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>> david, having looked at this disclosure form, what strikes but what we've learned from it? >> well, the single biggest thing is that his production company which does the "apprentice" it is only does $4 million in revenue. four years aeg claim his new deal would bring him $130 million over, i think it was two seasons. and clearly, that figure does not support this. so we don't, unless there's something else that we don't know, it suggests a lot less money. it also shows that donald's fees from the big hotel on the chicago river in chicago are really quite modest for a hotel of that size. an...

Success story. >> david, having looked at this disclosure form what strikes but what we've learned from it? >> well the single biggest thing is that his production company which does the apresent it is only does $4 million in revenue. four years aeg claim his new deal would bring him $130 million over i think it was two seasons. and clearly, that figure does not support this. so we don't, unless there's something else that we don't know it suggests a lot less money. it also shows that donald's fees from the big hotel on the chicago river in chicago are really quite modest for a hotel of that s...

Off track. it was going nowhere. >> was this because of michael jackson's health? >> because of michael's performance. he was not rehearsing. he was not doing anything. >> because he couldn't sleep? >> and aeg had already spent $40 million. >> why wasn't he rehearsing or doing anything? >> i had no idea. >> so they thought it had something to do with his health or medically? >> i'm not sure what aeg was thinking. >> did you think that he was up to this mammoth 50 show extravaganza that he was to star at in london? >> he was not. >> okay. >> michael was offered initially 10 shows, it went up to...

You have a half-attitude. >> travis payne was michael jackson's long-time choreographer. >> we were on a journey with michael that was going to return him to the stage, you know, that he loved so much. and i know that we were eight days away from leaving for london. >> the stage is where michael was most at ease. on stage, there was no one better. ♪ >> since age 5, he had electrified audiences around the world with hit songs like "i want you back." and the world appeared ready to welcome him back. it had been 12 years since jackson's last major performance. the king of pop was poised to rega...

>> aeg live stood to lose or gain millions based on the results of jackson's concerts and the jackson family claimed aeg live instructed murray, "not to look out for jackson's best interests, but rather, to do whatever medical procedures were calculated to get jackson to perform." and an e-mail, aeg live ceo sent to the show's director seemed to support their theory. >> it really is a smoking gun. it's probably one of the most important pieces of evidence that michael jackson's attorneys have that aeg supervised, directed, forced, employed, dr. conrad murray to provide michael jackson drugs so...