I don't think Kenny Ortega was part of a conspiracy. He was just part of AEG and should have seen what's going on with Michael... still it wasn't his duty and maybe Murray made ppl believe he has everything under controll or something.
I don't even know how much Randy Philips knows and/or was part of a conspiracy cuz he blasted things around which simply do not add up or he is completely as a loss of intelligence and just used by someone being the 'real player' at AEG... R.P. makes it look to me as if he sometimes does not care or look through himself what he's saying. But maybe he was just told what he has to tell when media around?
But there's clearly connections between Philip Anschutz (AEG Live owner), Tom Barrack (Colony Capital boss), Dr. Thome Thome (former manager of Michael)... and may God forbid but sorry also the Jackson family... particularly in person Jermaine Jackson.
And there's hinds that Michael noticed something or at least didn't feel well with the ppl around him anymore.
He got DiLeo back (yeah wouldn't have been my choice also but maybe Michael was ina situation he needed someone fast and not asking many questions and just overtaking?! as a matter of fact DiLeo came back)... and he tried to get Brance back also as it seems...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814...HNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2phY2tzb25oYWRsbw--
I could very much imagine some ppl really felt threatened to lose their well payed connections to Michael?!
Maybe Michael met Branca on 17th June to get him back for that he could free him from the contract pressure he felt himself in?!
Maybe DiLeo is now talking his ass off with only half truth or complete lies to get his share of money what's most important to him as Michael is dead anyways? There's not many ppl with real dignity around anymore in the business.
I really don't know... but there were things going on obviously...
Michael hired a new manager only weeks before his death. He was looking to get Branca back helping him.
For sure he didn't feel well with the situation he was in... because if he would, why changing a team when all goes sooooo fine as they want to believe us from AEG side?!