In a lot of ways, despite my ongoing sadness that he's gone, i'm glad for Michael that he's away from all these foolish, disrespecting, clueless assholes.

carlcranshaw said:

It really wasn't hard to notice she's the first Jackson to prepare her own musical tribute...don't give her any more ideas

Marrk said:

i think so, too, though i'm afraid for the kids. they are the cash cows, and like their father, they will be expected to keep a lot of people in the lifestyles to which they've grown accustomed.

did you know that part of katherine's household expenses include maintaining jermaine's kids and ex-wife at havenhurst? it was ordered when the woman took him to court to get child support last year. according to katherine, she only has a pitiful soc security check to rely upon, so where was the rest of her money coming from? mj. so mj was taking care of his brother's children and wife, and continues to do so unto death. if katherine doesn't use her share of the estate wisely, save it so she can will some of that largesse to some of the brothers (mainly) who were shut out of the will, you can expect prince, paris and blanket will be 'guilted' into maintaining not only their aging uncles' lifestyles, but those of their cousins, too. i hope that doesn't happen but i think it will.

just finished magic and the madness

i'm sad it's over i wanted to read and read it was like he was still alive

dearmother said:

LOL...very odd question but I dont think MJ had a fake nose (no pun)

Think.

ViintageJunkiie said:

If you met him when he was living, would you get close enough to him to pull it and see?

tangerine7 said:

i was gonna edit it but everyone quoted it too fast

RARE footage, good stuff. a soulful lil 10 year old mike


[Edited 8/16/09 5:41am]

Geraldo: But first continuing our probe of the circumstances surrounding the death of the King of Pop who despite whatever you’ve heard elsewhere is scheduled to be buried at the end of the month in Forest Lawn Cemetery in a private ceremony attended only by family and close friends. So so forget about that whole idea about Neverland that’s not happening.

Our focus though remains on the criminal probe of Michaels house doctor Conrad Murray shown here and others and on the massive wrongful death action the estate may be filling against people the family feels responsible for cutting off Michael on the last weeks and months of his life and in that regard as millions of dollars continue to poor into the Jackson estate (Ahh lose that picture who is that I’m tired of looking at that guy alright) One character who continue to pop up in our investigation is a mystery advisor named doctor Tome Tome. Here’s Craig’s report.


Craig: Was it your opinion that Michael Jackson was ever physically able to conduct those concerts in London?

Alaco: No, we never felt he would be able to make more than a couple of shows in London if any of he shows in London. Uh, which is why are deal was so tailored for Michael

Geraldo Commentary : Alaco is a New Jersey based concert promoter who spent the last ten months trying to book Michael Jackson for a one night gig. His negotiations with Jackson insiders gave him a ring side seat to the Pop Stars physical, mental, and financial state leading up to the ill fated London concert series and ultimately Michael’s death.

Is there a VILLIAN in this real life melodrama? Alaco thinks so.

Craig: In your dealings you were exposed to different people around Michael including his then financial advisor Dr. Tohme Tohme. Tell me about his relationship with Michael. Did he know that Michael was having a problems getting prepared for any concert.

Alaco: Ah yes. Everyone around the inner circle of Michael knew that there were difficulties; there were missed rehearsals; there were uhm uhm there was erratic behavior on the part of Michael in terms of his dedication to the project.

Geraldo Commentary : Your sources knew months before he died that Jackson’s concert preparations where deeply flawed.

Geraldo Interview Insert:
Geraldo: So so I watched these businessmen I watched them advance this money to Michael throwing the money into the black hole that was his uh his life in disarray. Uh and never believing that he would ever really make ah consummate the comeback and clearly that’s a uh that’s a reality .

Geraldo Commentary: According to Alaco as he attempted to push own project he became aware the Jackson’s inner circle mainly Dr. Tohme Tohme was well aware of Jackson’s addiction to drugs and his deteriorating health.


Alaco: Dr. Tohme ah intimated to me and told me yes that there were there was an understood problem with drugs. Dr. Tohme told us flat out that there would be that he, that he didn’t feel Michael would make one date in London.

Geraldo Commentary: Tohme is the mysterious financial advisor who convinced Jackson to make Neverland the next Graceland in a bold venture he arranged Colony Capital a private equity firm run buy Los Angalos billionaire Tom Barrack to invest 22 million dollars to save Neverland from foreclosure. Then, people got Greedy.

Alaco: I’ve over heard Michael Jackson telling Leonard Rowe that he only committed to TEN shows ah ten shows in London.

Geraldo Commentary: Alaco feels Michael was pushed into the London concert series by businessmen trying to EXPLOIT (he choked up hear) Jackson’s well publicized money troubles.

Alaco: Dr. Tohme’s was charged with one ah one thing and that’s to bring money into Colony Capital. To recover that debt that they had on Neverland and Dr. Tohme used AEG as one of the tools to do that and that was uh they and at one point told me that it was a 500 million dollar three year project. That’s a tremendous amount of money at stack and uh I think money corrupts and I think you see the the end result of greed.

Geraldo Commentary: You you I agree with what the guy saying but you’ve cleaned up his interview didn’t he also say that Tohme Tohme said that he was going to screw Michael Jackson in ah very vivid ah description,

Craig: And the entire Jackson clan. Just about a month before Michael died ah Tohme was let go by by Jackson and was very bitter about that and ah you know Alaco was animating when Tohme completely loss it and said that he was going to bring death and destruction (I don’t know if it was literally) on to the Jackson family.

Geraldo Commentary: I want to ask Michael best biographer Randy Taraborrelli a uh what he knows about
Tome Tome. Is he a bad guy? What do you know.

Taraborrelli: Yea know for the thirty some years Geraldo I’ve been writing about Michael Jackson and I have had a lot of characters like Dr. Tohme come into the picture. I’m not ever convinced he is a doctor to be honest with you. Uhm you know that a lot of people have tried to help Michael Jackson and in the course of it they kind of get caught up in the millions of dollars that could be made and the next thing you know you have the question there agenda. You don’t really know if they are really working for Michael Jackson or for themselves. This has been a problem in Michael’s life for many years it’s one of the reason’s why John Branca his main attorney who signed with Michael in 1980 and who really build Michael’s estate. It’s one of the reasons why John Branca left in the 1990’s was because Michael was constantly attracting this elements of people into his circle.

Geraldo Commentary: Some shady characters indeed. Uhm joining me know is uh is one of the people who really above her approach in my opinion in Michael’s life Raymone Bain, his long time publicists. Ah Ya Know before I get on to our other guest. Raymone you have told me any very explicit terms how you felt Michael was isolated and insulated from family and friends rather that was Michael’s choice or the people manipulating Michael one thing that’s at odds right now is whether or not Michael Jackson’s will in which he gave the trustee’s control of the estate rather than his mother Katherine was signed when he really understood what was going on and he did he really want that will which he signed in 2002 to be his last will and testament.

Bain: Well I know this and uhm truthfully speaking uhm after the second settlement agreement with Debbie Rowe in early 200. I asked Mr. Jackson if he had a will. And I would not have been responsible as general manager had I not, because this was a major legal uhm effort having uhm taking several months. He told me there was a will in place.

Geraldo Commentary: That’s in 2007

Bain: This is early 2007. I asked him. Later in 2007 as we were finalizing the Sony/ATV loan agreement I asked him.

Geraldo Commentary: How much was that? I’m sorry.

Bain: 360 million dollars.

Geraldo Commentary: Yikes! Uh Huh

Bain: I asked him was there a will in place. Well he was a little bit more disturbed with me for asking the question a second time. He was so adamant on the fact that there was a will that I realized not only was he aware of a will but he was very comfortable with the decisions he made regarding it and uhm. That’s all I can say.

Geraldo Commentary: So Katherine’s challenging the will you believe is challenging Michael’s intent,

Bain: Well I do know based on my conversations with Michael Jackson twice in 2007 he indicated that he had a will and obviously he was comfortable because I asked him did he have one and did he need his attorneys to draft one and he made it clear to me there was a will in place’

Geraldo Commentary: Also joining us former Jackson attorney Mark Geragos who was reportedly contacted to represent Dr. Conrad Murray in his upcoming criminal defense. Is that true Mark? Welcome.

Geragos: I don’t know the the stories that get out there. I said I think what I originally said was that I’ve been contacted by doctor’s who’ve has search warrants indicated and I will not reveal who or what so I think I’ll leave it at that. There Geraldo.

Geraldo Commentary: So your not going to say whether or not Conrad Murray reached out to you. Would it be a conflict to represent him because you did represent Michael Jackson.

Geragos: Clearly clearly I don’t thank that anybody that has represented Michael at least in the five or six years could possibly defend any of the doctors you know those besides Dr. Murray there’s been search warrants and other subpoenas issued coroner’s subpoenas issued for a number of other doctors as well in LA.

Geraldo Commentary: Do you expect indictments anytime soon?

Geragos: I uhm actually am hearing that the DA’s office is uhm still discussing hot and heavy right now uhn whether they are going to proceed in uhm I’m hearing that it is going to be sooner rather than later.

Geraldo Commentary: And Kimberly uh.

Kimberly: From that office yea LA DA’s office there in the child division and my sources at the LADA office said that this is going to be big, this is going to be powerful, it’s coming soon and do expect indictments and they are going after anybody that had any culpability with respect to his death.

Geraldo Commentary: Does your sources indicate that anyone other than Conrad Murray will be indicted.

Kimberly: The scope is not limited to Dr. Murray. So expect that other people are going to go down with it and very soon and they should.

Geraldo Commentary: They should.

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