Michael Jackson: The Love We Save
Holly Cara Price

Here's an equation for you. Take one aging celebrity, mix in a hefty scoop of childhood abuse, add a few dozen helpings of bad publicity for pedophilia charges and just plain bizarre behavior, mix in a lethal cocktail of dangerous prescription drugs, plus the loss of billions of dollars due to years of mismanagement and an over the top lifestyle most of us could never even dream of. There's really only one way out of that mess, and it happened two weeks ago to 50 year old Michael Joseph Jackson: Death.

Death. It's a whole new media strategy for success. The only problem is, you're not around to enjoy the spoils.

This column originally ran in a slightly different form on the blog The Critical Condition.

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Authorities Closing in On Jackson Doc

Posted Jul 11th 2009 11:53AM by TMZ Staff

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the central target in both the coroner and LAPD investigations into Michael Jackson's death is Dr. Conrad Murray, who was at Jackson's house when the singer went into full cardiac arrest.

Sources say the doctor is not cooperating with authorities, but they have still found evidence linking him to the drug that may have killed Jackson. As we first reported, as a result of Dr. Murray's second interview with police two weeks ago today, the LAPD obtained a warrant to conduct a second search of Jackson's home -- and that's when they found Propofol, a powerful anesthesia that should never be used outside a hospital. There is evidence Propofol was administered to Jackson shortly before his heart stopped beating.

And we're told there is evidence Dr. Murray may have administered the drug. Dr. Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, told TMZ he would neither confirm nor deny if Dr. Murray administered Propofol to Jackson. Law enforcement sources tell us if they conclude the doctor administered the drug it may well lead to manslaughter charges.

Investigators are also suspicious of the delay in calling 911 -- the Dr. says he waited 20 - 30 minutes because he didn't know Jackson's address that would lead paramedics to the house. Jackson lived on one of the most famous streets in the world -- one house above Sunset Blvd.

As the investigation into Jackson's death heats up, there's also an investigation into his life with drugs and the doctor's who fueled it. Sources tell us law enforcement is seriously investigating the prescription practices of several doctors who gave Jackson access to medications. Investigators are particularly interested in doctors who used aliases to write scripts for Jackson. One of the central figures in the investigation -- Dr. Arnold Klein.

Okay President Obama, President Clinton, Madonna! All have spoken publicly about the passing of Michael Jackson. It's starting to piss me off that Prince hasn't issued a statement.

Don't give me this "everybody mourns differently or privately" baloney! When you are a public figure, especially with some connection to the famous person who died, you owe it to the public to make a statement.

Now granted Prince may not have appeared in public since MJs passing, so I'm giving him until he hits the stage in Montreux to say something or pay tribute.

If he stays mum, it will prove he is the most self-centered, selfish bastard that ever lived!

Obama is a coward...

ProtegeGlow said:

I really, really, REALLY wish people would let this shit go. Why do you even care enough to get "pissed off"? Don't you have a life? Other shit to think about? GET OVER YOURSELF

Arnotts said:

you are so stupid blanket looks just like his cousins if you blew jermajesty hair out with a blow dryer( which is probably what they did to blankets) his would be just as straight and silky. blanket looks nothing like brando. except for the coloring. his eyes are nothing like his his nose is nothing like his. blanket is a jackson and like i said you people are crazy

What do you guys think of this image.

kibbles said:

If Debbie Rowe (or how ever she spells it) is behind these nasty rumors....

there are a couple of points to remember.

1. She abandoned owenership and property rights to her ovum and fertilized egg
and succeeding children born of that fertizliation, upon entering her agreement with MJ to act as surrogate to his children.

2. Furthermore, as part of that agreement she also agreed to abandon the children .... custody rights to those children she gave birth to in leiu of payment for services rendered so unlike a work for hire contract. Just a little more complex. Anything created or produced in that collaboration would belong to MJ.

3. She has established a precedence ...which is a BIG deal in the courts, by keeping with this agreement, the meets, bounds, terms and conditions of that agreement...something like a work for hire agreement for years after the fact.

A little late in the game to come back now and claim anything different. She can't sya that lived in fear for her life, that MJ beat her or anyting like that, waaaay too late in the game to claim something that outragous and no one would ever believe her anyway ..especially at this point. So the only she might be able to come up with is that now she is and possibly has been secretly fearful for the kids. If she goes that route... fear for the kids ...all these years... and there is ANY reason to Possibly give any standing ..
then the state should invstigate Debbie for Criminal neglicet of those children. Take Debbie to Superior Court... Probate will be there anyway ..so that will be handy. Let Debbie go diamond hunting ...tick off Probate court and find her but in jail, for child neglict and endangerment and even child abuse on Her. child abuse in the factor that she now claims she thought the kids were in danger and took money to stay away from those kids and keep quiet.

I better quit with the strategizing. I'm not an attorney any way. I just have a natural love of the law and I love to analyze.


However, the Jackson's will have the best possible legal team putting there game plan down. They'll be alright. Those kids are well documented in the public eye as MJ's children. It's also well known to the public at large that Debbie Rowe was a wife of convienence for a time ... whose true purpose was to act as surrogate as the two of them had agreed upon ...even before marriage, if I'm not mistaken. They were not in love with each other. No one in the public eye was ever confused about that fact.

But to hear of this woman trying to pull this stunt ... is appauling. So what if MJ cut her out of the will.
She had already agreed to something quite different with him ... she was an acting surrogate ... not really family to him.



those poor kids. They shouldn't have to go through this at all..and esp. while their grieving. Shoot poor Mrs Jackson... she lost her son and has to face a big convulted legal mess ..that's just getting started. Bless her heart... Bless that whole family.

What do you guys think of this image.

whatsgoingon said:

Sad and brilliant... I had to think about how I thought about the picture, it's a sad way of looking at how sad his life was.
[Edited 7/11/09 12:56pm]

What do you guys think of this image.

I never knew there was a video for Blame It On The Boogie!

Don't tell me this fool is more of a quack than I think he is:

Here Come the Crazies? Jackson Dermatologist Reports "Suspicious" Phone Calls

Today 4:30 PM PDT by Natalie Finn

Dr. Arnold Klein's office is used to fielding calls from the rich and famous. But now it's the random and fishy they have to worry about.

Police were called to the Beverly Hills office of Michael Jackson's former dermatologist—who in various interviews this week discussed the late artist's plastic surgery obsession and prescription-drug use and didn't really deny fathering Jackson's children—after the office received some, shall we say, off the wall phone calls.

Per the Beverly Hills Police Department, an officer headed to Klein's office on Roxbury Drive shortly after 12:30 p.m. in response to a report about some suspicious phone calls that were made to the office of the man who's been accused of being Jackson's sperm donor.

Otherwise known as a very understandable turn of events.

"At this time, they are not threatening phone calls and office management wanted to document this activity," said Lt. Tony Lee of the Beverly Hills Police Department. " Detectives are not releasing further information because they are actively investigating this incident."

I never knew there was a video for Blame It On The Boogie!

Timmy84 said:

do you think that the doctor is attempting to generate public sympathy for himself because he's under investigation?

or do you think he's just trying to bask in some sort of sick kind of limelight ... on the coattails of MJ's name ?

I don't recall the doctor ever jumping in the media and news camara's before while MJ was alive. But maybe I missed something.


I agree with you that he's a quack doctor. I wouldn't want to go to him after all this.

whatsgoingon said:

I saw this yesterday. Who painted that? I haven't found any info about it.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

BET is doing an MJ special that's on right now and they just played that.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

You never knew? lol

Didn't you see when they re-aired "The Midnight Special" back on VH-1 in the '90s, that's when I saw it.

Copycat said:

Those kids don't even know Debbie! She wants to rip those kids apart? she'll be hurting all three horribly, ripping a family apart, Biological mother or not, Mike will win this one too.

I guarantee. A prescedant will be set.

Timmy84 said:

Nope! My very first time ever seeing it was about 20 minutes ago. I'm soooo late!

Is there any word on where they're gonna bury Michael? I'm not understanding why he hasn't been buried yet. This is gonna play out the same way they did JB

ViintageJunkiie said:

Nope, no word.