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Like remember right after he died, we sat here and we heard over and over again oh, michael was in great shape, michael was terrific, he was raring to go. now when it's convenient for them, they say oh, everybody was mistreating him and aeg is terrible and dr. murray was terrible, just so they can get more money. they have treated poor michael, i mean, michael was a genius and he was a troubled person, but he had an enormous gift, and the rest of them just leeched off him and leeched off him. be careful what they wish for. they will point out in this lawsuit how screwed up michael's life was. ...

Michael jackson's death is officially ruled a homicide. in february, 2010, dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he pleads not guilty. >> dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. >> reporter: that would be up to a jury to decide. in september 2011, more than two years after michael jackson's death, conrad murray goes to trial. jackson's former head of logistics testifies murray was hiding viles vials at home before paramedics arrived. >> he reached over, grabbed a handful of vials, then reached out to me and said here, put these in a bag. >> reporter: murray...

An issue because he had been exposed to it for years and he knew exactly how things worked. and given the situation at the time, it was my approach to try to get him off of it, but michael jackson was not the kind of person you can just say put it down and he's going to do that. >> but as a doctor, though -- >> my entire approach may not have been an orthodox approach, but my intentions were good. >> as a doctor, though, aren't you the one who is supposed to be in a position to say to a patient i will no longer treat you if you do not follow my instructions? because from the time you got hired...

There is a perception out there, i want you to be able to respond to it. i think a lot of people here that you had debts, that you were going to be paid $150,000 a month to care for michael jackson while he was giving those concerts, and because of that, you were basically willing to do whatever he asked, giving him the propofol which as you say, is highly unusual. really, no other doctor except one other case i have ever heard of would recommend or give propofol in the way you did in a home setting, with the kind of equipment you had. what is not true about that perception? >> well, first of ...

>> i will invoke my fifth amendment right because at this time, there is an appeal that is in progress and depends on what happens with that. in the event there is a future trial, i do not want to have any issues. >> i want to ask you about that appeal coming up. but first, just a couple other questions. at the heart of this trial, the aeg trial, is a simple question. were you an aeg employee, someone they had a responsibility for, or were you an employee of michael jackson? can you answer that question? >> i don't want dr. murray to answer that question. >> no, i cannot. not at this time. >> ...