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« on: November 16, 2010, 03:40:38 PM »
Michael Jackson’s Children’s Body Language During Oprah Interview Show They Are Guarded, Protective, and Ambivalent as They Continue to Respect Dad’s Privacy You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: October 26, 2010, 02:50:56 AM »
Another chapter in the Jackson family feud is about to begin. On Monday, several Jackson family members are expected to appear in court for matters related to Dr. Conrad Murray, but other family members, specifically Rebbie and Randy, are expected to issue a statement in an attempt to distance themselves from a concert being billed as a tribute to Michael Jackson. Meanwhile, Katherine Jackson claims she hasn't received "a penny" from Michael's estate. The concert, deemed a "money grab" by a Jackson family confidant, is being produced by The Jackson Family Foundation, which lists Joseph Jackson as chairman and Katherine Jackson as vice chairman. A draft of Rebbie and Randy's statement, obtained by Scoop, reads in part: "It has been bought to my attention that The Jackson Family Foundation is staging a "Legacy of the Legend" concert Nov. 13 in Atlanta. That show is being billed as a tribute to my brother, Michael Jackson. Reportedly, I and others are scheduled to perform at this concert ... I am in no way associated with this event or the foundation and I wish to make that clear because I do not want to be party to anything that could potentially pose legal or other problems now or in the future." Why stage such a thing? Katherine and Joe need the money, according to the family friend. "Katherine told Oprah that she hasn't received a penny from the estate since Michael died," said the source. "What they (lawyers for the estate) have told her is that they have been busy trying to retire some of Michael's massive debt and they have maintained bills at Hayvenhurst and the kids' school." The source said that Janet Jackson has been helping Katherine financially in the mean time. :?: You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: October 24, 2010, 03:05:10 PM »
Conrad Murray's Insurer Argues Against Paying for His Michael Jackson Defense CaseBy Ruth Manuel-Logan on Oct 21st 2010 11:10AMThe powers-that-be at Medicus Insurance Co. are adding to Dr. Conrad Murray's blues these days. The Texas insurer has requested that a judge rule that the company is not responsible for the legal bills that have piled up in the two high-profile cases that the good doctor is facing. Dr. Murray's legal team is defending him against an involuntary manslaughter charge, where he is accused of administering a lethal does of the anesthetic propofol to the late pop star sensation Michael Jackson. Jackson patriarch, Joe, also has a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray. The cardiologist also faces a possible suspension or limitation of his license in three states, Texas, California and Nevada. According to Murray, he is heavily relying on four attorneys to represent him in his criminal and civil cases and needs his medical license in order to pay his legal bills. On the flip side, Murray only purchased his policy with Medicus about a month before Jackson's death in June of last year. The company contends that his policy did not cover incidents involving general anesthesia. Medicus, who filed their case last August, is claiming that they are not required to defend Murray's medical license in three states. The company also claims that the investigation by Texas and California officials came as a result of allegations of wrongdoing in Jackson's death and that Nevada attempted to suspend Murray's medical license because he had lagged behind on child support payments, not for his medical work. In a court filing Monday, one of Murray's attorneys Charles Peckham denied Medicus' claims and argued that the case should be stayed because defending it would violate the doctor's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. Peckham also argued in the filing that the Medicus issue should be decided upon after the criminal case is over. According to the Medicus lawsuit, Murray's policy only covers his actions in Texas. The company filed its case after Murray asked the insurer to pay for his defense in the California court cases and medical board hearings in other states, according to the complaint. Meanwhile, Murray is due back in a Los Angeles court next week for the criminal case hearing. You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: September 28, 2010, 03:38:06 AM »
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« on: September 23, 2010, 04:00:44 AM »
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« on: September 09, 2010, 02:06:54 PM »
I just want to share... :Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it...in court...positioning the First Amendment as their defense! The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, successfully argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves. We are pushing for a consumer protection solution that labels news content according to its adherence to ethical journalism standards that have been codified by the Society of Professional Journalists Read more: You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: July 04, 2010, 01:06:34 PM »
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Register or LoginHollywood 411 takes a look at the background of Michael Jackson's personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray. It's been one year since Jackson's death.
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« on: June 30, 2010, 03:41:25 PM »
I was a junior in highschool when my friend Michael Jackson asked me to go on tour with him. He was spending the summer in Europe staging the largest ever (at the time) rock tour for his latest album DANGEROUS. I begged and pleaded with my parents to let me go. We’d known Michael for a few years by then and grown quite close. He’d even come and stayed at our house in suburban Boston for a few days. Who could forget the time he clumsily tried to make his bed in the guestroom in the morning in an effort to impress my mother so he might be invited back? Or the ill-fated breakfast he tried to cook for my sister and I that we forced down our throats with strained smiles as he carefully watched us? Aside from being the biggest celebrity on the planet, he seemed like a pretty good guy so eventually my parents relented and let me go. To describe it in one word: impossibly awesome (because one word is not nearly enough). To be seventeen and the sidekick of the greatest rockstar the world had ever known was indescribable. Paris, Rome, London, Munich, Athens and more. Every city we went to essentially shut down to host him. Where Michael roamed, a million cameras followed. A buzz reverberated and the bright light of fame trailed. And I felt the halo effect, often donning one of his iconic fedoras, his signature sunglasses, and one of the countless slick tour jackets Pepsi supplied us with. Private planes, police escorts, marching soldiers (an inexplicable MJ favorite), Michael was more than happy to share his celebrity because he had more than he’d ever know what to do with. He joked that I could ride "shotgun" with him anytime I liked. He knew I was living vicariously through him and he was happy for it. Arriving to stadiums hours before showtime, while he’d have to go through elaborate pre-show routines and wardrobe sessions, I’d wander out onto the stage where dozens upon dozens of sound techs, engineers, and roadies would be rigging the massive stage and prepping the show. Even four or five hours before showtime, thousands of fans would push as far forward as possible so as to get as close to MJ when the show began. You’ve seen the videos of crazy fans, dehydrated and dazed, having to be dragged out of the crowd by hustling paramedics. I saw it up close and personal – even got involved once or twice when fans started dropping by the dozens. During the show itself, sometimes I’d hang around just off the stage watching Michael kill it. The man knew how to perform and it was like a meditation to just to witness it. At other times, I’d hang in his dressing room, outfitted to the nines with candy, orange juice, and video games. After the show, Michael would retreat back to the dressing room too and then be forced to stand around awkwardly and greet VIPs, celebrity guests, sponsors and others who’d earned backstage privileges. It was easy to see that he was far more comfortable singing and dancing in front of a 100,000 strong than socializing with a dozen. After those formalities, he and I would retreat back to his hotel, usually the biggest and best suite in the whole city. Michael almost always had the place stocked with old movies, more candy, and more orange juice. Even as thousands of adoring fans chanted his name from the streets below, we’d chat about music, movies, video games, girls, and occasionally the meaning of life. But then something unexpected happened. The awesomeness wore off for me. Believe it or not, I started to get bored of sitting up in that suite with just MJ. And then I started to feel claustrophobic. I was seventeen years old, in freaking Europe, surrounded by a rock band, sexy dancers who could bend in all sorts of ways and backup singers who hit octaves I fantasized about. They liked to rage every night after the show and openly talked about their exploits the following day. Soon enough, I gained the courage to ask Michael if he minded if I slipped out with some of the others after his shows. Not only did he say it was okay, he encouraged me. Outfitted with his fedora, sunglasses, and tour jackets, getting the best table at the best restaurants, into the VIP sections of the hottest clubs, and the adulation of all the local girls was easier than could be imagined. Often when I got back from a night on the town, Michael would call me in my hotel room and summon me. I’d head up to his suite and proceed to narrate my night’s misadventures to him and debrief him on all the latest gossip surrounding his band. I didn’t really need to dramatize my exploits, but I did anyway because I knew that he was living vicariously through me and I was happy for it. It’s a cliché to say that your highschool summers are the most memorable of your life, but I challenge anyone to say how mine could not be. For years, I wore the badge of that summer and my many exploits over it boldly and boastfully. Then of course, as time passed and Michael became embroiled in scandals involving teen boys, all of a sudden my summer as his teen sidekick didn’t have the same glamour to it. Now it was a stigma, something I treasured but certainly did not tout. Over the years my brotherhood with Michael evolved. When I went to college in NYC and lived uptown, he lived at the Four Seasons in midtown and I’d see him regularly, sharing with him collegiate exploits and adventures. Years later when he became a father, he invited me over to Neverland to see “the greatest thing he ever created” – his son Prince. More time passed. I watched as he endured the agony of his dramatic fall from grace, his resurrection through his children Prince, Paris, and Blanket, and then once again the agony of his descent into the shadows of things he couldn’t control. During the last years of his life, I got to see his creativity up close and personal once again. He and I were working on a graphic novel together entitled THE FATED. He had big plans for it. One day he wanted to direct it as a film, impress his mentor Steven Spielberg, and have his favorite actor Will Smith be in it. It was classic MJ in terms of process, intense at times, with intermittent months of total inaction in between. The story of an iconic Rockstar worn out by the agony of his fame, driven to the most desperate measures, only to discover that his super-stardom has him “fated” for far more than just fame and fortune. Of course, I eventually realized Michael was giving me a window into his own personal allegory and I felt privileged to help record it. Sadly, we never were able to complete the story and I was left instead with an eerie tale without a proper ending (note: I hope with the assistance of Michael’s Estate - in the hands of some very capable and conscious stewards - that we’ll one day be able to share The Fated with all the dignity it and Michael deserves).
Like The Fated, we never got to see a proper ending to Michael’s tale. Instead there’s a tangled legacy, the bright light of fame shining over the tumbled necropolis of unfounded allegations twisted around the neverending tenderness for his own children. it's funny to me how in the last year, in death Michael has been canonized by many of the same commentators who were so relentless in tearing him down while he lived. He'd see the irony in it and call them bad names - the man could curse like a drunken sailor. One night while on that tour with him, toward the end when I was getting ready to go back to school and the real world, Michael asked me if I was glad that I had come, even though I couldn’t stay for the whole tour. He knew I was sad that I wouldn’t get to stay until the very end. Still, it was an insane question and I told him so. “Are you kidding?” I said. “Every second I was here with you was a privilege. Thank you for letting me ride shotgun even for a little while." You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: June 19, 2010, 02:39:07 PM »
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- When the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide, as a result of "acute propofol intoxication" with other sedatives, the coroner's office also cited a lack of recommended equipment for patient monitoring, precision dosing and resuscitation equipment that may have contributed. Six months later, Dr. Conrad Murray, who administered Propofol to Jackson, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. But in a recent complaint filed with the Medical Board of California, Jackson's father, Joe Jackson accuses concert promoter AEG Live of neglecting to provide the recommended equipment and a nurse who was supposed to assist Dr. Murray. Those measures could have prevented the singer's death or revived Jackson when he stopped breathing, according to the complaint. The California Medical Board is responsible for investigating complaints against physicians. According to a copy of the 169-page complaint, obtained by CNN and verified by Joe Jackson's attorney, Brian Oxman, AEG, over a six week period, allegedly engaged in "unlawful practice of corporate medicine," by hiring, directing, controlling and demanding that Murray medicate Michael Jackson as he prepared for his "This is it" tour in London. AEG spokesman Michael Roth declined to comment on the complaint, telling CNN that his legal department has not viewed the documents. Joe Jackson was unavailable, according to attorney Oxman. Murray's civil attorney, Charles Peckham, declined to comment about the specific allegations against AEG after the complaint was filed. According to the complaint, AEG Live executives were so concerned over Michael Jackson's alleged failure to show up for rehearsals, that AEG representatives demanded that Murray step in and "wean" Jackson off his alleged dependence on medications provided by other doctors which caused chronic fatigue and disorientation. The complaint states that AEG made an "oral agreement" with Murray on May 8, 2009 based on a drafted contract agreement, promising to provide Murray with equipment, supplies and personnel. The complaint states that Murray immediately accepted AEG's offer for a monthly physician's fee of $150,000. According to the complaint, Murray made his first order of Propofol on May 12, 2009, and stated in a purported e-mail to AEG that he had begun treating the singer as part of their "oral agreement." On May 28, Murray allegedly grew impatient because he had not been paid by mid-month as promised by AEG, according to the complaint. Before treating Jackson, Murray, a full time cardiologist, had been mired in such heavy debt, that AEG exploited his hardship as a tactic to exert control over his medical decisions, the complaint alleges. More than two weeks after Murray began treating the singer, AEG had not provided Murray with CPR equipment as he requested and never instructed Murray to cease treating Jackson, the complaint states. In an interview with CNN's Don Lemon, before the complaint was filed, AEG Live Executive Randy Phillips said Dr. Murray was never officially employed by AEG because the contract was never signed. Phillips said the decision to hire Dr. Murray was solely Jacksons and that he demanded it. "He (Michael) said, 'You don't understand, my body is what fuels this entire venture and like Barack Obama, I need my own physician with me twenty-four-seven. That's not negotiable," Phillips told CNN's Don Lemon. "And he was so strong about it that I just backed off and said, 'This is a battle I can't win," said Phillips. By June 18, according to the complaint, Jackson had attended only a few rehearsals, prompting AEG Live's Phillips and "This is It" director Kenny Ortega to demand a face to face meeting with him at Jackson's Holmby Hills estate. Phillips and Ortega insisted that Jackson show up for rehearsals or AEG would "pull the plug" on Jackson's rented house and terminate the services of Murray if he missed another rehearsal, the complaint alleges. On that same evening, Murray allegedly gave Jackson Valium, Ativan, Versed, and Propofol in order to induce sleep, similar to the medications he allegedly administered over the previous five weeks, the complaint alleges. Murray continued this practice without CPR or nursing assistance which AEG had promised, according to the complaint. Jackson rehearsed on June 19, 23 and 24, according to attorney Oxman. Most of the documentary "This is it" was filmed on those dates, according to AEG Live executive Randy Phillips. On June 24, AEG sent Murray a revised contract agreement, which mirrored the original May 8, 2009, oral agreement, except it required Jackson's signature, the complaint alleges. Murray signed the agreement and faxed it to AEG although the complaint alleges that AEG knew of the inherent dangers of the treatments Murray was administering and "recklessly" withheld life saving equipment that AEG knew was essential to protect Michael Jackson's life. "Had AEG not violated California law and fulfilled its promise to provide Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation equipment and a nurse, Michael Jackson would not have died on June 25th," the complaint alleges. The complaint is supported by 16 exhibits including a purported cost estimate of Murray's medical services and a copy of the purported contract between AEG and Murray. The cost of medical equipment and other supplies requested by Murray purportedly totaled $8,000 per month. A nurse was estimated to cost $7,000 per month, according to the complaint. The cost of Murray's rental property in London is said to have totaled $8,000 per month, the complaint stated. Murray, who pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges, told LAPD investigators that he was never paid for his treatment of Jackson. A representative at the California Medical Board confirmed to CNN the filing of Jackson's complaint but declined further comment. You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: June 17, 2010, 04:26:50 AM »
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's doctor requested but never received lifesaving gear from the concert promoter organizing the singer's London shows, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. E-mails and a proposed contract detailing Dr. Conrad Murray's negotiations with concert promoter AEG Live reveal the requests for a heart resuscitation unit and a medical assistant. Neither apparently was in place when Jackson died last June 25 after Murray administered a mixture of sedatives, including the anesthetic propofol, in an attempt to get the chronic insomniac to sleep. Propofol is extremely powerful and is usually administered only in medical settings with emergency equipment on hand. Patients are normally constantly monitored. Murray was alone when he gave the drugs to Jackson. After he realized the sedated star was not breathing, he performed CPR but was unable to revive him. The doctor has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in Jackson's death. His proposed contract with AEG, which included a monthly fee of $150,000, was not finalized before the singer's death. Murray never received payment for his services. The documents concerning Murray's requests are included in a complaint filed by Jackson's father, Joe, to the California Medical Board against AEG Live. The complaint accuses the promoter of Jackson's comeback "This Is It" shows of engaging in the "unlawful practice of corporate medicine." It also accuses the company of forcing Murray to provide Jackson with dangerous medical services. Michael Roth, an AEG spokesman, said the company had not seen the complaint and could not comment on it or the contract. Murray's lawyer Ed Chernoff declined to comment. Murray had known Jackson and treated him and his children occasionally in recent years but was working for AEG at the time of the singer's death, Chernoff has said and the complaint states. The AEG agreement would have covered Murray's work while Jackson was preparing for the London shows and throughout the concerts last summer. "AEG hired, directed, controlled and demanded Dr. Conrad Murray, a medical doctor, to medicate Michael Jackson, provide Jackson with dangerous medical services, and to give Michael Jackson controlled substances and other drugs without providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment or nursing assistance as it had promised in writing it would provide," the complaint states. Murray's request for the medical equipment and assistant were first made to a concert tour business manager, an e-mail message shows. The request was later mentioned in Murray's contract. The language stated AEG "shall provide Dr. Murray for his use during the term with medical equipment requested by Dr. Murray to assist him in performing the services as approved by (AEG)." The equipment is described as a "portable cardio pulmonary resuscitation unit ('CPR Machine'), saline, catheters, needles, a gurney and other mutually approved medical equipment necessary for the Services." The complaint states Murray signed the document a day before Michael Jackson's death. An e-mail sent to Murray during the negotiations explained a delay in the contract's drafting because it was a "rare event" for a physician to be hired to care for a singer on tour. E-mails also show the contract was still being reworked two days before Jackson's death, which happened a week before he was to travel to London for the "This Is It" shows. A spokeswoman for the California Medical Board said complaints filed to the agency are confidential unless it takes any action. The board receives 8,000 complaints a year, according to its website. Joe Jackson's attorney, Brian Oxman, confirmed he filed a complaint with the California Medical Board but declined to discuss it. In his complaint, Joe Jackson — who has repeatedly criticized AEG Live since shortly after his son's death — accuses the promoter of agreeing to pay Murray vastly more than he was making so that it could exert control over his medical decisions. Joe Jackson's filing cites a 2008 income declaration by Murray in a child support proceeding in which the cardiologist stated he earned only $3,300 per month. The Jackson family patriarch is also contemplating a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray. You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: June 09, 2010, 04:43:26 AM »
Considering the charges against him, it seems like a given, but Conrad Murray is now officially facing the likely loss of his license to practice medicine in California. the state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, filed a petition Tuesday asking the Los Angeles Superior Court to restrict Murray’s license immediately, citing the need to “protect the public from future harm.” “[The] Defendant is alleged to have administered a lethal dose of propofol and other powerful drugs to patient [Michael Jackson], which resulted in the patient’s death,” Brown said in the filing. “The exercise of such poor professional judgment and placing the life of a patient in jeopardy requires that the [California Medical] Board take measures to protect the public from future harm.” Murray was at Jackson’s side on June 25 when he allegedly gave the singer the drug propofol — a powerful anesthetic used knock patients out during surgery — to help him get rest. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and is free on $75,000 bail while awaiting trial. Murray is looking at four years in prison if convicted. Further damaging information was leaked Monday night claiming Murray stopped administering CPR on the stricken star and delayed calling 911 so that he could dispose of drug vials in the room. The account was given to investigators in August by Alberto Alvarez, Jackson’s logistics director. He was summoned to the pop star’s side by another Jackson aide who received a frantic call from Murray after Jackson was unresponsive. You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: June 02, 2010, 03:24:18 PM »
The sale of Michael Jackson belts seems to have hit a bit of a snag. The site says it is down for maintenance and their main site no longer references the Michael Jackson belt sale. Has MJ’s estate put a stop to the sale. Appears yes. Michael Jackson belts apparently sanctioned by Joe and Katherine Jackson, along with a single belt signed by the parents and Michael’s 3 children were to be sold today. Each belt is priced at $1,500 but the issue is the estate never authorized this sale. The autographed belt is being auctioned off with a starting bid of $5,000. You are not allowed to view links.
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« on: June 02, 2010, 11:19:22 AM »
I need help. My english is not so good, so I dont know if this is interesting:I read this twitter You are not allowed to view links.
Register or Login@MikoBrando it's a good news if your acct will be verified  Maybe? You don't know if he is alive?  vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf MikoBrando @MikoBrando Do you think MJ is alive? I believe, We will know it very soon. vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf MikoBrando @MikoBrando Why not soon? You know something? vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf MikoBrando # @MikoBrando Ok can you share with us? it will be nice from you. I'm sorry for my bad english . vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf MikoBrando @MikoBrando You know what's going on. That's interesting! vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf MikoBrando AND NOW You are not allowed to view links.
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It will be verified. But it will take a time, he might be alive, maybe not. vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf Mademoiselle4MJ Well.. Can we talk through direct messages? vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf Mademoiselle4MJ @Mademoiselle4MJ Not soon. vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf Mademoiselle4MJ # @Mademoiselle4MJ I know things.. vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web als Antwort auf Mademoiselle4MJ I've said a lot of things today. Maybe i should stop here. vor ungefähr 5 Stunden via web OK, please tell me what you think!!!!
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« on: June 01, 2010, 05:27:12 AM »
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« on: May 19, 2010, 02:02:48 AM »
David Gest has pledged to show Michael Jackson in a "truly unique light" in his new documentary. The producer has interviewed the late 'Thriller' star's friends and family for the upcoming four-hour documentary which includes intimate glimpses into his life, including a tour of his childhood home with brother Tito Jackson, while his mother Katherine shares her memories of her son - who died of acute Propofol intoxication last June - for the first time. David said: "I have tried to show Michael in a truly unique light. I have spent the past three months travelling the world interviewing people who were most important in his life. I believe this popumentary will entertain and educate in equal measures about who the real Michael Jackson was. I hope this will serve as a lasting testament to the compassion and love that he had for all mankind. He was a very complex individual and this special reveals the many different facets of his personality." In addition, the film - which will be distributed worldwide - will also include interviews with Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Michael's assistant Frank Cascio, and co-writer Siedah Garrett among others, chronicling the iconic singer's obsession with his appearance, marriages to Debbie Rowe and Lisa Marie Presley and battle with prescription drugs. Also included in the show is a rare never-before-seen interview between Michael and David at the 'Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years' which revealed the 'Billie Jean' star's real deep voice as he plays jokes on his pal. Tito said: "David had one of those rare friendships with Michael where Michael could always be himself. As teenagers and into their twenties they were inseparable and were always getting into trouble and playing jokes on everyone. David was the other brother by another mother to Michael and I! He was never afraid to stand up to Michael and tell him the truth, whether he wanted to hear it or not." You are not allowed to view links.
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