weaknesses, even if they exploited their flaws, it s time for us to come to terms with the fact that you cannot use people as money machines. use them, squeeze them, get all you can out of them and then when something goes wrong, then it s their fault, while some people go to the bank and they go to the seminary. we ll talk about that tonight. we have this story covered from all angles this evening in just a minute. we ll talk to brian oxman who represented the jacksons over the last 25 years as an attorney. he served as joe jackson s attorney in the wrongful death case. first, let s get the latest from the courthouse with msnbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. kristen, thanks for coming on the show. reporter: hey, there, al. it s 2 1/2 years since michael jackson s death since you spoke at his funeral.
case rose to the level of criticizing the doctors and saying, you drugged her, you drugged. after a while, everyone shrugged their shoulders and that went into history. the history of these cases are that we get all upset about the doctors overmedicating their patients. but after a few months, everybody shrugs their shoulders and says, okay, it s ancient history. i hope that in the case of michael jackson, that does not happen. and if there s a legacy here, it s the legacy, doctor, you can t do this, you can t do it to a superstar, you can t do it to the man on the street. i hope that that s the lesson we learn. reverend, i think if you look at the jury came back at about nine hours, it s impossible to imagine that they would have come back in any other way. i think they were quite clear from the beginning of deliberations that we can t let this man go. he was clearly negligence. brian oxman, thank you for
michael was to perform 00 50 conceco concerts over a nine month period. i ll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. because was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage. after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. this is it. and see you in july. but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. the director for this is it called a private meeting at jackson s home. aeg s ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. kenny was concerned that he wasn t coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalant. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house and then he would come in and paint the front door. however, brian oxman, attorney for joe jackson, claims
wondering if he could pull this off. this is it, and see you in july. reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for this is it, called a private meeting at jackson s home. aeg s ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. kenny was concerned he wasn t coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house, and then he could come in and paint the front door. reporter: however, brian oxman, attorney for joe jackson, claims aeg had deeper concerns about the entertainer. he was too sleepy, he was taking medications which made him tired and unable to perform, and that unless he got his act together, the producers, the promoters were going to pull the plug on the concert series.
reporter: however, brian oxman, attorney for joe jackson, claims aeg had deeper concerns about the entertainer. he was too sleepy, he was taking medications which made him tired and unable to perform, and that unless he got his act together, the producers, the promoters were going to pull the plug on the concert series. reporter: on the afternoon of june 24th, jackson arrived at the staples center in downtown los angeles. rehearsals for this is it often ran late into the night. on the surface, the man many say was born to perform never looked better. was his voice getting stronger over a period of rehearsals? absolutely. was his dancing getting stronger? absolutely. his body? everything? absolutely. reporter: michael bearden, the musical director for this