SmoothGangsta;4262094 said:MJ agreed to do like 30 shows initially and he was fully aware that they could increase the amount if demand was high enough. Not wanting to do something and not knowing that you're gonna need to do are two different things. There was even talk of more shows beyond that. MJ certainly wanted to to those shows initially. I think it is when rehearsal started he realised maybe he had taken on too much.
somewhereinthedark;4262101 said:Sounds as if you fell for the stuff AEG was spewing during the civil trial that Katherine filed. You also seem to have fell for the crap that the murderer spewed during the trial. Murray lied during the trial to make it seem that Michael killed himself. He claimed that Michael was taking drugs without his knowledge, yet the autopsy said the only drugs in Michael’s body was what the murderer pumped into him. Murray also claimed Michael begged him for propofal. I believe Murray was lying and so did the jury. This murderer. Ever showed any remorse for killing and lied and said MicHael woke up from a propafol induced sleep and injected himself with a lethal dose. A person would have to be a complete moron to believe that BS. The jury didn’t believe it and any sane person wouldn’t believe it either.
Michael had debt but, he was not broke. You can’t be broke and own HALF of Sony publishing. He may have been “cash poor”, but not broke. Who else do you know would be called poor and owning HALF of Sony publishing. They only said that about MICHAEL and some are naive or gullible enough to believe it.
It’s disgusting and disrespectful to say thst Michael wanted to die. In fact it is the most irrational thing that I have heard. Michael had plans to release a new album, do movies and other things. He had three children that he loved immensely and wanted to see grow up. The DA’s wanted to charge Murray with 2nd degree MURDER, because his negligence and the way he didn’t call 911 for an hour when Michael died is Murder. The coverup is PRE-MEDITATED. It doesn’t matter bow you try to spin it, Conrad Murray murdered Michael, whether it was 1st degree or 2nd degree. The DAs went for manslaughter, because they wanted a conviction and not a hung
Jury.
Let me be more specific about the ‘This Is It’ deal & how MJ was manipulated by AEG Live.
Dr. Tohme Tohme was one of those people that AEG Live brought into MJ’s life at that time in order to handle MJ’s matters.
Dr. Tohme Tohme was handling MJ’s business affairs at AEG Live request.
Dr. Tohme Tohme was also a man that MJ did not like at all.
Here is how MJ was manipulated by Dr. Tohme Tohme.
Dr. Tohme Tohme signed a letter of intent (which is not a contract, but a preliminary document).
According to that letter of intent, ‘Artistico’ pre-approved up to 31 shows.
'Artistico' is a legal company (represented by Dr. Tohme Tohme) which negotiated MJ’s business affairs with AEG Live.
That letter of intent was never signed by MJ himself, but by Dr. Tohme Tohme who acted on behalf of ‘Artistico’.
So, some months later, when MJ (unwillingly) signed the contract for the 10 shows, he automatically activated (without knowing it) that letter of intent’s clause of 31 shows.
As for him being broke/in debt during his final years, MJ was owing a staggering amount of around 500 million US dollars.
His share of the ATV/Sony Music Publishing was practically to little purpose for him, other than using it as collateral in order to borrow some money from banks to repay loans.
This means that essentially was a broke man during his final years.
Concerning his apparent desire to die, I will not repeat myself.
But, have in mind also that MJ subconsciously wanted to end up like Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley died at 42 by drug overdose.
MJ began to overdose in the early 2000s, when he was around 42.
This analogy is too strong to be ignored.