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Expert: AEG Live's involvement with Michael Jackson's doctor a conflict of interest

The Canadian PressJune 17, 2013 20:32
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The promoter of Michael Jackson's ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer's physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert testifying for the superstar's mother told a jury Monday. David Berman told jurors hearing a negligent hiring lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live LLC that the company should not have negotiated with Jackson's physician without notifying the singer's representatives of the discussion.

Judge orders probe after Jackson teen suicide bid

Agence France-PresseJune 9, 2013 00:45
A judge has ordered a probe into the welfare of late pop icon Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, after she tried to kill herself last week, US media reported. A probate court judge has ordered an investigation into Paris Jackson's "health, education and welfare," People magazine reported. "It will be submitted privately to Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff and is to contain recommendations relating to the 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson," the report said.

Los Angeles judge orders probe after Paris Jackson suicide attempt

June 8, 2013 14:31
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered a probate court investigator to make recommendations about the "health, education and welfare" of Paris Jackson, teenage daughter of late singer Michael Jackson, after an apparent suicide attempt this week, according to court documents. Judge Mitchell Beckloff ordered the investigator to "address the status of the minor child, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, and recent media reports concerning her welfare," court documents filed on Thursday said.

AEG Live CEO testifies about emails describing Michael Jackson's condition as 'deteriorating'

The Canadian PressJune 7, 2013 01:22
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The head of the company promoting Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts told jurors Thursday that he never consulted a mental health professional to help the singer despite two high-level show workers suggesting it was necessary. AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips testified about emails he sent and received in the week before Jackson's death, including a production manager's characterization that the entertainer's condition was "deteriorating."

Michael Jackson's daughter admitted to hospital after suicide attempt

Agencia EFEJune 6, 2013 07:16
Los Angeles, Jun 5 (EFE).- Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of late pop music icon Michael Jackson, was admitted early Wednesday morning to a Los Angeles hospital after making a suicide attempt, her mother told the television program "Entertainment Tonight." The teen had "a lot going on (lately)," Debbie Rowe told the show. A source at the hospital told CNN that Jackson "is going to be fine."

Emails show AEG Live execs expressed fears about Michael Jackson's health, comeback shows

The Canadian PressMay 29, 2013 23:01
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jurors hearing a lawsuit against AEG Live are seeing emails in which top executives at the concert promoter express concerns about Michael Jackson's health in the singer's final days. The messages were displayed Wednesday during testimony from AEG Live co-CEO Paul Gongaware. At one point, he had sent his boss's assistant a message saying preparations for Jackson's "This Is It" shows were giving him nightmares.

AEG executive testifies company spent $24 million on ill-fated Michael Jackson concerts

The Canadian PressMay 20, 2013 23:00
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts. Julie Hollander, a vice-president and controller of event operations for AEG Live, testified during the trial of a lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against AEG claiming the company was negligent in hiring the doctor later convicted in the death of the pop star. The tally involved expenses compiled through October 2009, roughly three months after the singer's death, Hollander said.

Dancer says Jackson sexually abused him as child

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 14:46
An Australian choreographer alleged Thursday that Michael Jackson sexually abused him for seven years as a child, a claim the late singer's estate described as "outrageous and sad." Wade Robson -- who testified at Jackson's infamous 2005 molestation trial that the star never touched him -- told a TV interviewer that the self-styled King of Pop was a "pedophile and a child sexual abuser." "He sexually abused me from 7 years old until 14 .. . He performed sexual acts on me and forced me to perform sexual acts on him," the 30-year-old former dancer told NBC's the Today show.

Jackson seemed 'loopy,' on drugs at doomed rehearsals

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 22:01
Michael Jackson seemed "loopy" and out of it at rehearsals for his doomed last tour, and was particularly groggy after visits to his dermatologist, a witness testified Tuesday. Travis Payne, choreographer for the "This is It" series of shows in London, made the comments at the trial pitting Jackson's mother against promoter AEG Live, whom she accuses of negligently hiring a doctor convicted over his death.

Choreographer describes Michael Jackson appearing 'a little loopy' after dermatologist visits

The Canadian PressMay 14, 2013 21:01
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Travis Payne said he witnessed Jackson's unusual behaviour after the singer visited Dr. Arnold Klein, who Payne believed was performing cosmetic treatments on the singer so that he would be comfortable performing onstage again.
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