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Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray gets a prison visit from girlfriend Nicole and mother Milta | Mail Online
By ELEANOR GOWER and HUGO DANIEL
Last updated at 12:18 AM on 9th December 2011
He has been behind bars for 31 days now after being found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson.
But Conrad Murray's loneliness may have been eased a little earlier today when he was visited by his girlfriend Nicole Alvarez and mother Milta Rush.
Alvarez, 29, wore a green sweater and checked scarf and chatted on the phone as she arrived at the visitor's area at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.
She was also spotted chatting to Murray's mother at the gates as they left, with both women looking sombre.
According to TMZ, it's unclear how much time the ladies were allowed to spend with Murray, if any.
Alvarez is the mother of one of Murray's children.
Earlier this month, Murray signalled his intent to appeal against his conviction, after being jailed for four years at the end of November.
Murray, 58, signed a one-page document, filed in Los Angeles on Friday, seeking all records and transcripts from the case.
Meanwhile, Michael Jackson's former personal chef Douglas Jones has called on fans to forgive Conrad Murray - voicing fears the killer doctor will die behind bars.
Douglas Jones worked for Jackson until two weeks before his death and liaised with Murray on a daily basis.
Now he’s decided to speak out and he believes Murray will struggle to come to terms with his actions and is in grave danger in prison.
He warned: 'Dr Murray dropped the ball in a serious way. It was negligence. It’s now a very heavy burden he will have to live with every single day for the rest of his life and I’m wondering if ultimately he can survive that.
'I think it will be too much for him to deal with. I really pray for that man. If they put him in a major prison population he’s going to be in grave danger. He’s a target.
'There will be Michael Jackson fans in prison and when he gets out - people who harbour hatred towards him for what happened, people who don’t wish him well.'
However Douglas, a dedicated Christian, also said Murray only had himself to blame - citing his greed.
The 53-year-old said: “From watching the court case it seemed that he was urging Michael to get off the drug but at the same time he was still administering it and giving into his requests – I think that was because of the money factor.
'This man was being paid a huge amount and I’m sure it’s hard to walk away from that.
'If he was really strong in his ethics he would’ve walked away but obviously this man had never earned this kind of money in his life.'
Douglas only worked for Jackson for five weeks, quitting two weeks before the Thriller star died.
In that short space of time he did not have one day off and developed an intense relationship with Murray and the rest of the Jackson staff.
Speaking about his first impressions of Murray, Douglas said: 'He was a no-nonsense type. He always looked very serious, like he did in court. But once he warmed up he had a very pleasant demeanour.'
He remembers Murray carrying down empty oxygen tanks from Jackson’s bedroom once but just assumed it was part of the health care he needed.
'However the chef was kept completely in the dark over the nature of Jackson's health problems.
He said: 'I talked to Dr Murray on a daily basis and I would prepare him food as well.
'I knew Michael wasn’t 100 per cent healthy for whatever reason but only based on the fact he was under the care of a doctor. He would often have to rest and Dr Murray would say to the kids not to bother him.'
Douglas remembers Jackson would always keep the nervous Murray on his toes.
Whenever Michael wanted something, he just had to focus on it and he would go to him right away. He seemed nervous.
'Murray would speak excitedly about the upcoming This is It tour.
Douglas said: 'He would give me positive feedback from Michael, that he liked the taste of my food and the presentation.
And would ask me "are you going on the tour with us?" and he would say "it’s going to be fun." He seemed to be very excited about it.'
Painting a picture of life at Jackson’s Holmby Hills mansion – Douglas described how piped music would constantly be playing.
He added: 'They would also have the regular radio on too and when Michael’s songs came on the children would get excited and say "that’s dad."'
Speaking about the family’s eating habits, Douglas said: 'Michael would have breakfast by himself in his room. He would always eat it all and thank me when I came to get his tray.'
When Michael was around he would dine with the children Prince, Paris and Blanket and they would often delay dinner to wait for him to come home.
When Douglas started he was briefed the family only ate chicken and fish and organic healthy food and he would shop for ingredients at Whole Foods and Santa Monica fish market.
Douglas described how Jackson used to play with his children in their game arcade room and watch movies with them in their personal cinema where they would feast on popcorn and sweets
He said: 'His kids were treated like royalty, whatever they wanted they would get and if they didn’t like a member of staff, Michael would get rid of them.
'But they were very well grounded and seemed to be well adjusted. They would always dress very smartly and had an Ivy League look. They had a nanny with them at all times monitoring them.'
After watching the Murray case unfold the LA-based chef is also angry with Jackson for his part in his own death.
He said: 'After the court proceeding and discovering how deep he was in to the addiction I became very angry and I was angry at Michael because ultimately he was responsible for his own life.'
He added: 'Many people wanted to help him, especially his family but he wouldn’t let them,' citing a time he arrived at work and Joe Jackson was refused entry to the house.
The chef also said he was not surprised when Jackson died.
'There were so many performance dates added and in my opinion he didn’t seem in any condition to deal with that. It was too much for him.
'He was a very humble and generous person and I am grateful I had a chance to work for him.'
