Dr. Conrad Murray was suffering financially with nearly $435,000 in judgments and liens against him over the past two years, according to court documents.
Doctor suffering financially when he decided to work for Jackson
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Source: Jackson’s doctor gave drug that police believe killed him
Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug that authorities believe killed the singer, a source close to the Jackson family and with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to CNN on Monday.
Investigation into possible leaks in Michael Jackson case
Investigators are looking into whether employees at the Los Angeles County coroner’s office illegally leaked information about Michael Jackson’s death probe to the news media, according to a sheriff’s spokesman.
Jackson estate says it recovered $5.5 million from ex-advisers
The administrators of Michael Jackson’s estate have filed court papers disclosing they’ve recovered $5.5 million in cash from one of Jackson’s "former financial advisers." They expect to present contracts to the court “within the week” that should add “tens of millions of dollars” to Jackson’s estate, which they said is solvent and worth an estimated $500 million, the documents said.
Elizabeth Taylor tweets about sadness of losing Jackson
Elizabeth Taylor checked out of a Los Angeles hospital "sore, but intact," the actress said in an online message posted Friday evening. Taylor, 77, used her Twitter handle, @DameElizabeth, to tell fans that she was home, just as she did last week to announce she would go into a hospital to “to complete a test I was in the middle of.” Her publicist this week denied tabloid rumors that her hospitalization was brought on by her grief over the sudden death of her close friend Michael Jackson in June
‘No big bust-up’ between Jackson and McCartney
Singer Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson "kind of drifted apart," but there was "no big bust-up" after Jackson bought the Beatles song catalog, McCartney told David Letterman Wednesday. McCartney appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” to talk about his forthcoming concert at New York’s Citi Field, the Beatles’ 1964 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — taped in the same theater — and his relationship with Jackson. McCartney said the pair “fell apart” after Jackson secured rights to the Beatles catalog in 1985
Will new Michael Jackson music be released?
Michael Jackson’s songs and albums went to the top of the charts in the days and weeks following his death –and there may be plenty more hits to come, if his rumored plethora of unreleased songs find their way to the public. Since his death, rumors have surfaced about a mountain of unpublished material from the King of Pop, including recent collaborations with artists such as will.i.am and Akon, as well as unused tracks from studio sessions dating back to the 1980s.
Debbie Rowe’s lawyer: No deal in Jackson case
No deal has been reached between Michael Jackson’s mother and his ex-wife over the custody of the late singer’s children, according to a lawyer in the case. Eric George, who represents Debbie Rowe, the biological mother of Jackson’s two oldest children, said a newspaper report that Rowe had agreed to take $4 million not to challenge Katherine Jackson for custody was “completely false.” Jackson’s lawyer has not responded to requests for comment Tuesday. The Jackson family lawyer said last week that they were working to “privately and amicably resolve” the matter.
Jackson fans to stage impromptu London tribute
There is no concert and the only music heard will be the tinny sound of portable speakers blaring Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. But event organizers expect thousands of the singer’s fans to converge on the O2 Arena in London Monday to mark what would have been the opening night of the singer’s long-awaited comeback, the first in a grueling 50-date “This Is It” concert tour. They will be bringing candles, flowers and photos for an impromptu memorial service organized over social networking sites including Facebook
Jackson custody hearing rescheduled again
A custody hearing for singer Michael Jackson’s children scheduled for Monday has been pushed back for a second time.