claiming because michael died the next day and they never signed the document, they shouldn t be bound. but under california law, you don t need a written agreement signed by all sides to have a contract. those e-mails suggest they knew they were employing him and trying to direct him as an employer directs an employee. these technical arguments, again, may backfire. let s talk about the a list of celebrities, how that might affect the case if they take the stand and affect the jury. first hand, you know about the high profile of this, of trial surrounding his life. so diana ross, spike lee, how does that play here? well, along with the emotional appeal to the jury, these celebrities will show just what his life was worth. this was the best known celebrity in the world. a dancer, singer, choreographer
part of the performer s rehearsal for his ill-fated this is it tour was the first video clip played by his family s lawyer during opening statements. jackson s mother, katherine, and her three grandchildren, paris, prince michael and blanket, say concert promoter aeg live was a greedy commercial enterprise that put profits ahead of jackson s health by hiring and controlling dr. conrad murray. murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for injecting the insomniac pop star with a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. seated in the court s first row, 82-year-old katherine jackson listened as her lawyer told the jury, aeg ignored the obvious red flags and they hired dr. murray. they were ruthless and they wanted to be number one at all costs. the jacksons say aeg live should pay. on the witness list, jackson s defense attorney in his child molestation trial. the question is what was michael jackson s life worth? he died at 50 years of age.
anything. i had nothing to do wh any of these developments, i couldn t get him to tell me anything more than that about their relationship. he was just extremely agitated and didn t want to go into detail. reporter: that interview brought discuss a crush of other reporters to an apartment complex in west warwick, rhode island. identified as a residence of allakhverdov s parents. as he emerged from the apartment and was swarmed, attorney richard nicholson said he represented the parents of someone he identified as michael accident v allakhverd allakhverdov. at some point they will close this part of the investigation. reporter: but we have not been told that this is the same misha that heavily influenced tamerlan tsavraev. i said this person brainwashed him completely. tamerlan is off now.
understandably emotional. through police, they asked for respect and privacy. michael range lives near the fowlers and heard of leila s deadly stabbing from a neighbor boy. i took my kids in instantly and locked the doors. and waited to find out what happened. it was scary. we ve been inside all weekend. reporter: a lot of residents here feel trapped, pinned down after the mysterious death of leila fowler, who would have turned 9 in june. and tonight, 7:00 pacific time, they ll hold that vigil for little leila. back to you now, christine. all right, paul vercammen. thanks, paul. ahead on starting point, nba player jason collins has made history coming out as a gay athlete. but will this help or hurt his career? you re watching starting point. look is only the begi.