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Conrad Murray flashes the "V" sign as he arrives for court

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Conrad Murray flashes the V sign as he arrives for court hearing.


By Nicola Pittam Mar 3, 2011, 23:51 GMT

Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray raised eyebrows as he arrived for a court appearance – and flashed the V sign at the waiting press.


It was unclear whether Murray meant to flash the peace sign – or the rude two-finger gesture – as he entered the Los Angeles downtown courthouse.


His gesture was eerily reminiscent of the time the King of Pop flashed the actual peace sign as he left a Santa Maria courthouse while facing child-molestation charges.

Murray attended court in LA yesterday for a pre-trial hearing and was on hand as a judge delayed the start of the actual trial.


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E Pastor said prospective jurors are due at the downtown courthouse on 24 March, as initially scheduled, to fill out questionnaires in the trial of Murray. But he pushed back opening statements – which had tentatively been set for 5 April – to 9 May.


The judge noted that material about prospective witnesses is still being exchanged between lawyers, and said: "I think this is a very realistic view of the case. We're going to have a lot of work to do between now and then."


Murray, 58, is charged with a felony count of involuntary manslaughter stemming from Jackson's death at the age of 50, in 2009. He is accused of administering the powerful anesthetic propofol to the singer to help him sleep, then failing to properly monitor him thereafter.


Jackson, who was in LA at the time rehearsing for an upcoming series of sold-out concerts in London, was pronounced dead at 2.26pm on 25 June 2009, after doctors at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre were unable to revive him.


Paramedics who responded to an emergency call from the music legend's rented Holmby Hills estate about two hours earlier said that Jackson appeared to have already been dead for between 20 minutes to an hour.


Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, proclaimed himself "an innocent man" during a 25 January court appearance, two weeks after he was ordered to stand trial following a six-day preliminary hearing.

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ForstAMoon

March 13, 2011, 03:48:52 PM #15 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: "voiceforthesilent"

Is that picture real? It looks photoshopped to me - but I'm no professional so its just my opinion. Blessings.

yeah, it looks a bit like fisheye lens type of photo

MJhasSpoken

March 14, 2011, 02:11:34 AM #16 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest

His head in the pic looks weird.


PureLove

March 14, 2011, 02:43:54 AM #17 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest

Thank you for the picture applehead. He looks like flashing 2 instead of V sign.


Miss.Peppers

March 14, 2011, 07:34:37 AM #18 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest

This is an offensive gesture to me.   It means "eff off" where i come from.

Pretty much like sticking your middle finger up to someone in the USA.

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suspicious mind

March 14, 2011, 08:35:39 AM #19 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest
Quote from: "PureLove"

Thank you for the picture applehead. He looks like flashing 2 instead of V sign.

wonder if a video will show up to give a better idea of what is actually happening there?
"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves."  




Why not just tell people I'm an alien from Mars? Tell them I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight. They'll believe anything you say, because you're a reporter. But if I, Michael Jackson, were to say, "I'm an alien from Mars and I eat live chickens and do a voodoo dance at midnight," people would say, "Oh, man, that Michael Jackson is nuts. He's cracked up. You can't believe a single word that comes out of his mouth."

paula-c

March 15, 2011, 11:30:21 AM #20 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest

hand and head are rare :?


trustno1

March 15, 2011, 04:12:09 PM #21 Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM by Guest

I don't know why but it doesn't seem to me like the traditional peace sign we see celebs give all the time, like someone said it's almost like he's counting "2", making a scissors gesture, as if to say "cut" to whoever is filming him, or something else.  Yes in the UK it is also an offensive gesture depending on the way it's done but we're also used to seeing celebs using it as a peace or victory sign too.  It's not often misconstrued as rude if it's meant as a peace sign.  I agree that it would be easier if there was a video clip so we can see exactly what the context is.

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