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Stan Lee Reflects On 'Friendly' Relationship With Michael Jackson

Pair met 'a number of times' in the 1990s to discuss buying Marvel Comics.

By Rick Marshall

SAN DIEGO — It's no secret that Michael Jackson was a comic book fan — just take a look at some of the items from his personal collection. But what many people don't realize is that the recently deceased pop icon was almost a comic book publisher too.

Last month, MTV's comic book movie blog Splash Page recalled how close Jackson came to buying Marvel Comics in the late 1990s alongside Stan Lee, the famous co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, Fantastic Four and countless other superheroes.

During last weekend's Comic-Con, Lee said the relationship he developed with Jackson over the course of their business dealings extended well beyond professional courtesy. In fact, as various videos popping up around the Internet lately seem to attest, it wouldn't be out of line to call Jackson a fan of Lee and his creations.

"We had met a number of times," Lee told MTV News. "In fact, [Jackson] came to my house once with his son, and I remember my wife took care of his son for about an hour while Michael and I were talking.
"He was quite a good father," he added. "He was very solicitous, and he cared very much for the boy."

While their plan to buy Marvel never progressed past "the discussion phase," Lee said, the pair grew fairly close. At one point, Lee even made a trip to Jackson's home to discuss, of all things, Spider-Man.
"I had been to his place in Neverland," Lee said. "He wanted to do Spider-Man. I'm not sure whether he just wanted to produce it or wanted to play the role. ... Our conversation never got that far along.

"He thought I'd be the one who could get him the rights [to make a Spider-Man movie], and I told him I couldn't," Lee continued. "He would have to go to the Marvel company. But we did become friendly ... and he was a great guy."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617208/20090729/jackson_michael.jhtml#

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Items seized from Jackson doctor

Police searching the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson's personal physician seized a compact disc labeled with a pseudonym used by the pop star, a source familiar with the search said Wednesday.

The disc marked "Omar Arnold" contained what appeared to be records of an electrocardiogram Dr. Conrad Murray performed on Jackson while the singer was living in Las Vegas, the source said. Omar Arnold was an alias Jackson had long used in connection with his healthcare.

In search warrants signed by a Las Vegas judge, investigators said they were looking for medical files, billing records, prescriptions and other items relating to Jackson or 19 possible pseudonyms.

LAPD detectives and Drug Enforcement Administration agents also copied four computer hard drives in Murray's cardiology office and collected phone message pads, the source said.

-- Harriet Ryan SANTA ANA

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs30-2009jul30,0,5652116.story

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Kanye West wants to be the new King Of Pop?

Ear Sucker - Roberta Ferguson - ‎
According to a source, Kanye West has revealed that he wishes to be known as the new King Of Pop, a title only reserved for Michael Jackson. ...


michael-jackson.jpg



Today in
Michael Jackson History
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1983 - Michael Jackson's "Happy" hit #52 in the U.K
 
"He wanted to do Spider-Man. I'm not sure whether he just wanted to produce it or wanted to play the role. ... Our conversation never got that far along. "

:) if he act as Spider-Man wow ! he would love his boys to see him like a hero. Good idea

I don't like what Kanye West talk about that ..ergg he should shut his mouth up :(
Michael is the one and only KOP :)

Thanks for posting
 
The Kanye thing has been refuted, more or less.

All links to this story lead back to Scrape.TV, which I’d never heard of before today, and which seems to fashion itself as a not-as-succinct-or-witty Onion. To wit, a few other headlines from the site:
“MCDONALD’S CONSIDERS ADDING SOYLENT GREEN TO MENU”
“FRITO-LAY SUED OVER IRREGULARLY SHAPED POTATO CHIPS”
“STUDY FINDS SILVER BULLETS LARGELY INEFFECTIVE AGAINST WEREWOLVES”
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MsSnoop said:
Items seized from Jackson doctor

Police searching the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson's personal physician seized a compact disc labeled with a pseudonym used by the pop star, a source familiar with the search said Wednesday.

The disc marked "Omar Arnold" contained what appeared to be records of an electrocardiogram Dr. Conrad Murray performed on Jackson while the singer was living in Las Vegas, the source said. Omar Arnold was an alias Jackson had long used in connection with his healthcare.

In search warrants signed by a Las Vegas judge, investigators said they were looking for medical files, billing records, prescriptions and other items relating to Jackson or 19 possible pseudonyms.

LAPD detectives and Drug Enforcement Administration agents also copied four computer hard drives in Murray's cardiology office and collected phone message pads, the source said.

-- Harriet Ryan SANTA ANA

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs30-2009jul30,0,5652116.story
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quoted for significance.

thanks for post.
 
adding this to the news thread as well.

Thanks to loakim45 on KOP board.

FRANKLY SPEAKING
An exclusive HITS interview with Frank DiLeo

July 30, 2009

Industry vet Frank DiLeo, who was the manager of Michael Jackson from 1984 through 1989, returned to the fold to help guide the superstar through his “This Is It” concerts and presumably beyond, but it was not to be. Here, the industry veteran shares his thoughts with HITS’ own ambulance-chasing Roy Trakin.

This is like Godfather III… Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. How did you get involved with Michael again?
Michael first called me a couple of years ago, after he came back from Bahrain, then was in Ireland and Vegas for a while. We chitchatted, he called again and we started communicating about film projects. There were a couple of scripts we wanted to develop and produce. Then he got involved in this concert deal. He called me in March and said, “Frank, I need someone with a little bit of experience. Would you like to manage me again and take care of all this stuff?” And I said, “Yeah, sure.” By the time I came in, everything was signed. Dr. Thome Thome—who is someone I don’t want to talk about in this interview—had miscalculated the scheduling on the dates, which is something I had to take care of, because Michael didn’t want to perform more than twice a week.

Was Michael aware that he was signing for up to 50 individual shows?
Absolutely. I read the contract. I know what the minimum amount of dates were, as well as the maximum number of dates. That contract was read to Michael by three different lawyers, as well as Dr. Thome. He wanted to beat Prince’s record and be in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was the one who picked the number 50. There were enough ticket sales to do 85 shows, but he was zeroed in on 50. That’s what he wanted and that’s what happened. Dr. Thome had him doing three or four shows a week, though. I was adjusting and moving dates to try to make it more palatable for Michael to do.

What had you been doing since managing Michael the first time?
I was in New York with a management company in the ’90s. I retired for a while and spent some time with my son and daughter, seeing them through college. My kids didn’t get a lot of time with me growing up because I was on tour so much, so I felt I owed them that. And that lasted seven years. I did a lot of consulting work. I owned a piece of Tribeca Grill with Robert DeNiro, which did very well. In 2004 I lost my eyesight, and it’s taken six operations to enable me to see. I still have limited vision. It was a diabetic condition that separated the retina. I lost complete sight in one eye and 80% in the other eye. It took two years for them to figure that out. There’s a lot of scar tissue still, and I don’t see well in light. I have to wear dark glasses all the time. I have to move my head to see certain letters because I have a permanent “V” in my vision.

You sat in on most of the rehearsals.
Every single one. He was in good condition. He was working out with Lou Ferrigno. He was dancing over three hours every day after his workout. He was prepared. A lot of times he would watch and direct. These are songs he’s sung his whole life. He didn’t have to go full out every day. The last couple of weeks, he stepped it up. On the night before he died, when he came down after doing 10 or 11 songs, Kenny Ortega was at the bottom of the stairs, we all hugged and Michael put his arm around us and we around him, to walk him to his dressing room. And he said, “Frank, I’m ready. I’m doing all 50 shows. Don’t even think that I’m not.” We talked about possibly doing stadiums after the 50. He said, “Frank, I’ve never been happier. Since you’ve been back, things are going well. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We did it once. This is our time to do it again.” And that was the last time I saw him alive.

People were saying Michael was down to 110 pounds and wasn’t in good physical shape.
No, that’s all bullish. He was not down to 110 pounds. He was around 140. At his maximum, he was maybe 155.

You’re telling me this is a very confident guy, ready to take on this challenge.
He knew he was 50 and that the other dancers were young. He built his stamina up to the point where he knew he could do it. Michael’s a competitive guy. I don’t care whether you’re five years old or 40, you’re not going to out-dance Michael Jackson. He’s gonna put it to you sooner or later. And he worked himself up to that.

How did you originally hear about Michael falling ill?
A fan called and said there was an ambulance in front of Michael’s house. I had just sat down to lunch. I called Michael’s assistant and asked what was going on, and I was told there was something wrong and he was on his way over there. So I got in my car and drove over. When I got to the gate, they told me everyone had already left. I turned around and went to UCLA Medical Center, and while I was in the car, Katherine called and I told her she should meet us at the hospital. So we went in the back, and they were working on him in the room. So I thought he was going to be OK. Then the nurse came out, she looked at me and I looked at her… I almost fainted. The look told me it was over, but they would keep working on him until his mother arrived. Meanwhile, the kids were all there, in another room. I had to go in with a doctor and a social worker to tell them what happened. And those are two things I never, ever want to do again. Excuse me a minute, I might cry here. Let me get a sip of water.

What was the children’s reaction?
Exactly what you think it would be: [they] ran up to me, grabbed me, crying and screaming. Finally, Jermaine and LaToya showed up, then Randy… And a social worker started talking to all of them. Meanwhile, I was dealing with the press, trying to keep everybody out, and set up some security. At that point, they said the kids wanted to see their dad. So they moved Michael into a room and covered him. I went in first, got a chance to hug him, kiss him and say goodbye, and 20 minutes later, the kids and the rest of the family got to do the same thing. Everybody forgets. Michael wasn’t just a client to me; he was my friend. I always managed him from that basis. We were friends in the ’80s, and we were friends after he fired me. We were always friends.

Were you aware that Michael had a prescription drug problem?
I didn’t know. I realize it’s come out that he did go to rehab. I asked him in March about it, and he got very indignant. He said, “Frank, do you think I would do something that would jeopardize my kids and leave them alone? Don’t be ridiculous.” So what do you say? Do addicts ever admit they’re doing drugs? No. So, I got to take the man’s word. He’s 50 years old. How far could I push him? I never heard of the stuff he supposedly took [propofol]. When I heard about that on TV, I couldn’t believe it.

Do you have any opinion about the two doctors under investigation, Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Conrad Murray?
Michael’s gone to Dr. Klein for years. I don’t know how Michael met Dr. Murray. Michael brought him up to me when he mentioned that part of his contract required AEG to hire him a doctor to be with him in London, and he specified he wanted Dr. Murray, claiming he was his family doctor. The original price he asked for was outrageous. I told Michael I could buy him a whole hospital for that kind of money.

The press reports said AEG was paying him $150k a month.
That’s what I OK’d. What he originally asked for was astronomical. AEG did not hire the doctor. That was Michael’s doctor for months. AEG just advanced him the payment, which was part of the budget. I had one meeting with him, making sure Michael had the right vitamins, what kind of smoothies to make, should it be G2 or Gatorade after the show? He told us he was a cardiologist, and I said, “Michael, this is perfect. Because I’ve already had three heart attacks and I have seven stents in my heart. If I drop over in London, this guy’s right there.”

Dr. Murray was the last man to see Michael Jackson alive.
He was, yes. Nobody knows what happened in that room. We have to wait for the toxicology and the autopsy. I do know the preliminary autopsy said Michael’s organs were in good shape, his liver was good, his heart was strong. They said he did not have a heart attack. It had to be some sort of allergic reaction or something that didn’t blend right. There was some sort of reaction.

Where does that leave you at this point?
There are a few things that have to get cleared up. I have to make sure the estate understands some of the things that I know. I’ve been appointed to the board of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. So I have a role to play there. Michael wrote the letter getting me appointed. After they removed Dr. Thome, they added myself and Joel Katz.

Does it sadden you to see how the family’s inner disagreements are now being aired in public?
It’s sad to the point that there’s a lot of misinformation. The family didn’t know what was going on. They didn’t see Michael every day like I did. He was the closest to his mother and his kids. But I gave him that personal space to be with his family. Some of them are talking about things I don’t think they have the knowledge to talk about. That’s just emotion. They have to face the facts and make some decisions.

What was Michael’s relationship like with his father?
Joe was his father, and that’s what Michael wanted. He didn’t want to know about any business. He just wanted him to be his father. He wanted to be loved as a son, not a commodity.

Did he ever get that?
I don’t know. Watch the Larry King interview with Joe Jackson and you make that determination. It was a train wreck.

You must still be in a state of shock.
Michael created one of the greatest shows ever, a $27 million production. I went through it with him every day. It’s sad that people will never get to see that. But the key thing here is that I lost my friend. That’s what matters to me. All this other stuff is what it is.

Where is your nickname “Tookie” come from?
That’s derived from the name “Tookie.” The chief of police in Pittsburgh came to see my dad when I was born and called me that. Then it became “Tukkie” when I met my wife. Everybody I know from childhood calls me “Tookie.” For everybody after I met my wife, it’s “Tukkie.” We’ve been married for 32 years. I’m the only guy in the record business who’s never had to go to rehab or get a divorce.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPa...gi?news07696m01


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Nice Stan Lee interview.
 
wendy2004 said:
adding this to the news thread as well.

Thanks to loakim45 on KOP board.

FRANKLY SPEAKING
An exclusive HITS interview with Frank DiLeo

July 30, 2009

Industry vet Frank DiLeo, who was the manager of Michael Jackson from 1984 through 1989, returned to the fold to help guide the superstar through his “This Is It” concerts and presumably beyond, but it was not to be. Here, the industry veteran shares his thoughts with HITS’ own ambulance-chasing Roy Trakin.

This is like Godfather III… Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. How did you get involved with Michael again?
Michael first called me a couple of years ago, after he came back from Bahrain, then was in Ireland and Vegas for a while. We chitchatted, he called again and we started communicating about film projects. There were a couple of scripts we wanted to develop and produce. Then he got involved in this concert deal. He called me in March and said, “Frank, I need someone with a little bit of experience. Would you like to manage me again and take care of all this stuff?” And I said, “Yeah, sure.” By the time I came in, everything was signed. Dr. Thome Thome—who is someone I don’t want to talk about in this interview—had miscalculated the scheduling on the dates, which is something I had to take care of, because Michael didn’t want to perform more than twice a week.

Was Michael aware that he was signing for up to 50 individual shows?
Absolutely. I read the contract. I know what the minimum amount of dates were, as well as the maximum number of dates. That contract was read to Michael by three different lawyers, as well as Dr. Thome. He wanted to beat Prince’s record and be in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was the one who picked the number 50. There were enough ticket sales to do 85 shows, but he was zeroed in on 50. That’s what he wanted and that’s what happened. Dr. Thome had him doing three or four shows a week, though. I was adjusting and moving dates to try to make it more palatable for Michael to do.

What had you been doing since managing Michael the first time?
I was in New York with a management company in the ’90s. I retired for a while and spent some time with my son and daughter, seeing them through college. My kids didn’t get a lot of time with me growing up because I was on tour so much, so I felt I owed them that. And that lasted seven years. I did a lot of consulting work. I owned a piece of Tribeca Grill with Robert DeNiro, which did very well. In 2004 I lost my eyesight, and it’s taken six operations to enable me to see. I still have limited vision. It was a diabetic condition that separated the retina. I lost complete sight in one eye and 80% in the other eye. It took two years for them to figure that out. There’s a lot of scar tissue still, and I don’t see well in light. I have to wear dark glasses all the time. I have to move my head to see certain letters because I have a permanent “V” in my vision.

You sat in on most of the rehearsals.
Every single one. He was in good condition. He was working out with Lou Ferrigno. He was dancing over three hours every day after his workout. He was prepared. A lot of times he would watch and direct. These are songs he’s sung his whole life. He didn’t have to go full out every day. The last couple of weeks, he stepped it up. On the night before he died, when he came down after doing 10 or 11 songs, Kenny Ortega was at the bottom of the stairs, we all hugged and Michael put his arm around us and we around him, to walk him to his dressing room. And he said, “Frank, I’m ready. I’m doing all 50 shows. Don’t even think that I’m not.” We talked about possibly doing stadiums after the 50. He said, “Frank, I’ve never been happier. Since you’ve been back, things are going well. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We did it once. This is our time to do it again.” And that was the last time I saw him alive.

People were saying Michael was down to 110 pounds and wasn’t in good physical shape.
No, that’s all bullish. He was not down to 110 pounds. He was around 140. At his maximum, he was maybe 155.

You’re telling me this is a very confident guy, ready to take on this challenge.
He knew he was 50 and that the other dancers were young. He built his stamina up to the point where he knew he could do it. Michael’s a competitive guy. I don’t care whether you’re five years old or 40, you’re not going to out-dance Michael Jackson. He’s gonna put it to you sooner or later. And he worked himself up to that.

How did you originally hear about Michael falling ill?
A fan called and said there was an ambulance in front of Michael’s house. I had just sat down to lunch. I called Michael’s assistant and asked what was going on, and I was told there was something wrong and he was on his way over there. So I got in my car and drove over. When I got to the gate, they told me everyone had already left. I turned around and went to UCLA Medical Center, and while I was in the car, Katherine called and I told her she should meet us at the hospital. So we went in the back, and they were working on him in the room. So I thought he was going to be OK. Then the nurse came out, she looked at me and I looked at her… I almost fainted. The look told me it was over, but they would keep working on him until his mother arrived. Meanwhile, the kids were all there, in another room. I had to go in with a doctor and a social worker to tell them what happened. And those are two things I never, ever want to do again. Excuse me a minute, I might cry here. Let me get a sip of water.

What was the children’s reaction?
Exactly what you think it would be: [they] ran up to me, grabbed me, crying and screaming. Finally, Jermaine and LaToya showed up, then Randy… And a social worker started talking to all of them. Meanwhile, I was dealing with the press, trying to keep everybody out, and set up some security. At that point, they said the kids wanted to see their dad. So they moved Michael into a room and covered him. I went in first, got a chance to hug him, kiss him and say goodbye, and 20 minutes later, the kids and the rest of the family got to do the same thing. Everybody forgets. Michael wasn’t just a client to me; he was my friend. I always managed him from that basis. We were friends in the ’80s, and we were friends after he fired me. We were always friends.

Were you aware that Michael had a prescription drug problem?
I didn’t know. I realize it’s come out that he did go to rehab. I asked him in March about it, and he got very indignant. He said, “Frank, do you think I would do something that would jeopardize my kids and leave them alone? Don’t be ridiculous.” So what do you say? Do addicts ever admit they’re doing drugs? No. So, I got to take the man’s word. He’s 50 years old. How far could I push him? I never heard of the stuff he supposedly took [propofol]. When I heard about that on TV, I couldn’t believe it.

Do you have any opinion about the two doctors under investigation, Dr. Arnold Klein and Dr. Conrad Murray?
Michael’s gone to Dr. Klein for years. I don’t know how Michael met Dr. Murray. Michael brought him up to me when he mentioned that part of his contract required AEG to hire him a doctor to be with him in London, and he specified he wanted Dr. Murray, claiming he was his family doctor. The original price he asked for was outrageous. I told Michael I could buy him a whole hospital for that kind of money.

The press reports said AEG was paying him $150k a month.
That’s what I OK’d. What he originally asked for was astronomical. AEG did not hire the doctor. That was Michael’s doctor for months. AEG just advanced him the payment, which was part of the budget. I had one meeting with him, making sure Michael had the right vitamins, what kind of smoothies to make, should it be G2 or Gatorade after the show? He told us he was a cardiologist, and I said, “Michael, this is perfect. Because I’ve already had three heart attacks and I have seven stents in my heart. If I drop over in London, this guy’s right there.”

Dr. Murray was the last man to see Michael Jackson alive.
He was, yes. Nobody knows what happened in that room. We have to wait for the toxicology and the autopsy. I do know the preliminary autopsy said Michael’s organs were in good shape, his liver was good, his heart was strong. They said he did not have a heart attack. It had to be some sort of allergic reaction or something that didn’t blend right. There was some sort of reaction.

Where does that leave you at this point?
There are a few things that have to get cleared up. I have to make sure the estate understands some of the things that I know. I’ve been appointed to the board of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. So I have a role to play there. Michael wrote the letter getting me appointed. After they removed Dr. Thome, they added myself and Joel Katz.

Does it sadden you to see how the family’s inner disagreements are now being aired in public?
It’s sad to the point that there’s a lot of misinformation. The family didn’t know what was going on. They didn’t see Michael every day like I did. He was the closest to his mother and his kids. But I gave him that personal space to be with his family. Some of them are talking about things I don’t think they have the knowledge to talk about. That’s just emotion. They have to face the facts and make some decisions.

What was Michael’s relationship like with his father?
Joe was his father, and that’s what Michael wanted. He didn’t want to know about any business. He just wanted him to be his father. He wanted to be loved as a son, not a commodity.

Did he ever get that?
I don’t know. Watch the Larry King interview with Joe Jackson and you make that determination. It was a train wreck.

You must still be in a state of shock.
Michael created one of the greatest shows ever, a $27 million production. I went through it with him every day. It’s sad that people will never get to see that. But the key thing here is that I lost my friend. That’s what matters to me. All this other stuff is what it is.

Where is your nickname “Tookie” come from?
That’s derived from the name “Tookie.” The chief of police in Pittsburgh came to see my dad when I was born and called me that. Then it became “Tukkie” when I met my wife. Everybody I know from childhood calls me “Tookie.” For everybody after I met my wife, it’s “Tukkie.” We’ve been married for 32 years. I’m the only guy in the record business who’s never had to go to rehab or get a divorce.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPa...gi?news07696m01


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Nice Stan Lee interview.
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Thanks for posting.
 
40,000 tributes on just one website for Michael Jackson

Tagged with: Al Sharpton Justine Timberlake Lisa Marie Presley Madonna cried Michael Jackson tributes Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson Sony Michael Jackson
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Invincible

By Aly Dahya – Special to Vancouverite©
Michael Jackson was a “brilliant troubadour for his generation, a genius whose music reflected the passion and creativity of an era,” said Sony Corporation CEO and President Sir Howard Stringer as a single website memorial forum recorded more than 40,000 tributes to the dead pop star.
The King of Pop, a generational icon, Jackson died suddenly on Thursday at his LA home after suffering cardiac arrest. Toxicology tests have been ordered to investigate the possibility a prescription drug may have caused his death.
News of Jackson’s death travelled the globe like a wildfire; and shocked web surfers almost brought down the internet as they searched for any and all news about him. Several websites found themselves overloaded. On Social networking site Twitter, he occupied five top trending topics for most of two days.
“His artistry and magnetism changed the music landscape forever. We have been profoundly affected by his originality, creativity and amazing body of work,” said Stringer in a statement that occupied the home page of www.MichaelJackson.com.
Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, said: “Michael Jackson’s unsurpassed artistry and beloved music brought joy to every corner of the world. We join today with his millions of fans in expressing our profound sadness and we offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. It was a true privilege for all of us in the Sony Music family to work with one of the most talented superstars in the history of music. We will miss him greatly.”
“Michael was the kind of amazing talent that comes along once in a lifetime. He was an incredible recording artist, an insightful businessman, an unmatched performer, and a true icon,” said Martin Bandier, Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Worldwide tributes continued to pour in even as the mystery of how Jackson died remained unexplained with the Los Angeles Coroner’s office saying it may take weeks to determine if some substance caused his heart to stop.
“We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only Pop music but of all music,” Justin Timberlake said on his Web site.
“I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible. I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him, and for his family,” ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley told MTV News. “This is such a massive loss on so many levels. Words fail me.”
And Madonna told People Magazine she can’t stop crying over the sad news.
“The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever,” she was quoted as saying.
According to Uncut.co.uk Paul McCartney released a statement to say that his memories of working with Michael Jackson “will be happy ones.”
“Way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama, Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television,” Rev. Al Sharpton in a statement issued in New York.
By early Saturday morning, 40,000 fans had posted their sympathies and messages of love at a memorial forum on www.michaeljackson.com.
“I’ll Miss you…..I feel so empty now that you’re not here now Michael. I have been a fan of yours since I was a little girl and you inspired me to dance and be involved in music. You will be sorely, sorely missed and the music industry will never see a legend like you ever again. I only hope that you have the peace in heaven that you never got to endure here on earth with you loveing fans such as myself and my family. R.I.P Michael, I’m gonna miss you. God Bless You,” said a comment posted by Amanda Louden on the forum.
“I am bewildered and crushed by the passing of one phenomenally, remarkably, talented man! My heart has broken and my prayers go out to his family. I have followed his career throughout my life, danced to his music (or tried to anyway), and watched his video masterpieces. He was a brilliant man! I felt I knew him personally. He made us feel that way about him. The people that tormented him, passed un-fathomable rumours, and hurt him should be ashamed. The public criticized him because he was different. How unfair! I wonder how we would feel if our lives were under a magnifying glass for the world to see our every move and thought. Let him without sin cast the first stone. I will miss him. The world will miss him. He was truly an ambassador of good will and acceptance. God Bless you, Michael! May you now have the peace that you sought so diligently in life. I cannot believe you are gone,” said Ginny Peele.
 
Has this been posted?

Michael Jackson: 20 Doctors Face Charges

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/musictoob/19020/michael-jackson-20-doctors-face-charges

Up to 20 doctors face criminal charges as part of the investigation into the death of Michael Jackson.
Police say it's the biggest investigation into celebrity drug addiction ever undertaken by the LAPD.
As well as Dr. Conrad Murray, police are chasing other doctors who gave Jackson drugs and precriptions.
Jackson was given a powerful surgical anaesthetic called properol through a drip feed to help him sleep. Authorities believe it was this that caused the singer's death on June 25.
One homicide detective said: "It's long been suspected that friendly doctors have been enabling celebrities in Hollywood to feed their habits.
"However, the real extent of what's been going on is truly shocking. We are uncovering a massive trade in fraudulent prescriptions."
Drug enforcement officers searched the Texas office and storage unit belonging to Dr. Conrad Murray, 56, last week.
Documents to secure warrants used in the raids had to be filled out with 19 different names, the aliases used by Jackson to obtain prescription medicine.
It is believed Jackson used his son's name, Prince Michael II, to obtain prescriptions.
It is illegal to obtain prescriptions using false names.
 
andythemisfit said:
Has this been posted?

Michael Jackson: 20 Doctors Face Charges

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/musictoob/19020/michael-jackson-20-doctors-face-charges

Up to 20 doctors face criminal charges as part of the investigation into the death of Michael Jackson.
Police say it's the biggest investigation into celebrity drug addiction ever undertaken by the LAPD.
As well as Dr. Conrad Murray, police are chasing other doctors who gave Jackson drugs and precriptions.
Jackson was given a powerful surgical anaesthetic called properol through a drip feed to help him sleep. Authorities believe it was this that caused the singer's death on June 25.
One homicide detective said: "It's long been suspected that friendly doctors have been enabling celebrities in Hollywood to feed their habits.
"However, the real extent of what's been going on is truly shocking. We are uncovering a massive trade in fraudulent prescriptions."
Drug enforcement officers searched the Texas office and storage unit belonging to Dr. Conrad Murray, 56, last week.
Documents to secure warrants used in the raids had to be filled out with 19 different names, the aliases used by Jackson to obtain prescription medicine.
It is believed Jackson used his son's name, Prince Michael II, to obtain prescriptions.
It is illegal to obtain prescriptions using false names.
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Hmm..this is just my opinion and curiosity here, but it makes me wonder if Michael himself even knew about some of these prescriptions and if Conrad Murray was writing them to make him look like a druggie...but then again I could just be exaggerating it..
 
MeggyKateGutermuth said:
Hmm..this is just my opinion and curiosity here, but it makes me wonder if Michael himself even knew about some of these prescriptions and if Conrad Murray was writing them to make him look like a druggie...but then again I could just be exaggerating it..
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I don't think Michael was the most educated person when it comes to drugs and medicine.

If he was, then he would know that you don't need drugs to make yourself sleep, and you don't need drugs to make the body work better.

I don't just blame Michaels doctors I also blame Michael abit. Not for being addicted but because he had the intelligence and resources to educate himself on the use of medicine.

He wanted to be in good shape and he did everything wrong. He had pain and trouble to sleep and he did everything wrong. And I don't doubt for a second that his doctors helped him maintain that ignorance. In the US legal drugs is a profit market. They want you to take drugs for the simplest of things.

It is crazy over there. Doctors are pushing legal drugs to people with money and people get killed.

Michael should never ever been allowed to use drugs only hospitals use under close watch.

He was doped up everytime he had pain. The first night on the 30th Anniversary Michael was on pain medication. You saw it in his face, in his performance.

The second night MJ was off the drugs and was much more awake onstage.

Michael was already using painkillers to much, because of Lupus and his scalp. extending that use to cure other simple pains is what led to his downfall.

If he had been educated from the start, he would have found other ways to deal with the pain. I know, because my mother has worked prescribing drugs to people and she has taught me how easily you can turn a simple use of painkillers to an addiction. The pills become the solution for everything.

That is why legal drugs can not be bought in stores in Norway. Only small drugs with little side effect can be bought.

If a patient has pain, painkillers are the last resort, not the first.

It is the opposite in the US.

Oh how I wish I could have had 6 months with MJ. I would have shown him how to avoid painkillers all together. I have hundreds of ways to deal with pain, and only when it becomes so much pain nothing works, you take some medicine. Other then that, you have so much else to use.
 
Adding news:

Joe Jackson confirms Omer Bhatti is Michael's son

In an interview with NewsOne, Jackson bluntly admits, "Yes, I knew he had another son."

Omer Bhatti, a protoge of Michael Jackson that wound up becoming great friends with the King of Pop, is seen here in the front row of Jackson's memorial.
Bhatti came into the spotlight after he sat next to the Jackson family during the memorial at the Staples Center. "He looks like a Jackson, he acts like a Jackson, he can dance like a Jackson... this boy's a fantastic dancer," Jackson said.
The interviewer dug deeper asking if Bhatti would be carrying on The King of Pop's legacy. "I don't know. I can't say that yet until I see it happen," Jackson joked.

Full story and video:

http://www.popeater.com/music/article/michael-jackson-son-omer-bhatti/596399


It seems like he thinks Omer is Michael's and he doesn't want it to look like he didn't know when it's confirmed.... or something like that. Omer has said Michael is not his father.

Omer Bhatti: I'm Not Michael Jackson's Love Child
http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/07/omer-bhatti-im-not-michael-jacksons-love-child/
 
Were you aware that Michael had a prescription drug problem?
I didn’t know. I realize it’s come out that he did go to rehab. I asked him in March about it, and he got very indignant. He said, “Frank, do you think I would do something that would jeopardize my kids and leave them alone? Don’t be ridiculous.” So what do you say? Do addicts ever admit they’re doing drugs? No. So, I got to take the man’s word. He’s 50 years old. How far could I push him? I never heard of the stuff he supposedly took [propofol]. When I heard about that on TV, I couldn’t believe it.
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And this is what I was thinking too when this whole drugs bit started to swirl. I really don't think MJ would be indulging in that kinda behaviour, I really think this issue about drugs was in the past that he admitted to. I have'nt heard of anyone who was apart of his life for say the last year say they saw him doing any drugs, its just the people that were in his circle years ago. And when Tito was talking about drugs he too was speaking of years ago. MJ loved those kids too much, from this article and from what the chef said he was looking forward to these concerts, so how it all ended the way it did is so much of a mystery to me and all of us!

And here Frank is saying that MJ did indeed wanted to do the 50 shows, it was his idea the number 50! So what is Joe Jackson and others on about?
 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,535682,00.html
The recent searches of Michael Jackson's personal physician's home and offices indicate that investigators have gathered significant evidence against him — likely enough to charge him with manslaughter and possibly even with murder, legal experts say.
Dr. Conrad Murray’s Las Vegas country club mansion and his office, Global Cardiovascular Associates, were searched on Tuesday, less than a week after investigators entered the cardiologist's clinic and a nearby storage facility in Houston.
Though Murray hasn't been charged with a crime, experts say the searches suggest that detectives are making progress in building a criminal case against him. The search warrants revealed that investigators were looking for evidence of manslaughter.
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Tuesday’s searches indicate that Los Angeles investigators had enough evidence against Murray to obtain search warrants, Kenneth Padowitz, former Broward County, Fla., homicide prosecutor, told FOXNews.com.
“A search warrant has to have affidavit of probable cause, and probable cause is less than reasonable doubt — and to win a criminal case you need beyond reasonable doubt — but probable cause is sufficient to say there is evidence that indicates a potential violation of law,” Padowitz said.

“That there is sufficient evidence already accumulated that allows them to go into his office, home, look at his computer hard drive and files, that is significant.”
“This clearly indicates they’re focusing on gathering evidence for criminal charges.”
The affidavit of probable cause that accompanied the warrants would provide the details of what kind of evidence has been gathered against Murray. Those affidavits have been sealed.
The search warrant served in Houston stated that investigators were looking for “evidence of manslaughter,” but that doesn’t mean that more serious charges aren’t being considered — or that Murray’s cooperation will yield lesser charges.
Experts say it’s unlikely that Murray would have the kind of information that would be needed to cut a deal with prosecutors. Even if Murray provided information about other doctors who had given medication to Jackson, he would likely be offered a deal only if he could implicate someone more culpable in Jackson’s death than himself, experts said.
“If several other doctors gave medications improperly before Jackson’s death but if Murray gave medication, the last doctor to provide the medication is more culpable than the others,” Padowitz said.
Murray’s attorney has said the doctor is cooperating fully with the investigation.
“We’re kind of operating in a vacuum right now," Padowitz said. "We really don’t know, but if it is true that he administered this drug that’s only used in hospitals, I’m not thinking that there’s a more culpable individual out there.”
Padowitz was referring to propofol, the intravenous anesthetic that was reportedly found in Jackson's system and was reportedly present in the King of Pop's home when he died on June 25.
If prosecutors believe Murray was responsible for Jackson's death, he could be charged with second-degree murder, even though the search warrants specified the possibility of manslaughter, experts said.
Padowitz noted that it’s general practice to put the lesser crime on the search warrant.
Under California Penal Code 187, a doctor who acts with “conscious disregard” may be charged with second degree murder even if that doctor did not intend to kill the victim.
Dr. Robert M. Kahn, a clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and expert medical consultant appointee for the Medical Board of California, said homicide charges would be filed if it were determined that propofol contributed to Jackson’s death and that Murray obtained or administered the anesthetic.
Law enforcement sources previously told FOXNews.com that Murray admitted to giving Jackson propofol shortly after midnight the day he died.
Murray’s attorney Ed Chernoff has said, “Dr. Murray didn’t prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.”
Once the autopsy results are completed and the cause of Jackson’s death is reported to the police — and if the cause of death is listed as narcotics overdose — the next step will be to determine who administered the drugs in question.
But no matter how many other drugs are found in Jackson’s system, Kahn said, the responsibility is going to fall largely on Murray, who was Jackson’s attending physician.
“What are the duties of the attending physician? To be familiar with the patient’s diseases and conditions,” Kahn said. “Not knowing is not a defense.”
But criminal defense attorney and former New York prosecutor Sam Goldberg said the repeated delays in releasing the autopsy results may indicate that the case against Murray is not so cut and dry.
“I think there is a reason that autopsy results have been delayed, and not just because they want to keep it secret for longer," Goldberg said.
"It could be that the results they’ve gotten back weren’t the results they expected and now there are more questions. One question could be, ‘Is there enough here to show that the medication is what killed him?
“They want to be very, very cautious with their report because the case will likely rise or fall on the autopsy results.”
Goldberg said unclear results would weaken the case against Murray.
Experts agree that if Murray is charged with a crime, his defense will likely be that he was a licensed doctor who properly administrated medication he thought appropriate for the situation, and that something went horribly wrong. The defense could argue that administering propofol might have been outside the norm of medical practice, but it wasn't gross, wanton and reckless enough to rise to the level of a crime.
But Padowitz said that argument would fail. “It doesn’t matter if he had other medications in his system, it doesn’t matter that Michael Jackson was the one directing this. This guy is a licensed doctor with certain standards and he’ll be held responsible even if Michael Jackson was a willing participant,” he said.
“If they can tie him to administering the drug and the medical examiner indicates that drug was a part of cause of death, then this will be a serious criminal case.”
Investigators have been working with prosecutors for weeks, but they will wait until they receive the final autopsy report to present their case before the district attorney. Only then, if they have sufficient evidence, will an arrest warrant be written.
“The only thing we have to expect is that the unexpected is going to happen," Goldberg said. "That’s the way it was with Michael Jackson in life, and now, sadly, that’s how it is in his death—always mysterious, always unexpected.”

Would concious disregard also cover crap CPR and not calling 911 for 30 mins???
 
Donny & Marie Osmond on Michael Jackson's Passing

ET is with Donny and Marie Osmond in Las Vegas, where the former teen idols talk to ET about the passing of Michael Jackson.
"Mike's in a good place, let's leave it at that…," Donny tells ET. "He had a hard life. He's having a harder death. Leave Michael alone."
Marie adds that the most important concern now is the care of Michael's three children.
Donny and Marie are in Las Vegas for their historic reunion show, which has been extended for two more years at Las Vegas' Flamingo hotel -- and 180,000 fans have already seen the brother-sister duo's act.
"It's very physical, you definitely get your aerobic workout for the day," Marie says of the show.
Watch the video to hear the famous siblings' thoughts on the death of Michael Jackson, and find out if Donny plans to compete on "Dancing with the Stars."


http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/07/77046/
 
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