June 25, 2009, the King of Pop died of cardiac arrest at age 50 in Los Angeles, CA. The nation along with the entire world morned his passing and celebrated his life. From September to November 2011 Jackson's personal doctor, Conrad Murray was on trial and was sentenced to 4 years in prison on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Murray lucked out with serving a smaller sentence due to overcrowding in California prisons. Amid the controversy surrounding the true cause of Jackson's death, his family turned attention to AEG Live. AEG Live is the concert promotion company that was in charge of Jackson's "This is It Tour" as well as paying for his doctor (Murray). The Jacksons suspected foul play on the part of AEG Live accusing them of giving priority to their profits from his tour instead of his health and safety. AEG denied hiring Dr. Murray and claimed Jackson chose and paid for his service on his own. The trial of wrongful death against AEG revealed that they asked the Jackson estate to repay them $300,000 in doctor's fees just three weeks after Michael's death. Other evidence shows that they had an option to hire another doctor for $40,000 a month, who wanted the job as long as Jackson was clear of any drug abuse. Instead, they hired Murray who initially demanded $5 million but settled for $1.5 million at $150,000 a month. The central issue of the trial is determining whether AEG knowingly pushed for Jackson to receive any medication he asked for in order to be ready for his tour. AEG was allegedly aware of Jackson's declining health, but they were focused on money. This trial is certainly about to shed light on the dark side of the music industry.
AEG Execs Face Questioning
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