September 20th, 2010 - Michael Jackson’s Heartbreaking Final Days, by Katherine Jackson
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According to the documents, obtained by
People magazine over the weekend, not only did AEG explicitly instruct Dr. Conrad Murray to keep Michael drugged up so that he could make rehearsals, but it literally put his life in danger in seeking only profit.
It didn’t matter whether Michael was feeling well or fit enough to make it through the grueling performances, the lawsuit states, as neither did it matter that Murray had to pump him full of drugs, when he was already in poor health.
Dr. Murray more than delivered his part of the deal (for which he was reportedly paid $150,000 a month by organizers), bringing Michael into such a poor state he was barely able to stand, let alone speak and say what they were doing to him.
“With his sold-out concert series only four weeks away and a sickly Michael Jackson missing yet another rehearsal, the promoter gave the star an ultimatum: Start taking drugs from a new doctor to keep you going, or we’ll sue you for millions,” People writes.
AEG called this their “tough love” method, and they believed it would actually work because Michael was in no position to even consider the possibility of being sued for millions he no longer had.
Therefore, he had no other choice than to go with the doctor the organizers shoved in his face – and to do as he bid him.
“Just take the drugs from Dr. Murray and don’t miss another rehearsal, the promoters allegedly said, or we’ll call off the tour and sue you,” People says of the accusations made in court documents