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Posted by emotionshock on November 7, 2011 under Celebrity Gossip | 
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Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.
After six weeks, start to finish, Conrad Murray, who worked as the singer’s personal physician during the final months of his life, was found guilty…
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Posted by emotionshock on October 29, 2011 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
The late Michael Jackson likely helped himself to extra doses of potent drugs while Dr. Conrad Murray’s back was turned and accidentally took his own life.
That’s according to the defense’s final witness, who finally came out and said, under oath, the theory that Murray’s defense has been floating for months.
Murray’s lawyers long have asserted that Jackson caused his own death, even as the likelihood of such an event has been discredited by the prosecution.
Still, White told the jury, in Jackson’s last minutes of consciousness, the insomniac took several pills of the sedative lorezepan, then injected the Propofol.
“You think it was a self-injection of propofol between 11:30 and 12?” defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan asked. “In my opinion, yes,” White responded.
White, like the prosecution’s star witness, Dr. Steven Shafer, is an anesthesiologist and Propofol expert. The prosecution will cross-examine him next week.
After that, it’s up to the jury to determine if there is reasonable doubt to acquit Murray of involuntary manslaughter, or if the prosecution made its case.
It goes without saying that Jackson’s family feels they have.
Family members have attended trial every day, wasting little time praising the D.A. – or in this case, denying Michael was responsible for his own death.
His sister La Toya Jackson Tweeted, after a particularly tense Friday in courty: “MICHAEL DID NOT KILL HIMSELF!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!!!!”
The implication isn’t that he tried to, but point taken.
There’s also the question of whether that would absolve Murray of guilt even if it did occur. The state contends it would not, and that he’s guilty anyway.
Prosecution witnesses say Murray not only gave too much Propofol, he also failed to properly monitor MJ, botched CPR and waited too long to call 911.
That, along with inconsistencies in Murray’s own timeline of events, plus startling images like the Michael Jackson autopsy photo, could be his undoing.
He faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
Dr. Conrad Murray:
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Posted by emotionshock on September 16, 2011 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
A pharmacist who testified he shipped massive amounts of Propofol to Dr. Conrad Murray in the weeks leading to Michael Jackson’s death is now … gone.
Vanished, disappeared, off the grid without a trace.
While there is no sign of illegal activity, and there’s certainly a good case to be made against Murray without him, it’s a bizarre situation just the same.
According to prosecutors, Tim Lopez, a former pharmacist at Applied Pharmacy Services in Las Vegas, mysteriously moved to Thailand and can’t be found.
Prosecutors now want a judge to let them use Lopez’ previous testimony from the preliminary hearing in January, but it’s unclear if that will be permitted.
During his testimony, Lopez claimed Dr. Conrad Murray ordered large quantities of Propofol, beginning on April 6, 2009. MJ died June 25 of that year.
That would certainly connect the doc to the anesthetic that killed Michael, although the precise degree of Lopez’s importance isn’t easy to quantify.
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Posted by emotionshock on September 10, 2011 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
The jury questionnaire in Dr. Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial asks about prospective jurors’ knowledge of high-profile celebrity trials, whether they read entertainment news sites and much, much more.
Among the 113 questions on the form, obtained by TMZ …
The questionnaire also lists potential witnesses – including Janet, Jermaine, Joe, La Toya, Katherine, Paris, Prince Michael, Blanket, Randy, Marlon, Tito and Rebbie Jackson – and inquires if the jury pool happens to know any of them.
Jury selection is underway as of this week.
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Posted by emotionshock on November 12, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
Hard at work on her new gig, Lauren Conrad was spotted filming scenes for her reality show in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday (November 11).
The former “Hills” hottie was joined by a gal pal as the pair wandered about a local park area with MTV cameras following each and every move.
Recently talking about her return to reality TV, LC said, “I’m excited to have greater control over things. I’m just happy to act as a producer and do things on my terms.”
Also chatting about having to make compromises due to her hectic schedule, Miss Conrad dished, “When you are working really hard and you’re really focused on your career, a lot of other things suffer. It takes a lot of effort to have a successful career, have great relationships in your life and have a healthy lifestyle. It’s just about compromise.”
She added, “It helps if your friends and boyfriend like to work out because then you can kill two birds with one stone.”
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Posted by emotionshock on October 6, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
Pushing forth with her month-long promotional tour, Lauren Conrad attended a scheduled meet and greet in Ridgewood, NJ on Wednesday (October 6).
Making her way to the local BookEnds bookstore, the former “Hills” hottie looked adorable as she signed copies of her two new literary offerings, Sugar and Spice and the Lauren Conrad Style Guide.
Aside from her writing efforts, Miss Conrad continues to talk about her just-announced plans to return to reality television.
Chatting with MTV News, LC said, “Well, I never was completely done with reality. It was just reality based on my personal life. So this time around I’m involved with producing. I love the style they want to film it in.”
Continuing on, Lauren added, “It’s focusing on my career and all the things that I love to do. So I think it’ll be a very different show. So that’ll be nice.”
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Posted by emotionshock on June 15, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
A judge ruled that the embattled Dr. Conrad Murray will be allowed to continue to practice medicine in California while awaiting trial on manslaughter charges.
On Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor declined to grant a request by California authorities to suspend Murray’s license indefinitely.
Dr. Murray’s attorneys fought the restriction, arguing that it would prompt authorities in Texas and Nevada, where he also practices, to take similar action.
Murray, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the June 25, 2009 death of Michael Jackson, has been ordered not to use anesthetics on patients.
The most surprising development Monday was the arrival of Michael Jackson’s parents, Joe and Katherine, who then sat next to each other in the front row.
The doc is still in. Who’d be treated by him is another story.
The Jackson patriarchs didn’t speak to each other much, according to reports, and Joe appeared to have dozed off at one point. Nevertheless, it was a shock.
After all, Joe said over the weekend that Katherine Jackson is to blame for Michael’s death, since they were so close and she did not do enough to intervene.
Then again, Murray will argue Michael Jackson killed himself, so he’s not the only one finger-pointing. Joe throwing his own wife under the bus, though? Wow.
Despicable stuff, but apparently not enough for her to cut him out of her life. Jermaine, Randy, and LaToya Jackson also attended the hearing, reports CNN.
Yesterday’s hearing was held only to determine whether Murray could maintain his California medical license, and did not directly concern the criminal case.
The judge set August 23, 2010, as the date for the start of Murray’s preliminary hearing to determine if he will stand trial on the manslaughter charge.
The prosecutor said that hearing could last a week.
Joe Jackson surfaces in court. No new accusations this hour.
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Posted by emotionshock on June 5, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
Joining in on the pre-MTV Movie Awards fun, Lauren Conramd was spotted out in Beverly Hills, California on Friday afternoon (June 4).
Always looking adorable, the former “Hills” hottie popped into The Montage Hotel as she checked out the second day happenings at the Kari Feinstein Style Lounge.
In related news, LC shot down hopes of an appearance on “The Hills” series finale – despite strong wishes from her fans for a return to the show that made her famous.
“I have no plans to come back,” she tells E! Online. “I really liked how I got to leave the show. I felt like it was on a positive note and I feel like they wrapped up my storyline.”
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Posted by emotionshock on April 5, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
It looks like Michael Jackson’s addictive personality and need for instant gratification may become a critical component of Dr. Conrad Murray’s legal strategy.
Yesterday we talked about how Dr. Murray’s defense will argue that Michael Jackson killed himself by pumping a lethal dose of Propofol into his own body.
This happened, allegedly, when the doc left the room to use the can. Murray says he personally administered only an eighth of the amount in MJ’s system.
That’s far-fetched if you ask us. But to bolster the story, sources familiar with the defense’s strategy say they plan to show it was in character for Michael.
Michael Jackson was a demanding celebrity, lawyers for Conrad Murray will claim, and a man-child who wanted what he wanted when he wanted it, period.
Even if it posed a danger to himself.
BLAME THE VICTIM: It’s the only card Dr. Conrad Murray has left, and he’s playing it. Valid or outrageous? A jury may have to make that determination in court.
Amazingly, the defense will use Coke to prove its point.
Not Coke as in cocaine, but plain ol’ Coca-Cola. Michael Jackson apparently consumed massive quantities of the legendary soft drink, despite its caffeine content.
Jackson, an insomniac, knew full well that guzzling the stuff would make it hard to sleep, but he did not care. When the time came to sleep, he turned to drugs.
The defense will provide examples of MJ hyping himself up with caffeine from soda, then using drugs – including Propofol, an anesthesic – to knock himself out.
Basically, this is all meant to establish that he was an individual who demanded instant gratification, making the idea of Jackson waking up, seeing Dr. Murray was out of the room and self-medicating with massive amounts of Propofol believable.
Is it? What do you think? Did Michael Jackson play a role in his own demise, or is this shady doc trying to blame the victim to save his own a$$?
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Posted by emotionshock on January 29, 2010 under Celebrity Gossip | Be the First to Comment
After an investigation of more than seven months, the Los Angeles County D.A. is ready to charge Dr. Conrad Murray in the death of Michael Jackson.
Look for charges to be filed as early as next week.
Members of the D.A.’s office, including the Los Angeles County District Attorney himself, Steve Cooley, have already met about filing a criminal case.
While members of the LAPD still have not met with the D.A. to present the case, the deputy D.A. assigned to the Michael Jackson investigation, David Walgren, has worked closely with LAPD detectives on the case, is familiar with the’s details.
He has already briefed Cooley and others in the office.
It appears Dr. Conrad Murray will stand trial and soon.
Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson’s personal physician at the time of his June 25 death, believed to have been caused by the anesthetic Propofol.
He disappeared, or at least kept an extremely low profile, for several months, only to return to work lately because dude was behind on child support.
He’s already lawyered up in anticipation of the charges to come.
The most likely of those charges? Involuntary manslaughter. Murder is a hard sell, as he surely didn’t mean to take the life of the King of Pop that day.
Many believe his negligence and/or shady medical practices played a role in MJ’s death, however, and that’s enough to warrant serious charges.
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