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All this talk of these world tours when MJs is in his 60's and such...I don't know. I am reminded of things he said in interviews about growing old....like the one with Rabbi Shmuley ...... I found a link to the transcript:You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginMJ talks about the body growing old:Michael Jackson: I think growing old is the ugliest, the most, the ugliest thing.It's actually one topic that bothers me a lot about MJ, because I think growing old is a natural process, and it's how God designed us. So going against God's design for us, isn't something I'd expect to hear or read from MJ. He certainly wouldn't call his mother ugly......she's beautiful and wise through and through. So going on tour, if he really felt like this? No way would he. However, deep down, I don't really think he believed these things about age anyways....it's but a number. What do I know anyways.....senility has apparently set in with me...so says my family, lol.....they are not hoaxers in the least! : ( Love ya guys.....Blessings Always
Paris says that her father no longer wants to go touring,but next she speaks about going on tour around the world
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginHere's a link to today's story with Paris' deposition: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login …You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginMichael Jackson wrongful death trial: Accountant under fire by defenseWednesday, July 17, 2013LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A former accountant for Michael Jackson was under fire by the AEG defense Wednesday during the Jackson family's wrongful death trial. He said that Jackson could have earned more than a billion dollars by touring until he was 66.How long did Michael Jackson plan to work? Paris Jackson yawns, and then offers two opinions in a video deposition shown to the jury by the defense."He still had a lot of music that he was still working on but he kind of needed to relax," she said."So did your dad ever tell you he wasn't going to tour anymore after the 02?" Paris was asked."Yeah," she replied.But later she was asked, "How did you understand it was a world tour?""Because he told us," she replied."What did he tell you?""That we were going around the world on tour," she said.A worldwide tour or retirement? The star's potential earnings were debated in court. Katherine Jackson says she and her three grandchildren are entitled to damages if the jury finds AEG tour promoters liable for the actions of Conrad Murray, the doctor who caused Jackson's death.AEG's defense asserts that the $1.5 billion figure projected by certified public accountant Arthur Erk is inflated. Erk testified that Jackson would likely work beyond his contract deal for 50 shows at London's O2 Arena and instead perform 260 shows, taking the show around the globe and selling out at every venue. But that's not all.Defense attorney Sabrina Strong showed Erk's calculations for tours beyond that. That at age 56, Jackson would embark on four more world tours - a total of 455 shows - Jackson performing until he was 66 years old.Strong questioned Erk: "Are you aware of any other artist doing five tours between age 50 and 66?""I did not consider that," Erk replied.Strong also questioned Erk's numbers for what Jackson could make on endorsements for "This is It": $317 million. Erk testified that the estimate was based on the sellout of 50 concerts within hours.AEG's defense team says that sponsors were wary of Jackson, who had been accused of criminal conduct and that as the show prepared to launch, the promoters did not have a single dollar in sponsorship or endorsements.Jackson attorney Brian Panish reminded the jury that Jackson was acquitted of all charges, and like golfer Tiger Woods, could win back multi-million-dollar endorsement contracts.About performing at age 66, Panish elicited examples of senior citizen stars Mick Jagger, age 69, and Barbara Streisand, age 71.Meantime, Katherine Jackson is getting ready to testify this week in the wrongful death trial.You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginParis is tired .....or maybe bored :LolLolLolLol: !!![youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzukDTeEI8&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]July 17th / Day 50Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hWe're on the morning break in Jackson vs AEG Live case. A few updates coming...Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hBefore testimony began, the clerk outlined the rules for the courtroom and courthouse, saying no interviews should occur outside courtroom.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hSuperior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos also called the attorneys into chambers and met with them before testimony resumed.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hWhen the judge took the bench, the attorneys addressed the time estimate of the trial. The jury inquired about it yesterday.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hAEG Live defense attorney Marvin Putnam said he’s going to try to wrap up his case by the end of August, assuming plaintiff’s rest this weekAnthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hPutnam said he’s weighing how much of a defense he needs to put up, and Palazuelos told him he needed to take as long as he needs.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hFor the first half of September, there are only four days court is in session. Plaintiff’s lawyer Brian Panish noted that if the defense ...Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 h... estimate is off by a few days, then that would put the end of their case in mid-September.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hPalazuelos told the jury she expected the case to end in mid-September, which is later than some jurors thought they’d be here.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hPalazuelos: “Even though we’re going over a little bit, I don’t think it’s unreasonable.” She told juror to convey any concerns to the courtAnthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hAEG Live defense attorney Sabrina Strong continued her cross-examination of CPA Arthur Erk, who started testifying on Friday.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP15 hStrong continued to challenge Erk’s projections of Michael Jackson’s earnings. She focused on estimates for endorsement deals.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hAEG Live defense attorney Sabrina Strong concluded her cross-examination of CPA Arthur Erk before the lunch break.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hA few more updates from the morning session in Jackson vs AEG Live coming up...Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hStrong challenged all of Erk’s figures this morning, starting out with his endorsement projections. Erk stated his figures were conservativeAnthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk projected that Jackson would get a $50 million clothing endorsement deal. Strong tried to get Erk to say that was pure speculation.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk said it was his expectation that Jackson would get an endorsement deal based on his popularity in the 1980s, “This Is It” ticket sales.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hStrong also challenged Erk’s projection that Jackson would have gotten another endorsement deal worth $267 million.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk based that figure on a calculation based off the reported $50 million value of a Beyonce/Pepsi endorsement deal.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hBeyonce’s reported deal _ Erk doesn’t know if the figures are right _ was the equivalent of 42% of her tour revenues.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hThe accountant adjusted his figures for Jackson up based on his assumption that the singer would do a 260 show worldwide tour.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk assumed that Jackson would get a “Pepsi-like” endorsement deal with several companies, but he’s not aware of any deals pending in 2009.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hStrong also pointed out that Erk’s numbers were gross figures, meaning that he calculated Jackson would receive the full $267 million.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hUsing gross figures wouldn't account for any sharing of the deal’s profits with AEG Live or some other entity.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hIn discussing the Beyonce deal, Strong brought up the child molestation trial and Beyonce’s squeaky clean image.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hThe lawyer asked Erk whether he knew of any artist who got a sponsorship deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars who’d (cont) ...Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 h... been involved in a high-profile criminal trial. Erk said that he did not know of any artist who’d received such a big deal after a trialAnthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hStrong also asked whether Erk’s merchandise estimates were overly-optimistic due to possible over-inflation of his ticket sales projections.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk said he didn’t think he over-estimated the number of tickets that would be sold on a “This Is It” world tour.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hThe accountant estimated that concert-goers would spend an average of $19 on MJ-merchandise at each concert.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hAfter a break, Strong asked Erk about his reliance on an AEG Live budget for his projections. He used a budget prepared on June 24, 2009.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hThe AEG budget estimated Jackson would receive between $22 million and $30.7 million from the London “This Is It” shows.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hIt appeared AEG estimated Jackson would also receive another $8 million in merchandise sales (The #s were small on the screen.)Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk estimated Jackson would earn $452 million for worldwide concerts, another $121 million in merch and $317m for endorsements.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hThe accountant said AEG prepared figures in 2008 showing that Jackson could earn $132 million for a worldwide tour.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hHe said that was in a proposal to Colony Capital and was based on a tour of 186 concerts. This was before “TII” contract was signed.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hErk said his projections were much higher than these figures because the success of “This Is It” ticket sales showed the demand for MJ showsAnthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hI've got to get back to court. There were a few more questions that Strong asked and she played a clip of Paris Jackson's deposition.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP13 hI'l address those later. Plaintiff's attorney Brian Panish will resume questioning after the lunch break.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9hWe're done for the day in Jackson vs. AEG Live. Testimony will resume tomorrow at 10 a.m. PDT.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9hI've got a story coming shortly on today's testimony. Will get a few updates out soon after that.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9hTomorrow's witnesses are expected to be videotaped testimony by Dr. Emery Brown in the morning, economist Peter Formuzis in the afternoon.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9hI won't be covering the trial tomorrow _ will be working Emmy nominations bright and early tomorrow. AP's Linda Deutsch will be covering.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9hDuring arguments on Dr. Brown's testimony, the judge asked AEG's attorneys whether they intend to call Conrad Murray.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP9h"I have no intention of calling him," AEG Live defense attorney Marvin S. Putnam said when asked about calling Conrad Murray as a witness.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP8hFile shows promoter planned out worldwide tour for Michael Jackson in '08: Promoter plotted out worldwide tour for Jackson Estimate on earnings lower than expert's.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP8hStory link I just posted comprises some of plaintiff's questioning of CPA Arthur Erk in Jackson vs AEG Live case.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP8hThe plans were used by both sides in court. AEG used them to show their projections were lower than the experts.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP8hJackson attorney Brian Panish used the tour plans to show AEG had plans for worldwide tour, similarities with their expert's opinions.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP8hFolks, gotta sign off for a few hours (maybe the night.) Will be back on the Jackson case on Friday (if not sooner...)Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hGoing to share a couple details from the judge's session this morning with attorneys Brian Panish and Marvin Putnam, per court transcript.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hJudge Yvette Palazuelos met with Panish and Putnam to address them yelling at each other in the courthouse hallway on Tuesday afternoon.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hAccording to the transcript, Palazuelos threatened the attorneys with sanctions, but didn't impose any.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hThe judge did most of the talking, and Panish and Putnam apologized for shouting at each other.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hPalazuelos told both attorneys that she expected more of them, and stiff penalties could result if they had another outburst like Tuesday's.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hThe judge warned Panish and Putnam that they could be sent to the court's presiding judge if there were issues outside her courtroom.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hPalazuelos made clear that she would handle decorum in her courtroom. She told the lawyers no more interviews outside her doors.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hFrom now on, Palazuelos said all interviews had to occur at the end of a hallway, or outside the courthouse.Anthony McCartney @mccartneyAP4hThe attorneys adhered to the new rules on interviews today. For now, sounds like no further action will happen unless there's another issue.This Is It MOVIE or FILM........this is so confusing :icon_geek: :icon_rolleyes: :judge-smiley: !!!! Paris says that her father no longer wants to go touring,but next she speaks about going on tour around the world :animal0017: :icon_geek: ,cause he father told her so :icon_question: Maybe Paris/MJ talks figurative,since This Is It has run worldwide :icon_lol: !!!!
Here's a link to today's story with Paris' deposition: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login …You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginMichael Jackson wrongful death trial: Accountant under fire by defenseWednesday, July 17, 2013LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A former accountant for Michael Jackson was under fire by the AEG defense Wednesday during the Jackson family's wrongful death trial. He said that Jackson could have earned more than a billion dollars by touring until he was 66.How long did Michael Jackson plan to work? Paris Jackson yawns, and then offers two opinions in a video deposition shown to the jury by the defense."He still had a lot of music that he was still working on but he kind of needed to relax," she said."So did your dad ever tell you he wasn't going to tour anymore after the 02?" Paris was asked."Yeah," she replied.But later she was asked, "How did you understand it was a world tour?""Because he told us," she replied."What did he tell you?""That we were going around the world on tour," she said.A worldwide tour or retirement? The star's potential earnings were debated in court. Katherine Jackson says she and her three grandchildren are entitled to damages if the jury finds AEG tour promoters liable for the actions of Conrad Murray, the doctor who caused Jackson's death.AEG's defense asserts that the $1.5 billion figure projected by certified public accountant Arthur Erk is inflated. Erk testified that Jackson would likely work beyond his contract deal for 50 shows at London's O2 Arena and instead perform 260 shows, taking the show around the globe and selling out at every venue. But that's not all.Defense attorney Sabrina Strong showed Erk's calculations for tours beyond that. That at age 56, Jackson would embark on four more world tours - a total of 455 shows - Jackson performing until he was 66 years old.Strong questioned Erk: "Are you aware of any other artist doing five tours between age 50 and 66?""I did not consider that," Erk replied.Strong also questioned Erk's numbers for what Jackson could make on endorsements for "This is It": $317 million. Erk testified that the estimate was based on the sellout of 50 concerts within hours.AEG's defense team says that sponsors were wary of Jackson, who had been accused of criminal conduct and that as the show prepared to launch, the promoters did not have a single dollar in sponsorship or endorsements.Jackson attorney Brian Panish reminded the jury that Jackson was acquitted of all charges, and like golfer Tiger Woods, could win back multi-million-dollar endorsement contracts.About performing at age 66, Panish elicited examples of senior citizen stars Mick Jagger, age 69, and Barbara Streisand, age 71.Meantime, Katherine Jackson is getting ready to testify this week in the wrongful death trial.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Why should Michael have needed to perform hundreds of concerts until he's 66? (what with that number, btw) Hasn't he said how the music industry takes advantage of its artists, particularly black artists, by basically robbing them of what's theirs, FORCING them to tour and perform well into old age just to survive? He saw it for what it is and called them out, it's public record so speculating how much he could've earned busting his butt into retirement is contrary to what he's said, and now what Katherine's said.The projected endorsement earnings for TII of $317 million stuck out to me (my bday is 3-17), because the time from alarm to arrival of the ambulance on June 25th supposedly took 3:17, which TS said would be way too slow for an emergency vehicle, for the distance it went. Probably unrelated but I always notice those numbers. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
"When a mother loses a child," Mrs. Jackson said crying "that's the worse than can happen to a person."
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Court News @ABC7Courts 5hMichael was born Aug 21, 1958. As to this photo: "It shows my sweet little boy to me," Mrs. Jackson said. pic.twitter.com/eFYPVjZMaB
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