Day 2 of court: Michael Jackson fired employees who insulted his fans

As you read in Wednesday morning’s session, his personal assistant took the stand.

Michael Amir Williams was hired as Michael’s personal assistant in 2007. Before that, he worked on Michael Jackson’s film and DVD archives. He considers himself a friend and fan of Michael. Williams says he served as a liaison between Michael Jackson and the security officers and senior staff.

Before his death in Calabasas, Michael lived in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles—the wealthiest residential area in the United States. Williams says that if fans gathered around the house and employees took action against them, Michael would fire them. Michael would stand there and talk to them, sign autographs for them, and accept gifts they brought him.

None of the employees were allowed to come close to the house, and they only went there when Michael summoned them to perform a service—which, Williams says, rarely happened. Williams says Michael enjoyed being alone and didn’t want anyone to disturb his privacy.

Williams first met Conrad Murray, the doctor accused of murder, when Murray came to Michael’s home in Las Vegas in 2008. Williams would occasionally call Murray when Michael asked him to come to the house to treat the children.

In the months from April to June 2009, seeing the BMW car of Murray parked in Michael’s home parking lot until early morning after the This Is It rehearsal sessions seemed normal. Sometimes Michael asked Williams to call Murray, even though he himself had a mobile phone.

Williams remembers that on the night of June 24, Michael returned home late. They had left the house at around 5 or 6 p.m. to go to the Staples Center for rehearsal. Michael was cheerful and full of energy, and insisted on arriving on time for rehearsal. Williams says the rehearsal session was great.

That night, Williams drove Michael home and then went to his own home in South Los Angeles. Security officers monitored the house 24 hours a day.

That night passed, and at 12:13 a.m. the next day, Murray called Williams to tell him to get to Michael’s home because Michael had shown a bad reaction. Williams told the court that Murray’s words to him did not mean that Michael was facing a danger.

Since Williams was far from home, at 12:16 he called Fehim Mohammad, the head of the security team, to go check on Murray. Mohammad said he had instructions to go to the bank and was not at home at the moment. Williams told him to return home immediately. After that, Williams made three unsuccessful attempts to reach Alberto Alvarez, and finally called another guard, Derek Clowland, who also didn’t answer his phone. Contact with Alvarez was finally established, and Williams told him to get to Michael’s room immediately.

It took 30 to 40 minutes for Williams to reach the house, and during that time he saw emergency responders carrying Michael’s body on a gurney.

Williams covered Michael’s children so they could be taken to the hospital in the vehicles. When Michael’s death was announced, they filled the vehicles with people and, after leaving the hospital, pretended that the Jackson family was leaving the premises, so they could exit the hospital in peace.

Source: eMJey.com / CNN