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Jackson burial postponed until Sept. 3
LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson won't be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday after all.
A spokesman for the Jackson family says the King of Pop's funeral has been postponed until Sept. 3, five days after the singer's birthday.
Spokesman Ken Sunshine, in a statement Friday, offered no reason for the delay.
Jackson's family had planned a private daytime service for Aug. 29. The pop superstar will now be interred in The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn-Glendale at a private evening ceremony.
The cemetery is spread over several hills on land roughly 8 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The mausoleum includes a stained-glass replica of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" and replicas of Michelangelo's statues.
A spokesman for the Jackson family says the King of Pop's funeral has been postponed until Sept. 3, five days after the singer's birthday.
Spokesman Ken Sunshine, in a statement Friday, offered no reason for the delay.
Jackson's family had planned a private daytime service for Aug. 29. The pop superstar will now be interred in The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn-Glendale at a private evening ceremony.
The cemetery is spread over several hills on land roughly 8 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The mausoleum includes a stained-glass replica of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" and replicas of Michelangelo's statues.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Pharmacy Raided in Michael Jackson Investigation - Crime & Courts, Michael Jackson
The Michael Jackson manslaughter investigation moved Tuesday to a Las Vegas pharmacy, where authorities searched for evidence linked to the singer's private physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, according to reports.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department raided Applied Pharmacy Services in a Flamingo Road strip mall and stayed for about 90 minutes, seeking documents and computer hard drives, DEA agent Mike Flanagan said.
After completing the search, agents in full masks were seen removing crates from the pharmacy, located about five miles west of the Las Vegas Strip and in between Murray's home and office. The search warrant applied to documents and other records of transactions involving Murray, according to ABC News and TMZ.
Authorities previously searched Murray's Las Vegas home and offices in Las Vegas and Houston, looking in particular for evidence of the powerful anesthesia propofol, which several reports say was given to Jackson the night before he died.
Murray, who was with Jackson when he was stricken at home, has denied giving Jackson drugs that would have killed him.
Pharmacy Raided in Michael Jackson Investigation - Crime & Courts, Michael Jackson : People.com
Michael Jackson will be buried on his 51st birthday
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson will be buried Saturday, August 29, on what would have been the singer's 51st birthday, according to a statement from publicist Ken Sunshine.
Katherine Jackson has proposed she or one of her children be added as an executor to Michael's will.
The private ceremony will take place at Holly Terrace in The Great Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, and "will be limited to family and close friends," the statement said.
Jackson died June 25 of cardiac arrest. The famed entertainer was 50.
Other Jackson plans have moved sluggishly. Monday, a judge delayed his approval of the exhibition agreement between concert promoter AEG Live and the Jackson estate until Friday, when he will hear testimony about why Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, thinks it should be renegotiated.
The three-city exhibition of Jackson memorabilia could be derailed, as relations between Jackson's mother, the men Jackson named as executors of his will and the promoter of his planned comeback concerts have been challenging.
Questions surrounding Michael Jackson's death and AEG Live's role in his last days are an "obvious source of tension" as Katherine Jackson objects to the agreement, Jackson attorney Burt Levitch said.
Michael Jackson's family has "floated" the possibility of filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against AEG Live because of its "very, very active role in Michael's life during the last six months," Levitch said Monday.
Levitch said AEG Live "apparently paid for the services of Dr. Conrad Murray, who we're told is under criminal investigation in connection with the decedent's death."
Warrants used to search Murray's home and clinics indicated police were investigating his role in Jackson's June 25 death. A source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that Murray gave the anesthetic propofol to Jackson in the 24 hours before he died.
"There's an obvious link between AEG and concerns that we have about the decedent's demise," Levitch said. "So, that's one obvious source of tension right now."
Michael Jackson will be buried on his 51st birthday - CNN.com
Jackson's doctor speaks
Jackson's doctor speaks
Michael Jackson's doctor speaks out for the first time since the death of the pop star. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
Michael Jackson's doctor speaks out for the first time since the death of the pop star. CNN's Ted Rowlands reports.
Michael Jackson doctor: 'I told the truth' - CNN.com
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician under investigation in the death of singer Michael Jackson, said in a video posted online Tuesday that he has "faith the truth will prevail."
In Dr. Conrad Murray's video, posted on YouTube, he tells supporters he has been receiving their messages.
Murray, who was with Jackson when he died, recorded the one-minute video in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday and it posted on YouTube Tuesday, the spokeswoman for his lawyer said.
"I have done all I could do," Murray said. "I told the truth, and I have faith the truth will prevail."
The video is the first public comment by Murray since Jackson's June 25 death.
"I want to thank all of my patients and friends who have sent such kind e-mails, letters and messages to let me know of your support and prayers for me and my family," Murray said. Watch the statement from Jackson's doctor »
"Because of all that is going on, I am afraid to return phone calls or use my e-mail. Therefore, I recorded this video to let all of you know that I have been receiving your messages," he said.
Murray, a cardiologist, owned and operated two medical clinics -- in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in Houston -- but he took a full-time job as Jackson's personal doctor in May as the pop singer prepared for his comeback concerts scheduled to start in July.
He was at Jackson's Los Angeles home when the entertainer was found unconscious and rushed to a hospital.
In Dr. Conrad Murray's video, posted on YouTube, he tells supporters he has been receiving their messages.
Murray, who was with Jackson when he died, recorded the one-minute video in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday and it posted on YouTube Tuesday, the spokeswoman for his lawyer said.
"I have done all I could do," Murray said. "I told the truth, and I have faith the truth will prevail."
The video is the first public comment by Murray since Jackson's June 25 death.
"I want to thank all of my patients and friends who have sent such kind e-mails, letters and messages to let me know of your support and prayers for me and my family," Murray said. Watch the statement from Jackson's doctor »
"Because of all that is going on, I am afraid to return phone calls or use my e-mail. Therefore, I recorded this video to let all of you know that I have been receiving your messages," he said.
Murray, a cardiologist, owned and operated two medical clinics -- in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in Houston -- but he took a full-time job as Jackson's personal doctor in May as the pop singer prepared for his comeback concerts scheduled to start in July.
He was at Jackson's Los Angeles home when the entertainer was found unconscious and rushed to a hospital.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Michael Jackson's three children are getting their own lawyer
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's three children are getting their own lawyer because the judge overseeing the probate of Jackson's will is concerned their interests might sometimes conflict with their grandmother's.
Katherine Jackson has accused the executors of her son Michael's estate of "keeping her in the dark."
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff delayed for a week his decision on whether to approve several contracts for the estate to give the children's new lawyer -- whom he will appoint -- time to weigh in on the deals.
Lawyers for the estate and the companies involved warned the judge delaying the deals could cost the estate millions of dollars.
The delayed contracts would provide for Jackson tribute concerts in London, England, starting next July, and an exhibition of Jackson memorabilia that would travel to at least three cities, according to Kathy Jorrie, a lawyer for concert promoter AEG Live.
"The longer we wait, the more time passes, frankly, the less interest there will be on the part of the public to come see it," Jorrie said.
The judge has already approved a contract to allow Columbia Pictures to use video AEG Live shot of Jackson's last rehearsals for a documentary due out this fall. Columbia is a division of Sony.
Sony Pictures issued a news release Monday announcing it would deliver the movie -- "This Is It" -- to theaters starting October 30 "with the full support of The Estate of Michael Jackson."
The film "will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage, captured in high definition with state-of-the-art digital sound as the late singer was preparing for his concert series in London," Sony said. "The film, which will also offer select sequences in 3D, will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and creative collaborators."
Burt Levitch, attorney for Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, told the judge she was concerned that Jackson's three children might be included in the video, which is now in AEG Live's possession.
Jorrie said the original contract between Jackson and AEG Live for his 50 London shows gave the company a share in the concert video profits. But Levitch said that agreement did not cover rehearsal video.
A delay in the judge's approval of a new contract between the estate and AEG, which includes sharing rehearsal video profits, should not affect the movie deal, according to a lawyer involved in the film agreement.
Court papers filed last week revealed Columbia Pictures would pay a minimum of $60 million for the rights to make the Jackson movie.
Katherine Jackson's lawyers, while endorsing the movie deal, have objected to terms given to AEG, saying it is too generous to the company.
Katherine Jackson's lawyers objected to the estate's agreement to let AEG recover all its expenses from that money and then take 10 percent of the remainder. It also gives the company a perpetual share of the profits from the video rights.
AEG Live's lawyer said the company has already made many concessions to the estate and could not make more.
Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the men who now control the estate, told the judge the contracts were "aggressively negotiated and reflect the exhaustion of all parties on give and take, and greatly benefit the estate."
"I don't believe there is room for more negotiation," he said.
The judge previously has said he may approve the contracts even over Katherine Jackson's objection.
Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson's older brother, told CNN's Larry King last week that he likes the deals, which he said could bring in nearly $100 million into the estate.
Katherine Jackson and Jackson's three children are the main beneficiaries of the estate, which is controlled by Jackson's former lawyer, John Branca, and longtime Jackson friend and music executive John McClain.
Branca and McClain were named in Jackson's will as executors. Katherine Jackson is considering a challenge of their control of the estate.
The decision to name a 'guardian ad litem,' or lawyer appointed by the court, for the children came at the end of Monday's hearing.
Katherine Jackson was appointed last week as the guardian for the children, but she was not made the guardian for their interest in her son's estate.
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