Michael Jackson Gave Himself Propofol, Expert Testifies

Michael Jackson Gave Himself Propofol, Expert Testifies Oct 28th 2011, 10:53 Final defense witness says Dr. Conrad Murray's care was substandard, but not involuntary manslaughter. By Gil Kaufman Propofol expert Dr. Paul White testifies in court Friday Photo: Getty Images The final day of testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's former doctor, Conrad Murray, was devoted to a defense witness who has reportedly pieced together a new explanation for how the King of Pop died. And if Dr. Paul White can convince the jury that Murray gave substandard care but that it didn't rise to the level of involuntary manslaughter, he could turn the tide for the beleaguered defense team. The Witness » Dr. Paul White, propofol expert Key Testimony » Anesthesiologist White readily admitted to defense attorneys Thursday that Murray's decision to dose Jackson with the surgical anesthetic propofol and then leave the room was not proper medical procedure. Returning to the stand Friday (October 28), he testified that he believes the singer killed himself by self-injecting a fatal dose of propofol. According to CBS News, White testified that he can't find proof to support the prosecution theory that Jackson's doctor was giving Jackson an infusion of the drug through an IV before the King of Pop's demise. He said that theory isn't supported by evidence found at the scene or in Murray's statements to police. » White said the evidence found in the bedroom of Jackson's rented L.A. mansion is more consistent with him receiving an injection of the anesthetic. Earlier, prosecution witness Dr. Steven Shafer told jurors he believed Murray used an IV drop of propofol, which was the only way to explain the high levels of the drug found in Jackson's body. » White also testified that Jackson could have swallowed up to eight tablets of the sedative Lorazepam on the morning of June 25, 2009, when he died. The Los Angeles Coroner's office determined that Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, with Lorazepam playing a contributing role. » Cross-examination of White will take place Monday, which will give prosecutors time to review a new defense analysis of samples taken during Jackson's autopsy. Murray is not expected to take the stand in his defense. Murray, who was being paid $150,000 a month to care for Jackson, has pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and is now facing four years in prison. But new sentencing laws in California aimed at mandatorily reducing state prison overcrowding mean that, as a nonviolent offender with no prior record, he could be sentenced to county jail instead. If that is the case, his sentence could be reduced to two years and, because of overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jail, he may be allowed to serve the majority of his time under supervised house arrest.

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Michael Jackson Tribute Concert To Feature Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Akon

Angela Bassett, Natalie Cole and Sister Sledge also slated to perform at September 26 event.

By Gil Kaufman

Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Akon are among the first group of artists announced for the September 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna being put together by the late pop singer's brother Jermaine Jackson.
Organizers also announced that veteran acts Natalie Cole andSister Sledge will perform outside the 17th-century palace ofSchönbrunn in the Austrian capital, with more names slated to beannounced later this week at press conferences in London on Wednesdayand Berlin on Thursday.
The first group of performers also includes boy band US 5,protégés of imprisoned boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman, and actressAngela Bassett, who portrayed family matriarch Katherine Jackson in theTV-movie "The Jacksons: An American Dream." According to organizers,Bassett will "impersonate one part of Michael Jackson's life." A totalof 20-25 acts are expected to take part in the concert, which will betelevised around the globe.
The show will be the first live performance by Brown since his sentencinglast month for the beating of ex-girlfriend Rihanna in February. Brown,20, an avowed Jackson devotee, was sentenced to 180 days of communitylabor work, a year of domestic-violence counseling and five years ofprobation in the case, but he can travel outside the country with ajudge's permission, lawyer Mark Geragos told CNN's Larry King lastweek. Akon worked with Jackson on songs for what was to be the King of Pop's long-in-the-works comeback album.
The performers will be backed by Jackson's touring band, withwhom he'd rehearsed for weeks before his untimely death on June 25 atthe age of 50. The dancers for his planned This Is It concerts inLondon will also be on the bill.
Jermaine will sing a virtual duet with his late brother that hepromises will be a "magic moment for all who loved his music." Amongthe songs that will performed by various artists at the event are "Manin the Mirror," "Billie Jean," "Beat It," "Thriller," "Black or White,""Earth Song," "Smooth Criminal," "Bad," "Dirty Diana," "Will You BeThere," "You Are Not Alone," "Remember the Time," "Heal the World,""The Girl Is Mine" and "Scream."
The palace's grounds can accommodate more than 65,000 fans, whowill watch the proceedings along with Jackson's family and children.The 165-foot-wide stage will feature massive LED walls that can slidetogether and apart and a runway that allows performers to walk throughthe audience.

No 6 Michael Jackson

It doesn't really matter if Michael Jackson bullied the world's media into calling him the King of Pop in the early 1990s or if they just started using that sobriquet on their own. Either way, he earned it. Whether singing "I Want You Back" as the 11-year-old frontman of the Jackson 5, breaking the MTV color line with the explosive "Billie Jean" or defending the world's downtrodden and misunderstood (himself, that is), Jackson set the standard for pop singing, songwriting, dancing and, let's face it, weirdness for the better part of a quarter century. He came of age in the Jackson 5, then moonwalked out of the family's clutches and into his own universe with three groundbreaking albums made with producer Quincy Jones. Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad blended soul, funk and rock influences into a taut dance-pop that transformed the sound of radio for the rest of the century. Singers and producers from Madonna to Timbaland are still trying to catch up. Prosecutors and paparazzi have been playing catch-up, too, with some of Jackson's questionable life choices, and since the late 1990s, he has seemingly spent more time in the tabloids than on the pop charts. On June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson passed away at the age of 50.

- Matty Karas

No 1 Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

It doesn't really matter if Michael Jackson bullied the world's media into calling him the King of Pop in the early 1990s or if they just started using that sobriquet on their own. Either way, he earned it. Whether singing "I Want You Back" as the 11-year-old frontman of the Jackson 5, breaking the MTV color line with the explosive "Billie Jean" or defending the world's downtrodden and misunderstood (himself, that is), Jackson set the standard for pop singing, songwriting, dancing and, let's face it, weirdness for the better part of a quarter century. He came of age in the Jackson 5, then moonwalked out of the family's clutches and into his own universe with three groundbreaking albums made with producer Quincy Jones. Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad blended soul, funk and rock influences into a taut dance-pop that transformed the sound of radio for the rest of the century. Singers and producers from Madonna to Timbaland are still trying to catch up. Prosecutors and paparazzi have been playing catch-up, too, with some of Jackson's questionable life choices, and since the late 1990s, he has seemingly spent more time in the tabloids than on the pop charts. On June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson passed away at the age of 50.

- Matty Karas