafman told Cooper's 360 program that Cochran told him to take it easy on Jackson because he had the mentality of a “45-year-old 12-year-old.” Recalling his first interview with his client, Brafman said he waited two hours to see Jackson at a Beverly Hills mansion he was renting.

Jackson soon emerged in one his trademark outfits: clad completely in black except for a pair of white socks. The singer’s “naivete” about the legal process shocked Brafman, who told Cooper he was even more surprised when Jackson collapsed onto his shoulder and began “sobbing hysterically” after the blunt New York lawyer informed him of the seriousness of the molestation charges. When Brafman put his hand on Jackson’s back to console him, all he felt was bones.

“I remember telling [Geragos], ‘I think we can win this case, but the question is whether Michael Jackson can live through this ordeal,’” Brafman said in the CNN interview. In the time he spent with his client over the next three months--Jackson hired Thomas Mesereau in April 2004 and fired Brafman and Geragos for not giving him enough “attention”--Brafman said he developed a “sense of foreboding that [Jackson] wouldn’t live to be an old man...I was frightened for him."

But Brafman’s time with Jackson did expose him to another side of the reclusive musician that the public didn’t often get to see. Brafman told Cooper that Jackson had a “sweet side” and was a “doting father” to his children.

While Jackson tried to limit his interaction with adults in favor of spending time with children, Brafman said the singer was surrounded by sophisticated "layers of management" that handled fee requests and other business transactions.

Sadly, Brafman said he wasn’t "certain how many people around [Jackson] had his best interests at heart." Most of Jackson’s best business decisions, such as purchasing The Beatles catalog in 1984, were made earlier in his career. (Brafman told Cooper that the estimated $500 million catalog was "mortgaged to the hilt" by the debt-saddled pop star; Jackson canceled a memorabilia auction in April and reportedly was hoping to pay off $400 million in debt with proceeds from a planned comeback tour scheduled to kick off in London in July.)

And despite a sizable entourage, Brafman called Jackson "one of the loneliest people I’ve ever met."

In the end, Brafman said he will remember Jackson for his larger-than-life persona and legions of loyal fans. The lawyer told CNN's Cooper about leaving the courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., after Jackson pled not guilty to the molestation charges in 2004. Outside was a limousine waiting to whisk Jackson back to his Neverland estate, but he surprised onlookers by climbing onto its roof and doing a quick dance in front of the cheering crowd.

A young girl walked up to Brafman and asked him if he’d ever touched Jackson’s hand. He said yes.The girl promptly fainted.

666 · 29. Juni 2009

A Times: Lawyer says No Demerol Injection or OxyContin Given to Jackson

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2009 15:25 Sunday, 28 June 2009 15:20

A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s personal physician said today that reports that the doctor injected the pop star with a powerful painkiller before his death were “absolutely false.”

“There was no Demerol. No OxyContin,” Edward Chernoff, the attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray, told The Times.

The lawyer, who was present Saturday for Murray’s three-hour interview with Los Angeles police detectives, said Jackson was already unconscious when the doctor “fortuitously” entered the bedroom of the performer’s Holmby Hills mansion.

The 50-year-old entertainer “wasn’t breathing. He checked for a pulse. There was a weak pulse in his femoral artery. He started administering CPR,” said Chernoff, a Houston criminal defense attorney.

The lawyer’s claim was consistent with the account of a source close to the investigation who told The Times that the lengthy interview with the doctor turned up “no smoking gun.”

Murray had not “furnished or prescribed” Jackson with Demerol, the lawyer said.

He described Murray as stunned by Jackson’s death. “He was the one who suggested the autopsy to the family while they were still in the hospital. He didn’t understand why Michael Jackson had died,” he said. Murray, a cardiologist with practices in Nevada and Texas, shuttered his offices in May after Jackson asked him to travel to London for a seven-month concert run.

Chernoff said the concert promoter, L.A.-based AEG Live, had agreed to pay the doctor $300,000 and was still owed the money. AEG Live Chief Executive Randy Phillips has described Murray as Jackson’s personal physician of three years. Murray’s attorney, however, said that although the men had known each other since 2006, Murray only came on as Jackson’s personal physician last month for the London shows.

He said previously Murray had treated Jackson’s children for an infection while the family was living in Las Vegas and the doctor considered the performer “a friend.”

On Friday, an LAPD detective told The Times that investigators had no information that Jackson was injected with Demerol or other painkillers. Such claims "are coming from outside the investigation," said Lt. Gregg Strenk, head of the LAPD's Homicide Special Section 1, which is assigned to the Jackson case.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009...awyer-says.html

666 · 29. Juni 2009