K. Jackson-Klage gegen AEG- Der Prozess- Nur News -Keine Diskussion

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"We are not a very litigious company," Phillips clarified. "I did not realize there's that 'gotcha' politics, 'gotcha' legal process."
"Wir sind nicht ein sehr strreitsüchtigen Gesellschaft," erklärt. Phillips "Ich wusste nicht, dass es diese rechtliche Verfahren gibt


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"Even though you know the answer to a question, you want the person to use it wrong so you can use it against them," Phillips opined.
“Auch wenn sie die Antwort auf eine Frage wissen, möchten sie das die Person es falsch verwendet gegen Sie” sagt Phillips
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Phillips said he was not designated as PMK (person with most knowledge) or PMQ (person most qualified) for AEG.
Phillips sagt er wurde nicht als PMK (Person mit meistem Wissen) oder PMQ (Person am besten qualifiziert) für AEG bezeichnet
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Phillips said he made only one substantive correction to his deposition transcript.
Phillips sagte er machte nur eine signifikante Änderung zu seinem Depostionsskript
Phillips said he's the president and CEO of AEG Live.
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Phillips sagte das AEG Live-mindestens 10 Divisionen hat mit Talenten, Produktionsshows, internationale Tourneen, Festivals.
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Im College wurde er Direktor der Phillips spezielle Veranstaltungen für Schüler an. Er studierte an der Stanford in Politikwissenschaft.
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Er ging zum Jurastudium an der Universität von Santa Clara.
Phillips promoted the Harlem Globetrotters. One of the stars asked to manage him.
Phillips promotete die Harlem Globetrotters. Einer der Stars fragte ihn ihn zu managen

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Phillips said he thought it was a good move to start his career, moved to LA, transferred to Loyola Law School.
Phillps sagte er dachte das war ein guter Start in seiner Karriere, zog nach LA, wechselte zur Loyala Law School
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He started management career with Management West International, then worked at Stiefel & Phillips through 1996.
Er startete seine Management-Karriere mit Management West International, und arbeitete dann bei Stiefel&Phillps bis 1996.ABC7 Court News @ABC7Courts 1h
He managed Rod Stewart and Matthew Brodrick. Then they repped Guns N Roses, Toni Braxton, Prince, Simple Minds, Morrisey.
Er managte Rod Stewart und Matthew Brodrick. Dann repräsentierte er Guns N Roses, Toni Braxton, Prince, Simple Minds, Morrisey
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Phillips worked with MJ at this point. He represented the artist in an endorsement deal and a line of sneakers.
Phillips arbeitete mit MJ zu diesem Zeitpunkt. Er repräsentierte den Künstler in einem Werbedeal und einer Linie von Sneakers.
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"He was hot as a pistol," Phillips described MJ. "This was in early 90s, right before History".
“Er war eine heiße Pistole”, beschrieb Phillips MJ. “Es war in den frühen 90er, gleich vor History”
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"It was one of the biggest endorsements made at the time," Phillips said. "The deal was a success."
“Es war einer der größten Werbedeal die zu dieser Zeit gemacht wurden”, sagte Phillips. “Der Deal war ein Erfolg.”
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Phillips said the line of sneakers was not successful, though. The company he made the deal was LA Gear.
Phillips sagte die Linie der Sneakers war nicht so erfolgreich. Die Firma, die den Deal machte war LA Gear.
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"When MJ didn't like something, he was less than demure," Phillips testified. "Some of the shoes was really quite hideous," Phillips said.
“Wenn MJ etwas nicht mochte, dann war er mehr als zurückhaltend,” sagte Phillps. “Einige der Schuhe waren richtig schlecht” sagte Phillips
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"Let's stop this s**t, it's ugly, they don't know what they're doing, this stuff is s**t, they're going to ruin me" Phillips said MJ reacted
“Lasst uns diesen Mist stoppen, es ist schrecklich, sie wissen nicht was sie machen, dieses Zeug ist Scheiße, sie ruinieren mich” gab Phillips wieder wie MJ reagierte
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Phillips described MJ as 'incredibly sharp' doing business.
Phillips beschreibt MJ als unglaublich scharf darin Geschäfte zu machen.
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After the LA Gear deal, MJ and John Branca asked Phillips to manage MJ. He said no. His next dealing with MJ was not until 2007.
Nach dem LA Gear-Deal fragten MJ und Branca Phillips ob er MJ manage. Er sagte Nein. Sein nächstes Handeln mit MJ war erst wieder 2007
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Phillips left Stiefel and Phillips to work at Red Ant Entertainment from 96 to 99, continued to co-manage Toni Braxton.
Phillips verließ Stiefel & Phillips um mit Red Ant Entertainment von 96 bis 99 zu arbeiten und fur fort Toni Braxton zu managen.
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Managed group called Dream on Puffy Combs Label. Then approached by John Meglan and Paul Gongaware to start Concerts West, now AEG Live
Die gemanagte Gruppe nannte sich Dream on Puffy Combs Label. Dann wurde er von John Meglan und Paul Gongoware angesprochen um die Conerts West zu starten, nun AEG Live
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"They wanted me to help them secure a tour with an artist named Britney Spears," Phillips explained.
“Sie wollten mich um eine Tour zu sichern mit einer Künstlerin namens Britney Spears.” Sagt Phillps.ABC7 Court News @ABC7Courts 1h
Phillips said he had a very good relationship with her manager at the time. It was the first big break tour of Britney Spears.
Phillips sagte er hatte eine gute Beziehung mit ihrem Manager zu dieser Zeit. Es war die erste große Durchbruchstour von Britney Spears.
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Phillips was consultant on the tour and had a piece of the profits. After the tour, Leiweke asked Phillips to consider in-house position.
Phillips war Consultant auf der Tour und bekam einen Teil des Profits. Nach der Tour fragte ihn Leweike ob er in einer Hausposition bleibe.
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Phillips wrote the business plan over the weekend and became the president and CEO of AEG Live in 2001.
Phillips schrieb den Buisiness-Plan über das Wochenende und wurde Präsident und CEO von AEG Live in 2001
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Phillips said AEG Live created Coachella festival. They used the infrastructure, equipment for another genre of music, Stagecoach festival.
Phillips sagte, dass AEG Live das Coachella Festival erschuf. Sie nutzten die Infrastruktur für ein andere Musikgenre, Stagecoach Festival
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Phillips talked about the residency shows AEG Live promotes in Las Vegas: Celine Dion, Elton John, Cher, Shania Twain, Rod Stewart.
Phillips sprach über die Residenz-Shows, die AEG Live produzierte in Las Vegas: Celine Dion, Elton John, Shania Twain, Rod Stewart.
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Phillips said AEG Live promoted and produced Prince's most successfully tour, "Musicality" in 2004.
Phillips sagte AEG Live promotete und produzierte Prince erfolgreichste Tour, “Musicality” in 2004
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Phillips testified they produced and promoted Prince's 21 sold out Nights at the O2 arena and residency show in Vegas at Rio Hotel in 2006.
Phillips sagte aus das er Princes 21 ausverkaufte Nächte in der O2-Arena produzierte und promotete und die Residenz-Show im rio-Hotel in 2006.

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Es geht weiter mit der Phillips-Befragung: Putnam befragt nun Phillips. Diesmal sind die Tweets in der richtigen Reihenfolge. Also einfach runterlesen:

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Putnam: Could you dictate who MJ hired?
Phillips: No
Putnam: Können Sie MJ diktieren wen er einstellt?
Putnam: Nein.
"Dr. Tohme was introduced to me as MJ's manager," Phillips said.
“Dr. Tohme wurde mir als Manager von MJ vorgestellt”, sagt Phillips
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Phillips said MJ and Dr. Tohme seemed to have a very close relationship and Dr. Tohme seemed to care very much about MJ.
Phillips sagte, dass es schien, dass MJ und Dr. Tohme eine enge Beziehung hätten, es schien das er sich um MJ kümmerte.
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Dr. Tohme was introduced to MJ by Jermaine Jackson, Phillips said. There was a familiarity between all of them, he said.
Dr. Tohme wurde von Jermaine Jackson bei MJ eingeführt, sagt Phillips. Es gab eine Familiarität zwischen ihnen, sagte er.
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Phillips said MJ wanted to get 'back on the saddle', so Jermaine introduced him to Dr. Tohme.
Phillips sagte MJ wollte in den Sattel zurück, so Jermaine stellte ihm Dr. Tohme vor.
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"He said Michael was determined to restart his career," Phillips said Dr. Tohme told him. "It was time for a comeback," he recalled hearing.
“Er sagte das Michael seine Karriere neu starten wollte” sagte Phillips was Dr. Tohme ihm sagte. “Es ist Zeit für sein Comeback.”
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"The only way I dealt with MJ was through Dr. Tohme," Phillips said.
“Der einzige Weg wie ich mit MJ handelete war durch Dr. Tohme”, sagt Phillips
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Phillips said AEG never paid Dr. Tohme because there were conditions in the contract, like getting insurance for the show, that were not met
Phillips sagt, dass AEG niemals Dr. Tohme bezahlt hat, weil es Bedingungen im Vertrag gab, wie die Versicherung für die Show, die nicht getroffen wurde
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Also, Phillips said he received MJ's letter terminating Dr. Tohme. "Dr. Tohme obviously could not fulfill his obligations then."
Phillips sagt er erhilet MJ`s Brief betreffend Dr. Tohme. Dr. Tohme konnte offensichtlich nicht seine Verpflichtungen erfüllen.
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Phillips testified MJ told him Dr. Tohme wasto handle some of his business affairs, like purchase house in Vegas, and work with Frank DiLeo.
Phillips sagte MJ sagte ihm, dass Dr. Tohme seine Geschäftssachen behandle wie Hauskauf und mit Frank Dileo arbeitet.
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MJ said DiLeo would be dealing with the entertainment part of his career and stuff MJ thought Dr. Tohme was not qualified to do.
MJ sagte Dileo wäre für den Entertainment- Teil seiner Karriere zuständig und Sachen wo er dachte, dass Dr. Tohme nicht qualifiziert war zu machen.ABC7 Court News @ABC7Courts 51m
After MJ died, Phillips said MJ's Estate wanted a detailed expenditure of the production.
Nachdem MJ starb wollte der MJ-Estate eine detaillierte Auflistung der Produktion.
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As to meeting at the Polo lounge, Phillips said he received a call from Dr. Tohme asking to meet since he had already met Jackson's attys.
Beim Meeting in der Polo Lounge sagte Phillips er erhielt einen Anruf von Dr. Tohme und fragte nach einem Treffen, da er bereits Jacksons Anwälte traf.
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Phillips said he picked the Polo lounge because it was a convenient and public location.
Phillips sagte er nahm die Polo lounge weil es ein beliebter und öffentlicher Ort ist
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Judge then broke session for lunch. Testimony resumes within half an hour. For complete coverage, watch @ABC7 and http://www.abc7.com
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After lunch, Putnam resumed questioning Randy Phillips. Katherine Jackson is not in court for the afternoon session.
Nach dem Mittagessen übernahm Putnam die Befragung von Randy Phillips. Katherine Jackson ist nicht im Gericht am Nachmittag.


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Putnam asked Phillips if he met with his attorney over lunch hour. All the jurors laughed loud. This is how Panish begins after lunch.
Putnam fragt Phillips ob er seinen Anwalt in der Mittagspause traf. Alle Juroren lachten laut. Das fragte sonst stets Panish nach dem Lunch.

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Putnam: Did they show you any documents?
Phillips: Just the menu
Putnam: Haben Sie Ihnen alle Dokumente gezeigt?
Phillips: Nur das Menü
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Phillips said Estate of Michael Jackson asked him to be witness for them in the Labor Commission dispute between Dr. Tohme and MJ's estate.
Phillips sagte der Estate von Michael Jackson bat ihn als Zeuge für sie im Labor- Kommissionsstreit zwischen Dr. Tohme und dem MJ- Estate
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"Yes, I served as his manager for 10 years," Phillips said about his relationship with Lionel Richie. Brenda Richie is Lionel's ex-wife.
"Ja, ich habe als sein Manager für 10 Jahre gearbeitet", sagte Phillips über seine Beziehung mit Lionel Richie. Brenda Richie Lionel ist seine Ex-Frau.

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Putnam inquired about email Phillips sent to AEG's publicity rep on 8/18/09:
I think I know what MJ died of and this would exonerate Conrad
Putnam erkundigte sich über die E-Mail , die an ihn am 8/18/09 geschickt wurde von (Brenda Richie):
Ich denke, ich weiß woran MJ starb, und dies würde Conrad entlasten.
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"Brenda had called me to tell me that she was in communication with Michael either through a medium or directly," Phillips testified.
“Brenda rief mich an das sie eine Kommunukatation mit Michael hatte durch ein Medium oder direkt.”sagte Phillips
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Panish objected: triple hearsay! Courtroom bursted into laughter.
Panish erhob Einwand. 3-fach Hörensagen! Gerichtssaal verfiel in Gelächter.
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Putnam fragte, warum er nicht dem LAPD sagte was Brenda mitteilte. "Ich wollte nicht in dieser Zwangsjacke Dan redete sein", sagte Phillips
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Phillips erklärt er glaubte es waren keine relevante Informationen.

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Phillips said Michael told Brenda that it wasn't Dr. Murray's fault and he had killed himself. "I told you it was weird," Phillips expressed
Phillips sagte Brenda sagte ihm, Michael habe Brenda erzählt es sei nicht Dr. Murrays Schuld. “Ich habe Ihnen gesagt”, es war verrückt, sagte Phillips
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Phillips clarified he didn't think it was relevant information.
Phillps stellt klar, er dachte es sei keine relevante Information
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Putnam showed a letter signed by MJ on June 9, 2009 requesting AEG to advance the sum of $50,000 to Frank DiLeo.
Puntam zeigte einen Brief unterzeichnet von MJ am 9. Juni 2009, der AEG anfragte eine Summe von 50000 Dollar an Frank Dileo als Vorausszahlung zu überweisen.
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Phillips said his deposition happened three and a half years after MJ died. He believed there were over 9,000 email turned over.
Phillips sagte seine Depostion war 3,5 Jahre nachdem MJ starb. Er glaubt es waren um die 9000 E-Mails, die er übergab.
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In preparation for his testimony, Phillips said he watched his testimony given in Dr. Conrad Murray's criminal case.
In Vorbereitung zu seiner Zeugenaussage hat Phillips sich die Aussage angesehen, die er in Dr. Murrays Strafprozess gab.
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Phillips said he prepared himself prior to his deposition, but not like he did for testifying in court.
Phillips sagte er bereitete sich vor der Deposition vor, aber nicht so sehr wie für die Aussage im Gericht
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Phillips said he didn't believe he knew what emails were going to be used, thus he didn't want to read everything they produced.
Phillips sagte er glaubte nicht das er wuste welche E-Mails genutzt werden, aber er wollte nicht alles lesen was sie produziert haben
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Phillips explained he has had time to look over all the emails in detail since his depo, therefore he was able to remember the events better
Phillips sagte, er hatte Zeit über alle E-Mails zu schauen im Detail seit der Deposition, daher kann er sich besser an die Ereignisse erinnern

[Christine3110]

Mist. Panish hat die Phillips Befragung beendet.
Das Wort "Vertrag" fiel nur in Zusammenhang mit Tohme.

[Lena]

Phillips auch heute weiter im Zeugenstand: Wie immer von unten nach oben lesen.

Pressetweets der Phillips-Aussage von gestern kann man hier nachlesen ab Post 108 aufwärts

http://www.mjjackson-forever.com/index.php?page=Thread&postID=228258#post228258

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Gotta head back into court. Panish seems like he's winding down. Will have more updates on Jackson vs AEG at the lunch break.

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Panish asked Panish several questions about whether Jackson ever told him he had a sleeping disorder. Phillips said no each time.
Panish fragte mehrere Fragen darüber, ob Jackson ihm jemals sagte er hätte eine Schlafstörung. Phillips sagte nein zu allen Fragen.


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Phillips: “I don’t even know where his office was other than the bar at the Bel Air Hotel.” Some of the jury laughed when this was shown.
Phillips: "Ich weiß nicht einmal, wo sein Büro war außerhalb der Bar im Bel Air Hotel." Einige der Jury-Mitglieder lachten als dies gezeigt wurde.

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At the hearing, Phillips testified that Tohme wasn't a traditional music manager, and he didn't have a staff.
In der mündlichen Verhandlung hat Phillips ausgesagt, dass Tohme kein traditioneller Musik-Manager war und er keine Mitarbeiter hatte.

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Phillips testified at Tohme Tohme’s hearing before the Labor Commission in a dispute with Michael Jackson’estate.
Phillips sagte in einer Anhörung von Tohme Tohme bei der Verhandlung vor dem Labor- Kommissionsausschuss aus in einem Streit mit dem Michael Jackson-'Estate.

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Phillips: “Actually, no. Michael Jackson signed this document so he must have agreed to it.”
Phillips: "Eigentlich nicht. Michael Jackson unterzeichnete dieses Dokument, so muss er es vereinbart haben. "

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Panish asked whether Tohme’s contract was a conflict of interest, since he was representing both AEG and Jackson.
Panish wurde gefragt, ob der Vertrag Tohmes ein Interessenkonflikt war, da er sowohl AEG als auch Jackson repräsentierte.

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Tohme’s $100k a month contract was signed by Phillips and Michael Jackson. Phillips said fee would be paid as an advance to Jackson.
Tohmes $ 100ka Monats-Vertrag wurde von Phillips und Michael Jackson unterzeichnet. Phillips sagte Gebühr würde als Vorschuss an Jackson bezahlt werden.

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Phillips was then asked about Tohme’s contract, which called for him to “assist promoter in the production of tour events.”
Phillips wurde dann über Tohme- Vertrag gefragt der beschrieb "unterstützen den Promotor in der Produktion von Tour-Events."

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AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips told jury he did wish that Jackson was still alive.
AEG Live-Chef Randy Phillips sagte der Jury er wünschte, dass Jackson noch am Leben wäre

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... “the touring exhibition, and the film/dvd. I still wish he was here!” _ Phillips email re: merchandise opportunities after MJ’s death.
... "Die Wanderausstellung, und der Film / dvd. Ich wünschte, er wäre noch hier "_ Phillips E-Mail Re: Merchandise-Möglichkeiten nach MJ`s Tod

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Phillips: “Michael’s death is a terrible tragedy, but life must go on. AEG will make a fortune from merch sales, ticket retention, ...(cont)
Phillips: "Michaels Tod ist eine furchtbare Tragödie, aber das Leben muss weitergehen. AEG wird ein Vermögen von merch Vertrieb, Ticket Retention machen ... (Fortsetzung)

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Panish asked Phillips about lucrative merchandising opportunities for AEG Live after Jackson’s death. He showed executive an email he wrote.
Panish fragte Phillips über lukrative Merchandising -Chancen von AEG Live-nach Jacksons Tod. Er zeigte dem Exekutive eine E-Mail die er schrieb.

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Tohme signed and returned the authorization to AEG Live, but Phillips said he didn’t know how quickly that happened.
Tohme unterschrieb und gab Ermächtigung an AEG Live, aber Phillips sagte, er wisse nicht, wie schnell das passiert ist.

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Phillips said he didn’t read a budget of production costs that was attached to June 28 letter. Budget had $450k allocated for Conrad Murray.
Phillips sagte, er las kein Budget von Produktionskosten, das dem 28. Juni Schreiben beigefügt war. Budget hatte $ 450k für Conrad Murray zugeordnet.


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Randy Phillips said on June 28, 2009, he wasn't sure whether Tohme had authority to act on Jackson’s behalf or not.
Randy Phillips sagte am 28. Juni 2009, war er nicht sicher, ob Tohme Autorität hatte in Jacksons Namen zu handeln oder nicht.

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Panish also showed Phillips a letter signed by Michael Jackson on May 5, 2009, terminating Tohme’s authorization to act on his behalf.
Panish zeigte auch Phillips einen Brief von Michael Jackson unterzeichnet am 5. Mai 2009, der die Berechtigung von Tohme beendet in seinem Namen zu handeln.

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The letter, signed by Tohme, was to confirm the Michael Jackson Co. was responsible for all the production costs for “This Is It.”
Der Brief, der von Tohme unterzeichnet wurde, um zu bestätigen das die Michael Jackson Company verantwortlich war für die Produktionskosten für "[lexicon]This is it[/lexicon]".

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Panish focused on a letter that Phillips sent to Jackson’s former manager Tohme Tohme on June 28, 2009, three days after MJ died.
Panish konzentrierte sich auf ein Schreiben, dass Phillips an den ehemalige Manager Jacksons Tohme Tohme gesendet hat am 28. Juni 2009, drei Tage nachdem MJ starb.
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Much of the questioning centered on Jackson's manager relationships and “This is It” production costs.
Ein großer Teil der Befragung bezog sich auf Jacksons Manager Beziehungen und war zentriert auf die"[lexicon]This is it[/lexicon]" Produktionskosten.
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Plaintiff’s attorney Brian Panish started his questioning of AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips this morning.
Kläger Anwalt Brian Panish begann seine Befragung von AEG Live-Chef Randy Phillips an diesem Morgen.

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I'm back in the Jackson vs AEG Live trial. Katherine Jackson is back in court today. Will have updates later.

[Christine3110]

OMG!!!


Heute ist im Gerichtssaal tatsächlich das Wort "Vertrag" gefallen.
Wir nähern uns mit Riesenschritten der alles entscheidenden Frage "wer engagierte Dr. C. Murray?"
Und das nach erst 25 Tagen!

[Brigitte 58]

nur zur Erinnerung:

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1027_klein_jackson_wm.pdf

[Lena]

AEG Live 'scared to death' by Michael Jackson treatments
AEG Live zu Tode erschrocken von MJ`s Behandlungen
The chief of AEG Live expressed concerns over Michael Jackson's medical treatment ahead of his planned comeback shows in London, a US court has heard.
In an email to Jackson's manager, after receiving a $48,000 bill (£31,000) from his dermatologist, Randy Phillips wrote: "He scares us to death because he is shooting him up with something."
In einer E-Mail an Jacksons Manger, nachdem er eine 48000 Dollar-Rechnung vom Hautarzt (Klein) erhielt schrieb Phillips: “Er hat uns zu Tode erschreckt, weil er ihn mit etwas abschießt.”
Dr Arnold Klein's lawyer has defended the doctor's treatment of Jackson.
Live event promoter AEG is being sued by Jackson's mother over his death.
Katherine Jackson claims the company failed to properly investigate her son's personal doctor, Conrad Murray, and missed warning signs about his failing health.
Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anaesthetic propofol in 2009.
AEG denies any wrongdoing.
Giving evidence, Mr Phillips said the email to Jackson's manager, Michael Kane, was sent after a meeting was held at the singer's house to address his health and missed rehearsals.
Nach der Beweislage sendete Mr. Phillips diese E-Mail an Jacksons Manager Michael Kane nachdem ein Treffen in Jacksons Haus abgehalten wurde bzgl. dessen Gesundheit und verpasste Proben.
The bill from Dr Klein, he added, included numerous shots of cosmetic drugs such as Restalyne and Botox, as well as other unidentified intramuscular shots.
Die Rechung von Dr. Klein beinhaltete zahlreiche Shots von cosmet. Medikamenten wie Restaylne und Botox als auch unbestimmte intramuskoläre Shots.
Witness admonished
Mr Phillips and other AEG Live executives have testified during the trial that it would have been inappropriate to ask about or intervene in Jackson's medical care.
He previously told the court in Los Angeles that he believed the $40 billion (£26 billion) legal action to be a "baseless extortion" attempt.
Randy Phillips has been president and CEO of AEG Live since 2002
During his fourth day of giving evidence, the CEO was warned by the judge to answer questions posed by a lawyer for Katherine Jackson without arguing.
Jurors were sent out before Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos admonished Mr Phillips, saying: "It's not going to help your case. It's not going to help anybody."
The warning came in response to an earlier exchange, when Ms Jackson's lawyer, Brian Panish, had asked Mr Phillips about characterisations of Murray that the executive had made in an email sent five days before the singer died.
Phillips acknowledged that some of his statements, including that AEG Live had "checked out Murray", had turned out not to be true.
When asked if that was the case, he replied: "Honestly, only to stop you from badgering me, yes."
The trial will enter its 25th day later and could last as long as four months.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22853068

[geli2709]

Promoter: I slapped 'despondent' Michael Jackson

Promoter: Ich schlug 'verzweifelten' Michael Jackson

By Alan Duke, CNN
updated 12:23 AM EDT, Mon June 10, 2013

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

* Randy Phillips denies knowing Michael Jackson went to drug rehab until "just now"
* AEG execs had early worries Jackson wouldn't do his comeback concerts
* Phillips can't recall why he recently met with Jackson's former manager
* Judge advises Phillips about danger of appearing evasive to jurors

Los Angeles (CNN) -- AEG Live's CEO said he "slapped" and "screamed" at Michael Jackson because the promoter was "nerve-racked" before the public announcement of Jackson's comeback concerts.

Randy Phillips, testifying in the Jackson wrongful death trial, recounted that it was "a miracle" that a "drunk and despondent" Jackson finally appeared at the London event.

Phillips, who began his testimony on Tuesday, faces more questioning Monday as the trial enters its seventh week.

Michael Jackson's mother and children accuse concert promoter AEG Live of liability in Jackson's drug overdose death, claiming the agency negligently hired, retained or supervised Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Phillips and other AEG Live executives ignored "red flags" that should have alerted them that Jackson's health was at risk as they pressured him and his doctor to stop missing rehearsals as the "This Is It" tour premiere approached in the summer of 2009, Jackson lawyers argue.

Jackson, not AEG Live, chose and controlled Murray, company lawyers argue. Although they negotiated a contract to pay Murray $150,000 a month to attend to Jackson, it was never fully executed since Jackson died before they signed, they contend.

AEG executives -- including Co-CEO Paul Gongaware, who managed Jackson's last two tours -- had no way of knowing that Jackson was abusing drugs, especially the surgical anesthetic propofol that the coroner ruled played the largest role in his death, AEG Live lawyers argue.

Promoter: Learned MJ went to rehab "just now"

Jackson made a highly publicized announcement in 1993 that he was ending his "Dangerous" tour early to enter a substance abuse rehab program because of an addiction to painkillers.

"I don't remember hearing it," Phillips testified.

"When's the first time you heard?" Jackson lawyer Brian Panish asked.

"Just now," Phillips responded.

Phillips said he didn't learned about it from a December 2008 news story focusing on Jackson's drug abuse and rehab, even though he sent it in an e-mail to Jackson's manager saying: "Have you read these stories? This reporter did a lot of research."

"I don't remember reading it," Phillips testified.

"Slapped him and screamed at him"

Phillips began worrying about Jackson backing out of the concert tour just a month after he signed the contract with AEG Live to promote and produce it and more than a week before the announcement.

"I was worried that we would have a mess, his career would be over," Phillips testified. "There were a lot of things I was worried about."

But instead of pulling the plug then, before millions of dollars were spent, AEG LIve chose to force Jackson ahead.

"Once we go on sale, which we have the right to do, he is locked," Gongaware wrote to Phillips.

Jackson, his children and manager Tohme Tohme boarded a private jet for the London announcement, but he was not ready when Phillips went to his hotel suite to escort him to the O2 Arena.

"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent. Tohme and I are trying to sober him up and get him to the press conference with his hair/makeup artist," Phillips told parent-company AEG CEO Tim Leiweke in an e-mail.

Phillips testified it was "a very tense situation" and "frankly, I created the tension in that room. Because I was so nerve-racked, OK, the time slipping away, and his career slipping away."

AEG was hosting thousands of Jackson fans and hundreds of journalists for the anticipated announcement, which would be seen live around the world.

"I screamed at him so loud the walls were shaking," Phillips wrote to Leiweke. "Tohme and I have dressed him, and they are finishing his hair, and then we are rushing to the O2. This is the scariest thing I have ever seen. He's an emotionally paralyzed mess, filled with self-loathing and doubt now that it is show time. He is scared to death. Right now I just want to get through this press conference."

Phillips e-mailed a man who was waited outside the hotel with a convoy of vehicles that he put Jackson in a cold shower and "just slapped him and screamed at him."

In court, Phillips downplayed his words as "an exaggeration."

"I slapped him on the butt," he testified, comparing it to what a football coach would do to a player.

Jackson arrived at the 02 more than two hours late to announce: "This is it. This is really it. This is the final curtain call. OK, I'll see you in July."

"An intervention"

"Now I have to get him on the stage. Scary!" Phillips wrote in an e-mail to another promoter.

Jackson lawyers contend this fear led AEG Live executives to take control of Jackson's life as he prepared in Los Angeles to premiere the tour in London in July of 2009.

Show producers sent warnings in mid-June that Jackson's health appeared to be failing.

Associate producer Alif Sankey testified earlier in the trial that she "had a very strong feeling that Michael was dying" because of his frail health.

She called show director Kenny Ortega after one rehearsal. "I kept saying that 'Michael is dying, he's dying, he's leaving us, he needs to be put in a hospital,'" Sankey said. "'Please do something. Please, please.' I kept saying that. I asked him why no one had seen what I had seen. He said he didn't know."

After Jackson failed to show up at several rehearsals in June -- or was unable to perform sometimes when he did appear -- Gongaware sent an e-mail to Phillips that Jackson lawyers call their "smoking gun."

They argue the message shows the executives used Murray's fear of losing his lucrative job as Jackson's personal physician to pressure him to have Jackson ready for rehearsals despite his fragile health. "We want to remind (Murray) that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him," Gongaware wrote.

Gongaware testified earlier that he did not remember writing the e-mail and Phillips testified last week that he didn't remember reading it.

However, Phillips convened what he called "an intervention" at Jackson's home with Murray, Jackson and Ortega present.

A Los Angeles police detective summarized what Phillips told investigators about that meeting: "Randy (Phillips) stated that Kenny (Ortega) got in Michael's face, at which time Dr. Murray admonished Randy, stating, 'You're not a doctor. Butt out."

Asked about it in court, Phillips said the detective's summary is wrong. "That's not what I said," Phillips testified. "I told them something completely different than this. They just conflated the people and the things."

What actually happened was Murray "got into and admonished Kenny Ortega not to be an amateur physician and analyze Michael," Phillips said.

Phillips sent an e-mail after the meeting saying he had confidence in Murray, "who I am gaining immense respect for as I get to deal with him more."

"This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig, so he (is) totally unbiased and ethical," Phillips' e-mail said.

He conceded in court that no background check of Murray was conducted by AEG Live. Jackson lawyers argue that had it been done, they would have discovered Murray was in deep debt and dependent on the lucrative job.

Murray said he was infusing propofol into Jackson every night to treat his insomnia so Jackson would be rested for rehearsals.

Phillips contradicted Gongaware's earlier testimony that Jackson was under no contractual obligation to attend rehearsals. Phillips refused to advance money to help Jackson pay his staff days before his death because he believed the singer was "in an anticipatory breach" of his contract because he had missed rehearsals, he testified.

Key witnesses meet during trial

Phillips acknowledged that he and his lawyer met with Jackson's former manager Tohme Tohme -- another key witness in the trial -- last month. The meeting happened in the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 4, at the end of the first week of testimony.

"I don't remember if it was the testimony in this case or what the lunch was about, but Marvin Putnam (AEG's lead lawyer in the trial) was at the lunch with me," Phillips said when asked about it by Panish.

He couldn't remember "100%" but they may have discussed Tohme's legal battle to get paid by Jackson's estate, he said.

"I don't remember what I ate that day," Phillips said.

"I didn't ask you what you ate," Panish replied. "I asked you what you talked about."

Judge: Beware being evasive

Panish's feisty exchanges with Phillips -- a successful music industry executive who dropped out of law school -- has forced Los Angeles County Judge Yvette Palazuelos to intervene.

"I can't jail somebody for not answering a question," Palazuelos said when Panish complained Phillips was being evasive. "There's only so much I can do."

She warned Phillips that jurors would see it for themselves.

"You give an answer, and you're not answering the question, the jury is going to get the impression that you're being evasive."

"I realize that," Phillips said.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/showbiz/jackson-death-trial/

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Jacksons vs AEG - Day 26 – June 10 2013 – Summary

Katherine Jackson was at court for the morning session

Randy Phillips Testimony

Jackson direct

Panish showed an email from Tim Leiweke (CEO of AEG) to Dan Beckerman (CFO/COO of AEG) in which Beckerman described Phillips as jittery. "Trouble with MJ," Leiweke wrote in email to Beckerman on Jun 20. "Big trouble." Beckerman responded: "I figured something might be wrong given how jittery Randy has been this week. Is it "pre-show nerves" bad or "get a straight jacket/call our insurance carrier" bad?" Phillips said he was not jittery, but concerned with the show. Jittery mean shaking and he said he doesn't think that's how he was. (ABC7)

Phillips said Dr. Murray receiving $150k per month being the cause of MJ's sickness in June of 2009 never crossed his mind. (ABC7)

Phillips said he did not recall what was discussed in a phone conversation with Murray. In his video deposition that was shown to the jury, Phillips first said the conversation lasted three minutes. He was shown phone records that showed it lasted 25 minutes. (LATimes) Phone records show Phillips had a 25 minute phone call with Conrad Murray after Kenny Ortega’s emails on June 20, 2009. (AP) Dr. Murray and Phillips spoke for 25 minutes. Phillips said he didn't think the call lasted that long, doesn't recall what they talked. "It's very possible I might have even read him these emails," Phillips testified, referring to the "Trouble at the Front" chain. "I would not have discussed his health other than what it was in the content of the emails," Phillips said, doesn't recall the conversation. (ABC7) Phillips said he couldn’t remember the details of the conversation with Murray. (AP)

Phillips said everyone in the "This Is It" production got a list with everyone's phone numbers. He doesn't know how Dr. Murray got the list. (ABC7) Phillips was asking about how Conrad Murray got his home phone #. He initially said it might have been on a list given to tour personnel. Phillips then said that Murray may have gotten it from Jackson’s former manager, Frank Dileo. (AP) Phillips testified that Dr. Murray called his home number. Phillips said he doesn't know how the doctor had his home number. Panish showed picture of the business card Phillips gave Dr. Murray with his cell number on the back. The card was found in the doctor's car. (ABC7)

Panish: The doctor, show manager and director were telling you MJ was deteriorating?
Phillips: I don't remember what I talked to the doctor (ABC7)

Panish talked about email Phillips wrote to Ortega on Jun 20:
"Kenny, it's critical that neither you, me or anyone else around this show become amateur psychiatrist or physicians. I had a lengthy conversation with Dr. Murray, who I'm gaining immense respect for as I get to deal with him more. He said that Michael is not only physically equipped to perform and, that discouraging him to, will hasten his decline instead of stopping it. Dr. Murray also reiterated that he's mentally able to and was speaking to me from the house where he has spent the morning with MJ. This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig so he totally unbiased and ethical. It is critical we surround Michael with love and support and listen to how he wants to get ready for July 13th. Cont'd: You cannot imagine the harm and ramifications of stopping this show now. It would far outweigh "calling this game in the 7th inning". I'm not just talking about AEG's interests here, but the myriad of stuff/lawsuits swirling around MJ that I crisis manage every day and also his well-being. I am meeting with him today at 4p at the Forum. Please stay steady. Enough alarms have sounded. It is time to out out the fire, not burning the building down. Sorry for all the analogies. Randy (ABC7)

Phillips said he thought Dr. Murray was extremely successful based on the clinics he had and business he would've to close to go on tour. "It was an assumption I made," Phillips conceded. Panish: And that was not true, correct? Phillips: In retrospect, that's correct (ABC7)

As to the "we check everyone out" reference in the email, Panish asked if that was a true statement or untrue. P hillips: It's not, it's hard to say yes or no on that. It is not true because everyone would imply everyone. Panish: "We check everyone out" is a false statement you wrote to Mr. Ortega, correct? Phillips: In retrospect, yes (ABC7)

Panish asked about the reference "he doesn't need the gig". "I made another assumption based on the information I had," Phillips explained. "I didn't have any basis to say he was unbiased and ethical," Phillips testified. (ABC7)

Phillips said at the time he thought the information he wrote was true, but agreed he had no basis for his opinion. (ABC7)

Panish then asked Phillips about an email he sent “This Is It” director Kenny Ortega, telling him Murray was “unbiased and ethical.” The email serves as Phillips’ best recollection of his conversation with Dr. Murray. This morning, Panish frequently asked Randy Phillips whether he was truthful with Ortega. Panish: “Did you make that up and lie to Mr. Ortega?” Phillips: “No, I don’t lie.” (AP)

In the email, he tells Ortega that Murray told him that ending shows could hasten Michael Jackson’s decline. Panish used the email to try to show that 3 people _ Ortega, Murray and John Hougdahl _ were warning Phillips about Jackson’s health. Phillips said Murray didn’t agree with the assessments of Jackson’s health by Ortega and Hougdahl (the tour production manager) After multiple questions, Phillips said many of the statements in the email about Murray weren’t truth. Those statements included that AEG Live checked everyone out, and that Murray was an accomplished doctor who was unbiased and ethical. “At the time, I thought it was the truth,” Phillips said of the above statements. (AP)

Under contentious questioning from Jackson family attorney Brian Panish, Phillips said he was wrong when he characterized Murray as extremely successful, when he said AEG checked him out and when he said Murray was unbiased and ethical. Phillips said Murray was "extremely successful" because the doctor had closed down several clinics to treat only Jackson for $150,000 a month. “You would call it a false statement, I would call it an assumption,” Phillips said. Panish: "So what you wrote you admit was not true?" “At the time I thought it was,” Phillips said.(LAtimes)

Phillips described that in a hardly-charged situation like the one they had, he just wanted to keep the situation under control. "I just wanted to calm things down until we had the meeting," Phillips explained.(ABC7)

Phillips testified he wrote email to Sony exec asking her to remind him to tell her where Dr Murray was the night he was to be caring for MJ. Judge only allowed plaintiffs' attorney to say it was a social establishment, but the place was a strip club. (ABC7)

Plaintiff’s attorney Brian Panish then asked Phillips about suggestion that Jackson needed a psychiatrist. Phillips confirmed what he said last week -- he never consulted a psychiatrist. He said today it wouldn't have been appropriate. (AP) As to having mental health professional, "no one brought a psychiatrist," Phillips said, "because MJ didn't need one," Phillips opined. (ABC7)

Phillips testified he had conflicting information coming from Dr. Murray and Kenny Ortega regarding MJ. Panish pressed Phillips about the fact that he sent completely opposite emails to Ortega and AEG high ups. "It was because they were sent for different purposes," Phillips explained. (ABC7) Of the statements to Ortega, Phillips told the jury, “I just wanted to calm things down until we had this meeting.” (AP)

Before the morning break, Panish showed some of the emails he showed Phillips last week. Panish only had his copy, which had notes on it. Panish gave Phillips his annotated version of the email, but Phillips refused to look at them. Flipped them over so he couldn't see them. “I don’t want to help you with your case,” Phillips said of reviewing Panish’s annotated copies of the emails. That brought some laughter. Phillips was ultimately given a clean copy of the emails, provided by his defense lawyers. (AP)

Phillips said he remembers the meeting on June 20th lasted at least an hour. Dr. Murray and Phillips were sitting in one couch, MJ was in a bench and Ortega on another couch. In his deposition, Phillips said Ortega talked about MJ's physical and mental status. On the stand today, Phillips explained Ortega did very little talking in the meeting. "He addressed Michael coming to rehearsals." "I do not believe he talked about MJ's physical condition and mental state. Dr. Murray did most of the talking," Phillips testified. Panish pressured Phillips about him changing the testimony. "My memory is getting better about the events of four years ago," Phillips said. "The purpose of the meeting was to find out what was happening with MJ because of the events on the 19th," Phillips said. Panish: Did Mr. Ortega say he was concerned MJ was not getting enough sleep? Phillips: I don't remember if he asked that question. "I know he asked about the food, but I'm not sure if he asked about the sleep," Phillips said. Phillips testified that MJ's lack of sleep was not material discussed, but admits it could've been. Panish: Dr. Murray contradicted what Ortega said in the email, correct, sir? Phillips: Yes. "Dr. Murray, said there wasn't anything wrong with MJ," Phillips expressed. "MJ said there wasn't anything wrong with Michael Jackson." "I don't know if there was a mental problem," Phillips said, highlighting that at least Dr. Murray was a doctor. "He just assured Mr. Ortega that MJ was fine and was going to attend rehearsals," Phillips testified Dr. Murray said in the meeting. (ABC7)

Without getting into details, Phillips said Ortega and Murray "were a little combative" at the meeting. Phillips said Murray reassured everyone that Jackson's health was fine. He said Jackson also assured them nothing was wrong with him. He said Murray told the group that Jackson may have had the flu, or some similar ailment. He said Jackson's health was discussed. Phillips said he couldn't recall whether Jackson's sleep issues were discussed. A portion of Randy Phillips' deposition was played in which he said sleep issues were discussed at the June 20, 2009 meeting.(AP)

Phillips was shown an email in which tour accountant Timm Woolley told an insurance broker that Phillips & Murray would get MJ to rehearsals. Phillips denied getting Jackson to rehearsals was part of his duties. (Phillips wasn't copied on the email.) (AP)Phillips said Timm Wooley's reference that Phillips was responsible for MJ's rehearsal and attendance schedule is mistaken. (ABC7) The email also claimed that Kenny Ortega may not have been demanding enough of Jackson to rehearse. "Either way, there are others designated to ensure MJ is front & center for rehearsals," Woolley wrote to the insurance broker. (AP)

Meeting on June 20th happened in the afternoon, Phillips said. Panish asked if MJ was shaking in that meeting. Phillips said no, not at all. Vase was broken in one of production meetings, Phillips explained. He said Frank Dileo, Paul Gongaware, himself were present. Phillips said he doesn't know who broke the vase, but he thinks it may have been Frank DiLeo. (ABC7) Phillips denied a vase was broken during the June 20th meeting at MJ's house. He said that happened at an earlier meeting. Phillips said he thought Frank Dileo may have broken the vase. There wasn't more spelled out about what happened in today's testimony. (AP)

Panish: Did you have a meeting with MJ where you threatened to pull the plug and take everything he had? Phillips: No. Panish: Did you tell him he would lose everything, including his children, if the show didn't happen? Phillips:That's ridiculous, no. Phillips said MJ was a phenomenal father. Phillips denied ever saying to anyone at the meeting that MJ was on skid row or going to become homeless. Panish: Did you ever tell MJ you were paying for his toilet paper? Phillips: No. (ABC7) Phillips denied that Murray said during the June 20th meeting that he "couldn't take it anymore." Phillips denied that Murray's contract was discussed at the meeting, saying that would have been inappropriate. As to whether he threatened to pull the plug on "This Is It," Randy Phillips said, "Absolutely not." Among other statements Phillips denied making: that Jackson would be on Skid Row, and that AEG was paying for the toilet paper in MJ's home. (AP)

Phillips was also asked about emails a couple AEG executives (former CEO Tim Leiweke and Dan Beckerman) traded about him. The email described Randy Phillips as jittery, and alluded to either him or Jackson having a "mental breakdown." Phillips denied he was having a mental breakdown, and said he didn't want to put words in the other executives' mouths. (AP) In the deposition played to the jury, Tim Leiweke said the reference to "mental breakdown" in the email could've been Randy Phillips not MJ. Panish played depo of Dan Beckerman, in which he said he didn't recall what prompted him to say Phillips was jittery. Panish: Did you think that MJ needed a straight jacket? Phillips: It was a generic comment. Phillips said it was a question of "stage fright and the show will go on" or "I can't do this let's cancel" scenario. Panish: Do you think MJ needed a straight jacket? Phillips: No, I don't think MJ needed a straight jacket. "I wasn't jittery, but I was nervous," Phillips described. (ABC7)

Questioning then moved back to the June 20th meeting, with Phillips describing Murray as "demonstrative" toward director Kenny Ortega. Phillips said Murray's message to Ortega was essentially "stay in your lane" and not to interfere with medical issues. (AP) "The meeting got a little bit heated when Dr. Murray was admonishing Kenny," Phillips recalled, but said hostile is too harsh of a word. Phillips said lack of sleep was discussed in the June 20th meeting, but wasn't the main focus. Phillips said the reason of the meeting was to find out what happened in the night before, what was the issue and also MJ missing rehearsals. Phillips said MJ had the best two rehearsals after the June 20th meeting. "Kenny told Michael to take the next two days off, spend some time with the kids," Phillips testified. (ABC7)

Phillips was then asked about emails he sent to Leiweke, others, about the results of the June 20th meeting at Jackson's house. This was after Jackson's attorney John Branca earlier in the day had suggested a counselor to work with Jackson. Phillips email:"Anyway, things are not as bleak as Kenny’s emails. John, now is not the right time to introduce a new person into his life.” (AP)

After this email is when Phillips made the "badgering" comment to Panish that prompted Judge Palazuelos' admonition to him. (AP)

Suddenly, judge decides to take a break at 2:24 pm PT and sent jury out of the courtroom. Outside the presence of the jurors, judge admonished Phillips for not answering the questions asked. "Mr. Phillips you need to answer questions," said Judge Yvette Palazuelos, frustrated. "Lawyers are trying to getting the answers." Judge told Phillips that arguing with the lawyers isn't really going to help his case, it will just lengthen his testimony. She noted his testimony is taking much longer than expected, and at this pace he will be here for another week. Phillips told the judge he's just trying not to say the wrong things or be caught in tricky questions. Judge: It seems like they are pretty straight forward questions, but when you offer info, it may not be good for you. AEG's attorney Jessica Bina defends Phillips saying the questions are compound, but that she believes he's trying to answer the questions. Panish said he wants to finish today, that he hasn't argued with the witness or judge. "I really tried hard, for me, it's hard!" Panish said. Phillips said he understood and wants to go back to work as well. Promised to be better. (ABC7)

Jurors were sent from the courtroom before the judge addressed Phillips, who has sparred with Katherine Jackson’s attorney Brian Panish throughout his testimony. The lawyers have been repeatedly warned by the judge about the behavior. “Arguing with the lawyers isn’t really going to help,” Palazuelos told Phillips on Monday. “It’s not going to help your case. It’s not going to help anybody.” Phillips said Panish was repeatedly asking him questions about the same subject. “I’m just trying not to say the wrong thing,” Phillips said. (AP)

Regarding the straight jacket email, Phillips said the way he read it he can't tell if were are referring to him or MJ. Panish pointed out that insurance was only if MJ had a break down, not Phillips. Thus, the email must've referred to MJ. (ABC7)

Phillips said the email he wrote saying "this guy is trying to concern me" was referring to Kenny Ortega. "I had two concerns: wanted Kenny to be open minded until the meeting and I didn't want Kenny to quit," Phillips explained. At this point they were about $30 million plus in advance, Panish said. Phillips said it was about $28 million, which was a lot of money. (ABC7)

Email on 3/13/09 from Leiweke to Phillips:
Phil (Anschutz) can be such a paranoid scrooge. He thinks he's smarter than everyone. (ABC7)

After a break and admonition, Phillips testified about some of his concerns surrounding the show.He said he was concerned about Ortega. Phillips said he was concerned that Ortega as getting into an "entrenched position" regarding Jackson's health and rehearsals. Phillips: "I was also quite concerned that Kenny would throw up his hands in the air and quit." The CEO was talking directly to jury. (AP) Phillips said again that his concern with Ortega was that he wasn't going into the meeting with an open mind and that he was going to quit. Panish played Phillips deposition where he said he didn't remember what he was concerned about regarding Ortega. "I think my answer today is clarification," Phillips said, adding he did not change his testimony. (ABC7) Plaintiff's attorney questioned Brian Panish whether his descriptions of Ortega fears was something he "just remembered right now." Phillips responded, "I'm remembering a lot of things now." Panish shot back that Phillips hadn't remembered many thing during deposition. (AP)

In his depo, played to the jury, Phillips said there were no discussions on June 20th about MJ taking a couple of days off. However, in court today, Phillips testified Ortega suggested that MJ take two days off. (ABC7)

After the June 20th meeting, Jackson took two days off and resumed rehearsals.
At that point, Phillips began working out of Staples Center. Phillips said one of the changes to come out of the June 20th meeting was that he would be at Staples, look in on rehearsals. (AP)

Phillips was also shown an email from his assistant, looking for a physical therapist for Jackson on June 22, 2009 _ 3 days before MJ died.(AP)

At this point, Phillips was asked about Arnold Klein. He was shown an email from Jackson's business manager Michael Kane. Kane: "On the list of doctors that will help get (us) from today to the opening night, where does Arnold Klein stand on the list?" Phillips responded about Klein: "He scares us to death because he is shooting him up with something.” Phillips said Kane offered to show him a $48k bill Klein submitted for treatments. He said he took a look at it. (AP) On Jun 23, Michael Kane wrote to DiLeo and Phillips: Where does Arnold Klein stand on the list? (of doctors caring for MJ). Phillips said he maintains his position that he didn't know what, if anything, any doctor was giving MJ prescription drugs. "He scares us to death because he is shooting him up with something," Phillips wrote back. Kane responded: Well since we owe him $48k and he wants payment maybe I should stop paying him and he'll stop shooting him up. I have the details of what he is doing. (ABC7)

Phillips told jurors the email was a response to a $48,000 bill that Jackson's manager received for the treatments by Dr. Arnold Klein. "He scares us to death because he is shooting him up with something," Phillips wrote. The treatments included numerous shots of cosmetic drugs such as Restalyne and botox, as well as other unidentified intramuscular shots, Phillips said, citing the bill.(AP)

Phillips was asked about Jackson's rehearsals on June 23 and 24. He said he couldn't remember which songs were performed which day. (AP) Regarding the rehearsals on June 23rd and 24th, Phillips said he watched them in its entirety. Panish: MJ never did the whole show, did he, sir? Phillips: No. "He wouldn't have, they were not ready for that," Phillips explained. Panish: Was MJ cold on the 23rd? Phillips: I don't remember. Phillips said he watched the entire rehearsal, which lasted about 3 hours. He said MJ was engaged about an hour and a half to two hours. Phillips said he doesn't remember whether MJ was chilled on June 24th. Panish: Did you ever see MJ walking around in blankets? Phillips: It's possible, because the place was freezing. But I don't remember. (ABC7) Phillips said Jackson never performed an entire run-through of "This Is It" show. "He wouldn't have, they weren't ready for that," he said. Panish asked Phillips whether Jackson looked cold. Phillips said he didn't remember. He described Staples Center as "freezing." (AP)

On 6/25/09 the insurance broker wrote to Dr. Murray at 12:54:15 pm, probably London time (approximately 5 to 5am LA time): Email: We are dealing with a matter of great importance and your urgent attention would be greatly appreciated. The email talked about getting MJ's medical records. Phillips said he learned from the media that Dr. Murray had been treating MJ since 2006.Panish: This is Dr. Murray doing something to help AEG get insurance, fair enough? Phillips: Fair enough (ABC7)

On 8/18/09 Phillips wrote email to Michael Roth: I think I know what MJ died of and this would exonerate Conrad. Lionel Richie's ex-wife Brenda called Philips and said MJ died of a combination of other drugs and Propofol. Phillips said he never told police, the DA or Dr. Murray's attorneys about it because he thought the info was not reliable. Panish: Did you want Dr. Murray to get exonerated? Phillips: I'd always want an innocent man not to get convicted. Panish played video of Phillips' deposition where he said he didn't remember what the information was but his memory has been refreshed (ABC7)

Zusammenfassung von Ivy, MJJC #28

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Judge then adjourned session for the day. Trial resumes tomorrow morning at 9:30 am PT. Panish said he has one more hour of questioning. The attorneys estimated Phillips will be done testifying by Wednesday afternoon. (ABC7)


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Zusammenfassungen der vorangegangenen gerichtstage:
Day 1 - anträge u. eröffnungsstatements
Day 2 - anhörung und zeugen Senneff u. Martinez
Day 3 - forts. zeuge Martinez u. anhörung
Day 4 - forts. zeuge Martinez
Day 5 - zeugen Anderson und Rogers
Day 6 - zeuge Dr. Wohlgelernter
Day 7 - zeugin Sankey
Day 8 - zeugin Faye
Day 9 - forts. zeugin Faye
Day 10 - zeugen Walker, Rogers, Payne
Day 11 - forts. zeuge Payne
Day 12 - zeugin Hollander
Day 13 - M. Hom videodeposition, forts. zeugin Hollander
Day 14 - forts. zeugin Hollander; zeuge Trell
Day 14 fortsetzung - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 16 - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 17 - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 18 - zeuge Gongaware
Day 19 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 20 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 21 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 22 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 23 - forts. zeuge Gongaware; zeuge R. Phillips
Day 24 - forts. zeuge Phillips
Day 25 - forts. zeuge Phillips



Originaldokumente eröffnungsstatements u.a. (MJJC #1 ff.)

[geli2709]

The Jacksons vs. AEG Live – Zeugen der Jacksons, 19. Teil

10. Juni 2013

Die vergangene Woche vor Gericht offenbarte keine zusätzlichen, einschlägigen Erkenntnisse. Doch das Verhalten von den beiden AEG Führungskräften Phillips und Gongaware hat AEG Live definitiv nicht zu mehr Glaubwürdigkeit verholfen.

Die Befragung am Freitag dürfte nicht allzu interessant gewesen sein, zumal die Medien wenig bis gar nicht davon berichteten. Da sogar die Richterin Randy Phillips anweisen musste, den Fragen nicht ständig auszuweichen, hat AEG Live diese Woche mit Sicherheit nicht an Glaubwürdigkeit gewonnen.

Die Anwälte von AEG Live machen geltend, dass der Konzertveranstalter nicht wissen konnte, dass der King of Pop Medikamente missbrauchte. Doch als dieser 1993 seine Dangerous Tournee vorzeitig abbrach, hatte er öffentlich verlauten lassen, sich einer Entziehungskur von Schmerzmitteln zu unterziehen. Der stellvertretende AEG Firmenchef Paul Gongaware war bei der Dangerous Tour als Tour Manager mit dabei. Und was hatte Randy Phillips dazu vor Gericht zu sagen? „Ich erinnere mich nicht daran, davon gehört zu haben“, so Phillips eidesstattliche Aussage. „Wann haben Sie zum ersten Mal davon gehört?“, wollte der Jacksons Anwalt Brian Panish wissen. „Gerade jetzt“, behauptete Phillips. Er habe davon auch nicht in einem Zeitungsbericht vom Dezember 2008 gelesen. Darin ging es um Michael Jacksons Probleme mit Schmerzmitteln. Phillips schickte den Link damals an Manager Thome Thome: „Hast du diese Geschichten gelesen? Dieser Reporter hat viel recherchiert.“ Vergangene Woche konnte Randy Phillips nur noch sagen: „Ich erinnere mich nicht, es gelesen zu haben.“

Die Anwälte von Katherine Jackson und Michaels Kinder argumentieren, dass bereits die This Is It Pressekonferenz ein Warnzeichen hätte sein müssen für AEG, wie sehr Michael Jackson in seiner aktuellen Lage die Konzerte bereits im Vorfeld unter Druck setzten. Statt besorgt zu sein, schrieb Paul Gongaware in der Folge an Phillips: „Sobald wir den Verkauf starten, wozu wir das Recht haben, ist er [MJ] festgehalten.“

Randy Phillips relativierte vor den Geschworenen seine Mails unmittelbar vor der Pressekonferenz, und er habe Michael Jackson auch nicht angeschrieen, sondern mehr so, wie ein Football Trainer mit seinem Spieler spreche. AEG Live habe mit der Konzertplanung weiter gemacht und Geld investiert, da sie Michael nicht fallen lassen wollten. „Ich war besorgt, dass wir auf eine Blamage hinsteuern, dass seine Karriere vorbei sein wird“, sagte Randy Phillips. „Es gab viele Sachen, über die ich besorgt war.“ Nicht besorgt um Michael Jackson war Phillips aber scheinbar, als er kurz vor Michaels Tod von zwei hohen This Is It Mitarbeitern gebeten wurde, einen Psychologen einzuschalten. Phillips gab letzte Woche zu, dass er sich nicht um professionelle Hilfe bemühte.

Angesprochen auf das brisante Mail („Wir möchten [Murray] daran erinnern, dass es AEG, nicht MJ, ist, die seinen Lohn bezahlen. Wir möchten ihn daran erinnern, was von ihm erwartet wird“) von Gongaware an Randy Phillips, konnten sich beide vor Gericht nicht mehr erinnern, es geschrieben oder gelesen zu haben. Kurz darauf wurde, was Randy Phillips vor Gericht bestätigte, eine „Intervention“ bei Michael Jackson zu Hause mit Dr. Conrad Murray, Kenny Ortega, Phillips und Jackson selbst, einberufen.

Ein Polizeiermittler aus Los Angeles hatte das Gesprächsthema des Treffens in den während dem Prozess gegen Murray verwendeten Akten notiert. Randy Phillips habe dabei Kenny Ortega Vorwürfe gemacht, da er Michael Jackson bei einer vorherigen Probe nach Hause geschickt hatte. Murray habe Phillips dann in der hitzigen Diskussion ermahnt, dass er kein Doktor sei.

Vor den Geschworenen sagte Randy Phillips, dass die Zusammenfassung des polizeilichen Ermittlers nicht stimme. „Ich sagte Ihnen etwas völlig anderes als das. Sie haben nur die Leute und Dinge vermischt.“ Wirklich geschehen sei, dass Dr. Murray nicht ihn (Phillips), sondern Kenny Ortega ermahnt habe, kein Amateur-Doktor zu sein, der Michael analysiere.

In Rückblick auf die vergangene Woche, abschliessend mehr zu Randy Phillips Reaktion, als ihn Brian Panish auf das verdächtige Meeting mit Thome Thome ansprach, das am 4. Mai 2013 in der Polo Lounge im Beverly Hills Hotel stattfand.

“Ich erinnere mich nicht, ob es um die Zeugenaussage in diesem Fall oder um was es beim Mittagessen ging, aber Marvin Putnam [der leitende Anwalt von AEG im aktuellen Fall] war beim Mittagessen dabei“, so Phillips. Er könne sich nicht 100% erinnern, sagte er auf Panish nachfragen, sie hätten eventuell Thomes Geldforderung an das MJ Estate diskutiert. „Ich erinnere mich nicht, was ich an dem Tag ass“, sagte Phillips weiter aus. „Ich fragte Sie nicht, was sie assen“, fuhr in Panish an. „Ich fragte Sie, über was Sie gesprochen haben.“

Quelle: jackson.ch, cnn.com

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Jacksons vs AEG - Day 24 – June 5 2013 – Summary

No Jackson family is in court

Randy Phillips Testimony

Jackson direct

Brian Panish resumed questioning. He showed several instances where Randy Phillips said one thing in deposition, another while on the stand. Panish asked Phillips which answer was right. He answered: "Do you want the truth or do you want what I testified?"(ABC7)

Panish asked Phillips if he knows the corporate structure of AEG Live. He said it was under AEG, but he doesn't know who exactly owns AEG. Panish showed a board meeting agenda on 5/26/09, in which they were to talk about MJ's tour. (ABC7)

Panish played the interview Phillips gave Sky News saying AEG hired Dr. Murray. Phillips said he meant AEG hired the doc on behalf of MJ. Phillips said AEG's media person set up several interviews for him after MJ's death. Phillips said each interview was different, but the intention was to say AEG hired Dr. Murray on behalf of MJ. "It's called the truth." (ABC7)

Randy Phillips was asked about meetings with Conrad Murray at Michael Jackson's house. He confirmed Jackson's weight was discussed during at least one of the meetings. He was a bit unclear on dates, so Jackson's weight may have been discussed at two meetings. Plaintiff's attorney Brian Panish tried to use a police report of an interview with Phillips and detectives to refresh his recollection. (AP)

Randy Phillips (AEG Live CEO) said there were numerous inaccuracies in the report. Panish started to ask him to go through it methodically. "We don't need to do it line-by-line," Judge Yvette Palazuelos. Phillips then keyed in on two areas he said were inaccurate. (AP)

Phillips said LAPD's detective made a mistake in the written police statement attributed to him. Phillips said he never told LAPD "Randy stated that Kenny got in Michael's face, at which time Dr. Murray admonished Randy..." "The police made a mistake," Phillips said. "He (detective) misconstrued what was said and made a mistake." Dr. Murray got in to and admonished Kenny Ortega and told him not to be an amateur doctor, Phillips said he told the police.(ABC7) Phillips read one statement about a meeting at Jackson's home between Phillips, Conrad Murray and "This Is It" tour director Kenny Ortega. Report: Randy stated that Kenny got into Michael's face, at which time Dr. Murray admonished Randy, stating, “You are not a doctor. Butt out.” Phillips said the police made a mistake. "If you read it, it makes no sense," Phillips said. Phillips keyed in on how report mentioned Murray got in his face, when it more likely Kenny Ortega he admonished. (AP) "I believe the Los Angeles Police Department is a fine entity as I believe in this judicial system," Phillips explained. Phillips pointed another mistake in LAPD's report. It states Phillips/Gongaware produced 2 MJ's tours but Phillips said he wasn't involved (ABC7) AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips also said police report said he and Paul Gongaware worked with Jackson over course of 16 years. Phillips said that was wrong _ Gongaware worked with Jackson that long, but he hadn't. Those were the two inconsistencies Phillips pointed out in his police report. Interview apparently wasn't taped at request of AEG attorneys. (AP)

As to MJ missing rehearsals, Phillips clarified: "MJ was showing up to rehearsal, just not to enough of them, in Kenny's opinion." (ABC7)

Phillips remembers one phone call with Dr. Murray that lasted probably about 25 minutes. Phillips told Panish he'd know how many times he called Dr. Murray because the attorney subpoenaed the exec's phone records. Panish said he never subpoenaed any phone records, that it was LAPD that did it. Phillips said he made an assumption. The only phone call Phillips remembers is the one that Dr. Murray called him on June 20, 2009.(ABC7)

In his deposition, Phillips said Paul Gongaware never communicated to him about the email that AEG, not MJ, was paying Dr. Murray. Phillips said at the deposition it was the first time he ever saw Gongaware's email. Panish showed the email that was forwarded to Frank DiLeo and Phillips was cc'd containing the mention that AEG, not MJ, pays Dr. Murray. Phillips said he never received the email. Then, after being shown the email at depo, Phillips said he didn't remember receiving it. On the stand today, Phillips said he received Gongaware's email. Panish grilled Phillips pointing out he changed his answer three times. Phillips said he answered the same thing, but with different qualifications. "Frankly, I don't remember reading Paul's email, I was more concerned about Kenny's email," Phillips said. At this point, most jurors seemed to be tuned out when Phillips didn't give straight answers. (ABC7)

Panish showed an email dated 6/17/09 from Phillips to Dr. Tohme:Kenny Ortega, Gongaware, DiLeo, his doctor named Conrad from Vegas and I have an intervention with him to get him to focus and come to rehearsals yesterday. Getting him fully engaged is difficult and the most pressing matter as we are only 20 days out from the first show. (ABC7)

Phillips said it was not an intervention, but a meeting. He said it had nothing to do with drugs. (ABC7)

The jury was shown a June 17, 2009, email Phillips wrote to Tohme, eight days before Jackson died from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. Phillips wrote him that he had an “intervention” with Jackson scheduled “to get him to focus and come to rehearsals…Getting him fully engaged is difficult and the most pressing matter as we are only 20 days from the first show.” Phillips said the intervention was not drug related. (LATimes)

Panish asked the executive if Jackson had ever fired Tohme. “It’s not a yes or no answer,” he said. “The answer is yes but he kept in contact with him.” (LATimes)

Phillips said he had lunch with Dr. Tohme in Beverly Hills within the past month. Panish asked if Phillips discussed Dr. Tohme's testimony. Phillips said he didn't, but Marvin Putnam, AEG's attorney, was also present. Phillips said they discussed something regarding Dr. Tohme's case against MJ's estate. He said he doesn't remember talking about this case. (ABC7) Phillips was asked about a lunch meeting he had with Jackson's former manager Tohme Tohme about a month ago. AEG attorney was present too. Phillips said he didn't directly discuss Tohme's possible testimony in the Jackson vs AEG Live case. Phillips said he testified in a Labor Commission hearing over Tohme's claim against Michael Jackson's estate. Plaintiff's attorney Brian Panish said he would had a witness who could testify about what was discussed at the table later in the trial. Panish asked Phillips if he testified at Tohme's Labor Commission hearing to "try to help him out." Phillips said no. "I was completely impartial," Phillips said of testifying at the labor hearing. "I was an impartial witness." (AP) (After court, AEG attorney Marvin Putnam, who was at the lunch meeting, said it was standard for attorneys to interview witnesses before they testify. It remains unclear whether Tohme Tohme will testify during the Jackson vs AEG Live trial. (AP))

The Jacksons' attorney brought the courtroom to attention when he asked Phillips if he met with Tohme at the Polo Lounge recently. Phillips said they had lunch there about a month ago. “And you were discussing his testimony in this case at the Polo Lounge with him?” Panish asked. “I wasn’t,” Phillips said. “You know there were witnesses sitting around you?” Panish said. “You know people took pictures of you? Phillips said he didn’t remember exactly what was discussed. “I don’t remember what I ate,” he said. “I didn’t ask you what you ate,” snapped Panish. Phillips said the meeting had to do with the case Tohme filed against Jackson’s estate with the state labor board for money he was never paid. Phillips was a witness. (LATimes)

Panish: Isn't it true, sir, that when Dr. Murray was hired no one was acting as MJ's personal manager? Phillips: He had someone in that capacity. My understanding Frank DiLeo was his manager. Phillips said AEG advanced DiLeo $50,000 at MJ's direction. "We never hired Dr. Murray," Phillips said. (ABC7)

Phillips said he didn't know anything about Dr. Tohme in January 09 other than he was a consultant for Colony Capital and repped MJ. (ABC7)

“With Michael Jackson and his advisers you needed a scorecard,” testified Randy Phillips. Phillips said he was introduced to Tohme in a meeting at the Century City offices of Colony Capital, the investment firm that held the mortgage on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. It was AEG owner Phillip Anschutz’s friendship with a Colony Capital partner that led to the firm’s promotion of the planned 50 “This Is It” concerts at the 02 Arena in London. Phillips said Tohme was an adviser to Colony Capital who had no background in the music business and represented no other clients when he began working with the singer. Brian Panish, the attorney for Jackson’s mother and three children in an ongoing wrongful death suit against AEG, asked Phillips what kind of doctor Tohme was, whether he was a physician or if he had a doctorate. Phillips said that although he had met this doctor 25 times, he never asked him. (LATimes)

Randy Phillips was also asked about Tohme's $100k/mo. contract between him, AEG Live and Michael Jackson. Phillips said he could recall of only one other instance where AEG Live paid fee for artist's manager. He said it was a standard practice for Michael Jackson during his career. Phillips said Bon Jovi has a similar deal. (AP) Phillips said in MJ's career they always paid his personal manager. Phillips recalls AEG paying artist's manager 1 other time, for Bon Jovi (ABC7)

Panish later showed Phillips an agreement in which AEG agreed to pay Tohme $100,000 a month and asked if that was common practice, even though the manager is supposed to represent the performer, not the promoter. “In Michael Jackson’s case it was standard,” Phillips said. Panish persisted, and Phillips said AEG’s payments to Jon Bon Jovi’s manager were the only other time it had made a similar arrangement. He also said two of Jackson’s attorneys helped draft the agreement. (LATimes)

Randy Phillips denied that he told Sharon Osbourne that AEG Live had kept all the money from ticket sales for "This Is It." "That would be the most idiotic thing in the world" to say, Phillips said of the statement attributed to him in Osbourne conversation. Phillips said it was more of a "hi-goodbye" conversation with Sharon Osbourne. They lived in same building at time of conversation. (AP)

Panish: Did you talk to Sharon Osbourne about the show?
Phillips: No, not to the extent that Sharon is alluding to we did.
Phillips said he ran into Sharon at the lobby of their building. She asked how it was going, he said it's tough but we're going to get there. Phillips said the encounter with Sharon Osbourne was just a hi and bye. They never talked about ticket sales or anything else related to MJ (ABC7)

93% of the "This Is It" tickets sold were refunded, Phillips said. "7-8% people elected to hold the tickets as souvenirs." Out of $75 million in sales, AEG kept more than $5 million, which Phillips said they gave back to MJ's estate. (ABC7) Phillips said AEG didn't refund 7 or 8% of ticket purchases for "This Is It" because the buyers opted to hold on to the tickets. He said the un-refunded ticket revenues totaled more than $5 million. He indicated the money was handed over to the estate. (AP)

Phillips testified it was a "miracle" that the singer showed up at a news conference in London to announce his comeback. Randy Phillips testified that Jackson was hung over, although in emails he says the singer was drunk. "The fact that the press conference even happened is a miracle," Phillips wrote to Jackson's manager. In another email he wrote to Tim Leiweke, then-chief executive of parent company Anschutz Entertainment Group, Phillips said: “MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent. Tohme [another Jackson manager] and I are trying to sober him up and get him to the press conference with his hairdresser/make-up artist.”

In a second email to Leiweke, Phillips wrote: “I screamed at him so loud the walls are shaking. Tohme and I have dressed him and they are finishing his hair and then we are rushing to the O2. This is the scariest thing I have ever see. He is an emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self loathing and doubt now that it is show time. He is scared to death. Right now I just want to get through his press conference.”

In another email Phillips wrote to a business partner: “I haven’t pulled it off yet. We still have to get his nose on propery (sic). You have no idea what this is like. He is a self-loathing, emotionally paralyzed mess.” (LATimes)

“Was Mr. Jackson drunk?” Panish asked.

“No, to the best of my knowledge no,” Phillips testified.

“Was he despondent?” Panish asked. “No,” Phillips replied.

Later Panish produced an e-mail writted by Phillips to AEG President Tim Leiwicke the day of the news conference.

“MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent,” Phillips wrote. “Tohme (Jackson’s manager) and I are trying to sober him up and get him to the press conference.”

“Are you kidding me?” Leiwicke responds.

“I screamed at him so loud the walls are shaking. Tohme and I have dressed him and they are finishing his hair and then we are rushing him to the O2. This is the scariest thing I have ever seen, he is an emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self loathing and doubt now that it is showtime. He is scared to death. Right now I just want to get through this press conference,” Phillips writes.


After showing the e-mail to the jury, Panish asked his witness if he had yelled at Jackson on the day the e-mail was written.

“In the two-and-a-half hours this all took place, if you take it out of context the answer won’t make any sense,” Phillips said.

The executive later acknowledged “I raised my voice”.

“So the answer is no? Did you or did you not scream at Mr. Jackson? Yes, no or I don’t remember?” Panish asked.

Phillips said he couldn’t answer the question. (CBSLA) (An attorney for AEG told KCAL9 he will show there are no inconsistencies in Phillips’ accounts when he calls witnesses to the stand.)

At his deposition six months ago, before he was shown his e-mails, Phillips denied that Jackson was either drunk or despondent on the day of the president conference, and denied yelling at The Gloved One, saying he merely "raised his voice."

Phillips says he was telling the truth in his deposition, and was not accurate in his email. "I was relaying what Dr. Tohme told me... I wrote it as fast as I could write it."

Panish said, "You have to yell pretty loud to make the walls shake. Do you have a tendency to exaggerate?"

Phillips said, "No."

To another business associate, Phillips wrote: "I haven't pulled it off yet. We still have to get his nose on properly. You have no idea what this is like. He is a self-loathing emotionally paralyzed mess... I just slapped him."

Phillips admitted, "I slapped him on the butt." (NYPost)

Phillips began worrying about Jackson backing out of the concert tour just a month after he signed the contract with AEG Live to promote and produce it and more than a week before the announcement.

"I was worried that we would have a mess, his career would be over," Phillips testified. "There were a lot of things I was worried about."

But instead of pulling the plug then, before millions of dollars were spent, AEG LIve chose to force Jackson ahead.

"Once we go on sale, which we have the right to do, he is locked," Gongaware wrote to Phillips.

Jackson, his children and manager Tohme Tohme boarded a private jet for the London announcement,
but he was not ready when Phillips went to his hotel suite to escort him to the O2 Arena.

"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent. Tohme and I are trying to sober him up and get him to the press conference with his hair/makeup artist," Phillips told parent-company AEG CEO Tim Leiweke in an e-mail.

Phillips testified it was "a very tense situation" and "frankly, I created the tension in that room. Because I was so nerve-racked, OK, the time slipping away, and his career slipping away."

AEG was hosting thousands of Jackson fans and hundreds of journalists for the anticipated announcement, which would be seen live around the world.

"I screamed at him so loud the walls were shaking," Phillips wrote to Leiweke. "Tohme and I have dressed him, and they are finishing his hair, and then we are rushing to the O2. This is the scariest thing I have ever seen. He's an emotionally paralyzed mess, filled with self-loathing and doubt now that it is show time. He is scared to death. Right now I just want to get through this press conference."

Phillips e-mailed a man who was waited outside the hotel with a convoy of vehicles that he put Jackson in a cold shower and "just slapped him and screamed at him."

In court, Phillips downplayed his words as "an exaggeration."

"I slapped him on the butt," he testified, comparing it to what a football coach would do to a player. (CNN)


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Jacksons vs AEG - Day 25 – June 6 2013 – Summary

No Jackson family is at court

Randy Phillips Testimony

Jackson direct

Plaintiff's attorney Brian Panish started out by asking AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips about his preparations for today. Phillips said he spent about 2 hours and 15 minutes preparing for today's testimony. Today's testimony was very focused on emails. (AP)

Panish asked Phillips who subpoenaed his phone records. The exec confirmed it was LAPD. (ABC7)

Panish focused almost all his questions on emails that Phillips received or sent on June 19th and 20th 2009. He focused on emails we've seen before from production manager John "Bugzee" Hougdahl and director Kenny Ortega. (AP)

Panish went thru some of the calls Phillips made. On 6/18/09, Gongaware sent an email to Phillips with all of Dr. Murray's phone numbers. Panish: Do you normally carry around all the contact numbers of your artist's personal physicians? Phillips: Absolutely not! "Most of the artists we don't deal with their personal physician," Phillips explained. (ABC7)

Bugzee's email titled 'trouble at the Front' opened with him saying he didn't want to be a "drama queen." (AP) Next Panish referred to the email with the subject "Trouble at the Front" from Bugzee saying MJ went home without stepping foot on stage. "I think I read this email before I went to bed on 6/19," Phillips said. Panish pointed at deposition Phillips said he read it after sunrise. "I don't want to argue with you either, I don't think it's fair to the jurors," Phillips told Panish after a short exchange between them. "Since the deposition, my memory had gotten better because I was given documents and tried to remember what happened," Phillips testified. (ABC7)

Panish: You are not a drama queen, right? Phillips: Sometimes "Yes, I'm under oath," Phillips joked about having to tell the truth. (ABC7)

What changed from your deposition and today? Nothing, absolutely nothing, just that I'm very prepared, Phillips answered. (ABC7)
Panish: Did Mr. Jackson have a problem on June 20th? Philips: Absolutely (ABC7)

Panish asked if Phillips remembered his reaction after receiving this email. "Yes, yes. Concerned," Philips responded. Panish showed video of Phillips' deposition where said he didn't remember how he reacted when the received the email (ABC7)

Hougdahl relayed a quote from Jackson that night, in which he said, "You aren't going to kill the artist, are you? Phillips said he thought Jackson was joking, but seemed to back off after Panish reminded him he wasn't at the rehearsal. (AP)

"We have a real problem here," Phillips wrote his boss that night. (AP) Tim Leiweke was Phillips' boss at the time. Within 19 mins of receiving Bugzee's email on the evening of Jun 19, Phillips forwarded Bugzee's email adding "We have a real problem here." Just over four minutes later, Leiweke responded the email asking for a meeting between him, MJ, Phillips and Kenny Ortega. Phillips said he forwarded the email to Ortega and asked him to set up the meeting. Ortega responded yes to the email next morning. The meeting Tim asked didn't happen that day, Phillips explained. But there was a meeting in the afternoon of June 20th, he said. (ABC7)

Bugzee replied back to Phillips that MJ needed a shrink and trainer, deteriorated in front of his eyes for eight weeks. "That's what he wrote, I'm not sure exactly what he meant," Philips said. Panish asked what Bugzee said about the 360 turns: "He was telling me MJ couldn't do a 360 spin." "I know what he said, but until we had the meeting I didn't know what was going on," Phillips said. Panish: It shows someone's physical condition deteriorated, right? Phillips: It shows that there's a problem, yes. "The word deteriorate may not be what happened. I didn't know what was going on until we had the meeting," Phillips said. (ABC7)

Phillips then forwarded the email chain to John Branca, Joel Katz, Tim Leiweke (his boss), adding "Unfortunately we are running out of time" (ABC7)

Phillips received another email from Bugzee saying MJ was shaking and couldn't eat, Ortega had to cut his food, feed him. Phillips answered the email saying he was not sure what MJ's problem was, chemical or physiological. Panish went thru 5 different answers Phillips gave as explanation for this email, from not knowing what chemical means to possible drug reaction. (ABC7)

Ortega then sent another email to Randy, saying he believed MJ needed to be psychologically evaluated. Phillips testified today he agreed with what Kenny said. In his deposition, Phillips said he didn't recall. (ABC7)

He also rejected the idea that he was responsible for Jackson's health. "I'm not responsible for his medical needs," Phillips said. "We're promoters — that's what we do." (AP)

"I'm not responsible for Michael's health, he's an adult, he had a personal doctor," Phillips said. Phillips testified he didn't contact any psychologist or psychiatrist after Bugzee and Ortega said MJ should be checked out by one of them. (ABC7)

Phillips testified he never said he was going to pull the plug on the show and never threatened MJ with pulling the plug. Panish asked if Phillips ever told Ortega it was not his job to question MJ's health/doctor care. He replied no. (ABC7)

Branca responded to the email from Phillips saying he had the right therapist/spiritual advisor. The email does not name who the doctor is, but Phillips testified shortly ago that he remembered a name. He said he was wrong about it. Some jurors shook their heads when Phillips and Panish argued with each other and judge intervened. Panish: Did Mr. Branca ever tell you who the psychiatrist was? Phillips: No Panish: Did you ask him for the name?
Phillips: No Panish: Did you ever do anything? Phillips: Only the meeting on the 20th (ABC7)

Michael Kane was MJ's business manager. On 6/20, he responded to Phillips saying "And I thought it couldn't get worse." Kane asked Phillips in an email on June 20: "Would a financial coming to Jesus speech help or add to his pressure?" It was response to Phillips' email "This is why it's impossible to advance any money. He may unfortunately be in anticipitory breach at this point". "He (Kane) asked for a million dollars to pay for Mr. Jackson's bills," Phillips testified. Panish: You anticipated MJ would breach the contract by not showing up to rehearsal. Phillips: Yes . None of our agreements have artist need to rehearse, Phillips said, but the artists want to perfect their show, he said. Phillips said if MJ's lack of appearance caused production to not complete, show not open in London, MJ could be in breach of his contract. (ABC7)

There was one email from Phillips from morning of June 20, 2009 , it was sent to MJ's business manager. "This is why it is impossible to advance any $$$. He may, unfortunately, be in anticipatory breach at this point" _ Phillips wrote. The manager, Michael Kane, quickly replied, “And I thought it couldn’t get worse.” Phillips was asked what he meant about the "breach" statement. He said he felt Jackson was obligated to rehearse. (AP)

The next day, Jackson’s business manager, Michael Kane, emailed Phillips, asking for the advance. AEG already had lent the singer more than $30 million for production costs on “This Is It,” settling a lawsuit in Bahrain and for rent on a Holmby Hills mansion.

Phillips replied, “This is why it is impossible to advance any $$$. He may, unfortunately be in anticipitory (sic) breach at this point.”

“And I thought it couldn’t get worse,” Kane wrote back.

“It could,” the CEO replied. “Kenny Ortega could quit.”

Kane asked, “Would a financial coming to Jesus speech help or add to his pressure?”

“It would help,” Phillips wrote back. “At this point we need to break through. I am going to call his doctor to discuss.” (LATimes)

"Required is a little too strong, I was concerned that if he didn't go to rehearsal Kenny could not finish the production," Phillips said. “I felt Michael had that obligation, yes," Phillips said about MJ needing to be at rehearsals. If MJ said he didn't need to go to rehearsals, he could've been in breach of this contract, Phillips said. (ABC7) He denied Thursday that he ever threatened Jackson over missed rehearsals. "We would have never dealt with Michael that way," he said. (AP)

Phillips would not advance any more money to MJ on June 20th because Michael may had been in breach of contract already, Phillips testified. "AEG Live would've survived it (show) not happened," Phillips said. He agreed that part of his concern was that AEG Live would look bad. (ABC7)

“You felt Mr. Jackson’s not going to rehearsal ... may have placed him in breach of the contract. That’s why you wouldn’t advance him any more money?” Panish asked.

“Yes,” replied Phillips.

Phillips agreed there was a lot of money at stake on the tour, but he said he also was concerned about Jackson’s career if he pulled out.

Panish asked about the damage canceling the concerts would mean for Phillips and AEG.

“Of course. Part of it. Yes.” (LATimes)

Panish talked about the email Ortega sent saying MJ needed a strong therapist and immediate physical nurturing. "I think he needed both, so in this case I'm not sure he meant therapist or psychiatrist," Phillips said. (ABC7)

After Ortega wrote him an email saying the singer should be “psychologically evaluated,” Phillips wrote back, “I am stymied on who to bring in as a therapist and how they can get through to him in such a short time.”

Phillips first testified he thought Ortega meant a physical therapist, then switched to physical or mental health therapist and then finally agreed it was a mental health professional. He said neither a psychiatrist nor a psychologist was contacted. (LATimes)

Panish made a mistake in one exhibit and Phillips reacted immediately. "See, we all make mistakes," Phillips said. Panish quickly responded "I haven't made 50 of them" to which Phillips said "I don't know, I haven't watched the entire trial." (ABC7)

Phillips said the meeting with the doctor was at the request of Frank DiLeo. (ABC7) Phillips' testimony ended for the day before he discussed meeting with Murray, Ortega and others. Panish wanted to play a Frank Dileo voicemail that was played during Murray trial trying to set up a meeting and get Jackson tested. Judge tentatively rules the voicemail couldn't be played for this jury on hearsay grounds. (AP)

Zusammenfassung von Ivy, MJJC ##26, 27

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Zusammenfassungen der vorangegangenen gerichtstage:
Day 1 - anträge u. eröffnungsstatements
Day 2 - anhörung und zeugen Senneff u. Martinez
Day 3 - forts. zeuge Martinez u. anhörung
Day 4 - forts. zeuge Martinez
Day 5 - zeugen Anderson und Rogers
Day 6 - zeuge Dr. Wohlgelernter
Day 7 - zeugin Sankey
Day 8 - zeugin Faye
Day 9 - forts. zeugin Faye
Day 10 - zeugen Walker, Rogers, Payne
Day 11 - forts. zeuge Payne
Day 12 - zeugin Hollander
Day 13 - M. Hom videodeposition, forts. zeugin Hollander
Day 14 - forts. zeugin Hollander; zeuge Trell
Day 14 fortsetzung - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 16 - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 17 - forts. zeuge Trell
Day 18 - zeuge Gongaware
Day 19 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 20 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 21 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 22 - forts. zeuge Gongaware
Day 23 - forts. zeuge Gongaware; zeuge R. Phillips



Originaldokumente eröffnungsstatements u.a. (MJJC #1 ff.)

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Twitter von Joe Vogel:

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rko383

Particularly given the historical treatment of African American artists and entertainers, emails emerging in the AEG-Jackson trial should be alarming and revealing even to those who don't count themselves fans of the King of Pop. AEG executive Randy Phillips wrote the following in email about Michael Jackson on the day of his London press conference in 2009: 

"We still have to get his nose on properly." 
"He is a self-loathing emotionally paralyzed mess." 
"I screamed at him so loud the walls were shaking."
"I just slapped him."


This follows testimony and emails from AEG executive Paul Gongaware in which he referred to the artist condescendingly as "Mikey" and lazy, while attempting to manipulate the show calendar for the expressed purpose of deceiving Jackson about the number of shows and days of rest.

Paul Gongaware was also The Man who wrote, by way of warning, to concert director Kenny Ortega: "We want to remind [Dr. Conrad Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him." What was expected of Dr. Murray (now a convicted felon), of course, was to do whatever was necessary, right or wrong, legal or illegal, to ensure Jackson was on the stage making AEG money. Jackson's physical and mental health were irrelevant. 


Regardless of the trial outcome, AEG's terrible, unethical, exploitive treatment of one of the great artist-entertainers of the 20th century, should remind that the struggle for fair and humane treatment -- for black artists and all artists -- against corporate abuse continues.
-Joe Vogel


Insbesondere hinsichtlich der Behandlung von Afro-Amerikanischer Künstler und Entertainer in der Historie, sollten die auftauchenden Mails im AEG/Jackson Prozess sogar für diejenigen alamierend und enthüllend sein, die sich nicht als Fans des King Of Pop bezeichnen. AEG Führungskraft Randy Phillips schrieb die folgende Mail über die PK in London 2009:
„Wir müssen noch seine Nase richten.“ „Er ist ein selbstbemitleidendes emotionales paralysiertes Wrack.“ „Ich schrie ihn so laut an, dass die Wände wackelten.“ „Ich schlug ihn.“
Das folgt der Aussage und den Emails von AEG Führungskraft Paul Gongaware, in welchen er den Künstler herablassend als „Mikey“ bezeichnet und faul nennt, während er selbst versucht, den Terminkalender zu verändern, mit dem Zweck Jackson über die Anzahl der Shows und die Ruhetage zu täuschen. Paul Gongaware war auch der Mann, der in warnende Art an Direktor Ortega schrieb: „Wir wollen (Dr. Murray) daran erinnern, dass es AEG ist, nicht MJ, die sein Gehalt zahlt. Wir wollen ihn daran erinnern, was von ihm erwartet wird.“ Was von Murray erwartet wurde (jetzt ein Verurteilter) war natürlich zu tun, was immer nötig war – egal ob falsch oder richtig, legal oder illegal – um sicherzustellen, dass Jackson auf der Bühne stand und für die AEG Geld machte. Jacksons körperliche und mentale Gesundheit waren irrelevant.
Unabhängig vom Ausgang des Prozess, sollte die furchtbare, unethische, ausbeuterische Behandlung eines der größten Künstler und Entertainer des 20-ten Jahrhunderts daran erinnern, dass der Kampf um faire und menschenwürdige Behandlung – für schwarze Künstler und alle anderen Künstler – gegenüber dem Missbrauch durch Unternehmen weitergeht.


Danke an maja5809 für die Übersetzung

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The Jacksons vs. AEG Live – Zeugen der Jacksons, 18. Teil

8. Juni 2013

Am Donnerstag sagte Randy Phillips aus, dass er sich weigerte, Geld für Michael Jacksons Angestellte zu zahlen, da er fürchtete, Michael Jackson werde die Konzerte nicht geben.

Der Jury wurden Mails mit Michael Jacksons Geschäftsführer Michael Kane gezeigt. Kane bat um einen Geldvorschuss, der im This Is It Vertrag festgehalten war. Aufgrund der zahlreichen nicht wahrgenommener Proben befürchtete Randy Phillips aber, dass Michael Jackson seinen Vertrag brechen werde, so seine Aussage. „Deshalb ist es unmöglich irgendwelches $$$ vorzuschiessen“, antworte Phillips damals per Mail auf Michael Kanes Anfrage. „Und ich dachte, es kann nicht schief gehen“, erwiderte Kane. „Es könnte“, sagte Phillips. „Kenny Ortega könnte aufgeben.“

Einen Tag vor der 1-Millionen Geldforderung, am 19. Juni, erhielt Phillips eine Mail von Ortega, in der er schrieb, dass Michael aufgrund seines Zustandes nicht proben konnte. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte AEG Live bereits 30 Millionen für die Produktionskosten von This Is It vorgeschossen, eine Klage in Bahrain aussergerichtlich beglichen und eine Anwesen in Holmby Hills gemietet.

Phillips sage aus, dass er davon ausging, MJ sei vertraglich dazu verpflichtet, die Proben wahrzunehmen. “Would a financial coming to Jesus speech help or add to his pressure?” fragte Michael Kane in einer anderen Mail. „Es wird helfen“, antwortete Phillips. „An diesem Punkt müssen wir durchbrechen. Ich werde seinen Doktor anrufen und mit ihm diskutieren.“

Brian Panish befragte Randy Phillips des weiteren über den Verlust, den die Absage der Konzerte für ihn und AEG zur Folge gehabt hätte.

Nach einer Mail von Kenny Ortega, in der er um psychologische Hilfe bat, antwotete Phillips diesem, dass er sich umschaue, wen er als Therapeut hinzuziehen könnte und „wie die zu ihm durchdringen können in so kurzer Zeit.“ Vor Gericht gab Phillips an, dass weder ein Psychiater noch ein Psychologe kontaktiert wurde. “Ich bin nicht für Michaels Betreuung zuständig, er ist Erwachsen.”

Da Phillips ständig den Fragen von Panish ausgewichen war, forderte ihn die Richterin Yvette M. Palazuelos ausdrücklich dazu auf, die Fragen zu beantworten. Wies aber auch Brian Panish an, sich weniger mit Phillips zu streiten. Auch während Randy Phillips Befragung, konfrontierte ihn Panish häufig mit widersprüchlichen Aussagen, die vorgängig unter Eid aufgenommen wurden. Als sich Panish für einen Fehler entschuldigte, sagte Phillips: „Siehst du, wir alle machen Fehler.” Brian Panish konterte: „Aber nicht 50 davon unter Eid.“

Quelle: jackson.ch, cnn.com, latimes.com

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The Jacksons vs. AEG Live – Zeugen der Jacksons, 17. Teil

8. Juni 2013

Die vergangenen Tage kam erstmals niemand aus der Jackson Familie ins Gericht. Am Mittwoch war Michael Jacksons mysteriöser Manager „Dr. Thome Thome“ zentraler Punkt der Befragung. Der Manager, den MJ vor seinem Tod durch Leonard Rowe ersetzt hatte. (Der wiederum via AEG durch Frank Dileo ersetzt wurde, da der Konzertveranstalter eine Zusammenarbeit mit Rowe verweigerte)

In Folge von Paris Spitaleinlieferung war am Mittwoch kein Jackson Familienmitglied im Gericht. Das „L.A. County Fire Department“ gab an, um halb Zwei morgens einen Notruf aufgrund einer „möglichen Überdosis“ einer Person erhalten zu haben. Paris soll 20 Motrin Schmerztabletten geschluckt haben und möglicherweise führte vor allem dies zu ihrem kritischen Zustand. Momentan wird nur spekuliert, die Familie bat, Paris Privatsphäre zu respektieren.

Trotzdem ging der Prozess gegen AEG Live weiter. Randy Phillips sagte aus, es sei ein „Wunder“ gewesen, dass Michael Jackson an der This Is It Pressekonferenz auftauchte. Der King of Pop habe einen Kater gehabt. Die Aussage stimmt nicht ganz mit Mails überein, die der Firmenchef damals verschickte, und die den Geschworenen erneut gezeigt wurden. („MJ hat sich betrunken und niedergeschlagen in sein Zimmer eingeschlossen“)

Dann wurde Michael Jacksons undurchsichtiger Manager Dr. Thome Thome behandelt. Randy Phillips sagte aus, dass er Thome Thome während einem Treffen in den Century City Büros von Colony Capital kennen gelernt hatte. Die Investmentfirma Colony Capital übernahm Anfang 2008 eine Hypothek Michael Jacksons, womit eine Zwangsversteigerung der Neverland Ranch in letzter Minute verhindert wurde. Seither ist Colony Capital Mitbesitzer der Neverland Ranch. Durch eine Freundschaft von AEG Besitzer Phillip Anschutz mit einem Partner von Colony Capital wurde letztendlich AEG Live der Promoter für die This Is It Konzerte. Gemäss Firmenchef Randy Phillips ist Thome ein Berater von Colony Capital, der keine Erfahrungen im Musikbusiness hatte und niemanden sonst als Manager vertrat. Phillips konnte, obwohl er „Dr. Thome Thome“ 25 Mal getroffen hatte, nicht sagen, was es mit dessen angeblichen Doktortitel auf sich hatte.

(Jutta Müller hatte bereits vor einigen Jahren für jackson.ch über “Dr. Thome Thome” in der „Todesumstände“ Recherche berichtet. )

Den Geschworenen zeigte der Anwalt der Jacksons Brian Panish eine Mail, die Randy Phillips am 17. Juni 2009, acht Tage vor Michael Jacksons Tod an Thome Thome versendet hatte. Er habe mit Michael Jackson eine Intervention angesetzt, „um ihn dazu zu bringen, sich zu konzentrieren und an den Proben zu erscheinen… Ihn dazu zu bringen, vollständig engagiert zu sein, ist schwierig und die dringendste Angelegenheit, da wir nur 20 Tage vor der ersten Show sind.“

Hierzu wollte Panish wissen, ob „Dr. Thome Thome“ je von Michael Jackson gefeuert wurde. „Das ist keine ja oder nein Antwort. Die Antwort ist ja, aber er blieb in Kontakt mit ihm“, antwortete Randy Phillips. Brian Panish zeigte ihm später eine Vereinbarung, in der AEG Live akzeptierte, Thome 100‘000 Dollar pro Monat zu zahlen. Dies obwohl Thome Thome die Interessen vom Künstler und nicht die vom Konzertpromoter vertreten sollte.

“In Michael Jacksons Fall war dies Standard“, sagte Randy Phillips dazu. Das einzige Mal, dass AEG je zuvor einen Manager eines aufttretenden Künstler bezahlt habe, sei bei Jon Bon Jovi der Fall gewesen. Zwei von Jacksons Anwälten hätten geholfen, den Vertrag mit Thome Thome auszuarbeiten.

Abschliessend befragte Brian Panish den AEG Präsidenten über ein Treffen, das Randy Phillips und der AEG Anwalt Marvin Putnam vor einem Monat mit Thome Thome in der Polo Lounge hatte. Es sei dabei lediglich über die Geldforderung von Thome Thome an das MJ Estate gesprochen worden, behauptete Phillips.

Ausserhalb des Gerichtes sagte Brian Panish, dass er dieses Meeting sehr verdächtig finde. Thome Thomes Deal mit AEG Live sei einer der Interessenskonflikte, die überall in diesem Fall auftauchen.

Siehe zu den behandelten Themen auch die Buchzusammenfassung und Gedanken von Jutta Müller zu „What Really Happened“ http://www.jackson.ch/artikeldetail/...ally-happened/, dem Buch von Leonard Rowe, das leider fast nicht auffindbar ist.

Quelle: jackson.ch, latimes.com, etonline.com

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The Jacksons vs. AEG Live – Zeugen der Jacksons, 16. Teil

7. Juni 2013

Am Dienstag trat Randy Phillips, der Präsident und Firmenchef von AEG Live, in den Zeugenstand. Phillips bejahte, dass er denke, Katherine Jackson wolle mit ihrem Engagement Geld erpressen, das sie nicht verdient habe.

“Denkst du, dass dieser Fall eine unbegründete Erpressung, ein shakedown von AEG Live ist”, fragte Katherines Anwalt Brian Panish. Phillips antwortete: “Ja oder Nein Antwort? Ja.” In seiner oft etwas schleimig anmutenden Art wünschte Randy Phillips, dass Panish keine solch abschätzige Beschreibung Katherine Jacksons verwenden solle, bejahte aber erneut die Frage, ob er die Klage als Erpressung betrachte.

Panish nahm eine E-Mail vom AEG Live Präsidenten unter die Lupe, die Phillips im Juni 2008 an einen firmenextrenen Geschäftskontakt gesendet hatte. Der Anwalt der Jacksons wollte insbesondere wissen, was es mit dem Satz auf sich habe, dass Michael Jackson “so viel wie möglich kontrolliert werden muss.” Randy Phillips gab daraufhin an, er habe damit auf Michaels ausser Kontrolle geratenen Ausgaben angespielt.

Bevor der AEG Live CEO befragt wurde, stand nochmals Paul Gongaware im Zeugenstand. .In der Bemühung, die Beziehung zwischen AEG und Conrad Murray zu beleuchten, kam Brian Panish abschliessend vermehrt auf den “Incredible Hulk” Schauspieler und Bodytrainer Lou Ferrigno zu sprechen. AEG Live habe diesen 2009 als Michael Jacksons persönlichen Trainer engagiert und ebenfalls ohne Vertrag bezahlt. Gongaware bestätigte, dass er den Deal mit Lou Ferrigno abschloss, konnte aber nicht mit Sicherheit sagen, ob Ferrigno je bezahlt wurde.

Da Katherine Jackson beweisen muss, dass Murray für AEG Live arbeitete, spielt das Arbeitsverhältnis mit Lou Ferrigno eine wichtige Rolle. Bezüglich Dr. Conrad Murray bekräftigte Gongaware erneut, dass er für Michael Jackson arbeitete. “Wie Lou Ferrigno, korrekt?”, fragte Panish. “Er war unter Michaels Leitung, ja”, antwortete Gongaware.

Am frühen Mittwoch hatte abschliessend der AEG Anwalt Marvin Putman die Gelegenheit, selbst den stellvertretenden AEG Live Firmenchef Paul Gongaware zu befragen. Putman erstellte einen Vertrag für Ferrigno, der von einer anderen AEG Führungskraft unterschrieben war. Nicht klar war jedoch, ob der Vertrag vor oder nach Michael Jacksons Tod ausgeführt wurde. Putman versprach, das Datum der Unterschrift zu prüfen.

Meldung am Rand der Verhandlung: Vor wenigen Tagen ging das Klatschportal TMZ einem MJ Fan nach, der eine Fluggesellschaft beauftragte mit Luftbannern über das Gericht in Los Angeles und andere Gebiete zu fliegen. Auf den Bannern waren Botschaften wie “FOLLOW THE $ TO MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH” oder “LAPD — HONOR BOUND TO TELL TRUTH FOR MJ.” Der weibliche Fan habe für die insgesamt 11 Flüge 16’800 Dollar bezahlt. “Ich hoffe, dass jemand diese Botschaften betrachtet und sagt, ’wenn jemand so überzeugt davon ist, so ist es vielleicht die Mühe Wert, genauer hinzuschauen”, so die Frau.

Quelle: jackson.ch, www.nydailynews.com, 411mania.com

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