Defense Lawyers Want the Michael Jackson Film to Be Seen by the Jury

Earlier, Conrad Murray’s defense lawyers wanted to search through footage from Michael Jackson’s rehearsals for the This Is It tour in order to find a scene showing the Pop King’s weakness and physical inability. Nothing was found, and Murray’s defense attorney admitted: "When performing on stage, there was no sign of illness or physical weakness. In these films, he is also mentally healthy and not worried or depressed... He was very talented. His work is truly good. Even on his bad days, his work is good." Now, the defense lawyers want to show the jury the film of Michael Jackson’s speech from March 2009 and say that he was sick! On March 5, Michael announced during a press conference in London that he would hold concerts there for 10 nights, and these would be his final live shows. The number of those concerts was then increased to 50. The defense lawyers say that on that day, Michael was not in a good mental and physical condition. Although he appears completely alert and normal, the lawyers say this video supports the claim by Karen Faye, Michael’s makeup artist, who said that in the days before his death, he was not in good shape. Apparently, Karen was angry and unhappy about the increase in the number of concerts and thought it would be dangerous for Michael’s health. The prosecution says Karen Faye’s statements were influenced only by things she had heard from this person and that person, and they have no credibility or legal standing and cannot be used in court. On the other hand, Jermaine Jackson says his brother Michael had intended from the beginning to increase the number of concerts. Jermaine says Michael wanted to turn the 50 London concerts into a world tour, but he always had the habit of surprising his fans. That is why he said only a limited number of live shows would be performed—to build excitement among his fans and, beyond that, to ensure that tickets would sell out immediately. Source: eMJey.com / CNN