You know as others have already said, this is not the Michael Jackson trial it is the Conrad Murray trial!! The media is still obsessed with putting Michael on trial, even in death!
With that said, what do you all think about:
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Nothing like starting things off with a jolt to get the peanut gallery gunning for justice.
Monday marked day one of Dr.
Conrad Murray's trail on an involuntary manslaughter charge for allegedly causing
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While we were expecting a media circus (check!) and Jackson's family to be a steady presence in the courtroom (check!), certain developments from the day in court threw us for a loop, and here they are:
1. Very Candid Camera: Deputy District Attorney David Walgren launched his case by showing a blown-up photo of Michael Jackson's dead body. (Trust us, it was as shocking as it sounds.) If the prosecution wanted to upset Jackson's family—and thereby upset anyone who might be thinking about what Jackson's death did to his family—he probably succeeded.
2. Voice From Beyond: Walgren also played a recording from Murphy's iPhone of a groggy, allegedly under-the-influence Jackson talking up his planned This Is It concert series. "We have to be phenomenal," the singer said slowly, slurring his words at points. "When people leave this show, when people leave my show, I want them to say, 'I've never seen nothing like this in my life. Go, go! I've never seen nothing like this. Go, it's amazing! He's the greatest entertainer in the world! I'm taking that money, a million children, children's hospital, the biggest in the world, Michael Jackson's children's hospital...'" Yeah, there could've been some substances involved in that.
3. Waterworks: Conrad Murray did not hide his emotions as attorney Edward Chernoff tried to impress upon the jury the doctor's history of
helping people, not negligently causing their demise. The Texas-based cardiologist silently wept and wiped his eyes several times during his lawyer's opening remarks. At least one Jackson family friend wasn't impressed. "Those are tears of nothing," Las Vegas magician Majestik Magnificent told E! News after court today. "Compared to the tears that
Katherine Jackson had...No sympathy. I ain't buying it." Not surprisingly, Murray wasn't the only one who shed tears today:
Rebbie and
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4. Steady Stream: Who needs TruTV?! La Toya Jackson You are not allowed to view links.
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Login! Since there are cameras in the courtroom, it's not as if she was spilling any confidential secrets, but her run of commentary was interesting nonetheless, from "It sickens me to see what they did to my brother!! Seeing his lifeless body laying there on the gurney is heart wrenching!" to her last tweet, "What an interesting day!" (FYI, people are
not allowed to have their phones on when court is in session, and La Toya was present for all of the day's statements and testimony, diligently taking notes throughout. But we analyzed the timestamps and she conceivably could have been tweeting during their lunch break and various recesses.)
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5. D.A. McDreamy: The likely star from the legal world to arise from this trial is Deputy D.A. Walgren. There is already quite a bit of buzz about the handsome prosecutor and, if people are going to find a distraction or something to fixate on to better stomach these morbid proceedings, it might as well be Walgren's suits, haircut and mannerisms!
Court concluded today after opening statements from both sides and testimony from prosecution witnesses
Kenny Ortega and This Is It promoter Paul Gongaware from AEG Live. The judge instructed the jury to return Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.
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Login#1. It's strange that never before seen pictures are now popping up and in court of all places! afraid/
#2. How is it that Murray had a tape of Michael in that condition, what was he planning on doing with the tape? What a script! :shock:
#3. Was it ever proven that this Conrad Murray was same Conrad Murray "the Actor?" I don't remember. But how can you go from staring down the family and the fans, to tears and red eyes in a matter a few days? I don't buy it either! :roll:
#4. So why was LaToya allowed to have her phone on in the courtroom? Something to make you go hmmmmmmmmm! :lol:
#5. No comment, got nothing to do with this hoax in my opinion! :roll:
It all makes for a good blockbuster movie if you ask me!!
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