these are people working for aeg? these are people working for aeg, working for him, working for the show. they controlled everything that he did, the people that were around him. they knew he wasn t healthy enough to do those shows but yet they said he was fine. when you hear the family talk like that, not entirely surprising, but certainly a familiar pattern. from michael s father to his mother to the siblings, all repeating this same pattern about how they believed all these people were around michael forcing him against his health, really, to do this tour. how significant will any of that be when this trial starts? could be very significant. apparently there are e-mails from his choreographer, ken ortega, warning aeg that he s not well, he has serious physical problems, serious psychological and emotional problems, he s asking for professional help, and i m informed that there are some e-mails from aeg basically telling murray you better get him to rehearsals.
about how they believed all these people were around michael forcing him against his health, really, to do this tour. how significant will any of that be when this trial starts? could be very significant. apparently there are e-mails from his choreographer, ken ortega, warning aeg that he s not well, he has serious physical problems, serious psychological and emotional problems, he s asking for professional help, and i m informed that there are some e-mails from aeg basically telling murray you better get him to rehearsals. so i think this issue is well founded by the siblings and i think it s going to be a big issue for the plaintiffs. and i think aeg will have a tough time explaining it. aeg s lawyer said it was the 2005 child molestation trial which you obviously were involved in which caused michael to dramatically increase his drug use. do you think there s any truth in that? i really don t. now, i was his lead criminal defense counsel in that trial. i talked to him througho
they were only concerned about the show, moving the show forward. these are people working for aeg? these are people working for aeg, working for him, working for the show. they controlled everything that he did, the people that were around him. they knew he wasn t healthy enough to do those shows but yet they said he was fine. when you hear the family talk like that, not entirely surprising, but certainly a familiar pattern. from michael s father to his mother to the siblings, all repeating this same pattern about how they believed all these people were around michael forcing him against his health, really, to do this tour. how significant will any of that be when this trial starts? could be very significant. apparently there are e-mails from his choreographer, ken ortega, warning aeg that he s not well, he has serious physical problems, serious psychological and emotional problems, he s asking for professional help, and i m informed that there are some