Monday, August 24, 2009

Michael Jackson's Death Ruled A Homicide + More

After waiting for what seems like forever for the coroner's report on Michael Jackson, it has been revealed that the coroner has ruled Michael's death a homicide. This makes it more likely that criminal charges will be filed against Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. Although details have yet to be publicly released, the coroner found that a fatal combination of drugs, including the powerful anesthetic propofol, was given to Michael prior to his death. Sadly, this is what I have assumed for some time now & I'm sure I wasn't alone. When I heard that the LA police were investigating a manslaughter charge against Dr. Murray, not only was I not surprised, but based on what we know at this point, I agreed. It looks to be even more serious than that though.

Here are a few MJ-related tidbits that have emerged recently:
  • Michael will be buried on September 3rd, pushed back from original date--August 29th--his 51st birthday: http://bit.ly/wyLU
  • "This Is It" release moved up two days to Wednesday, October 28th, & will play for two weeks: http://bit.ly/3QT90l
  • Judge approves memorabilia exhibition (which could be cool if it were done right & for the right reasons...): http://tinyurl.com/lmffwa
  • Judge approves Jackson collectors' items, including a re-release of Michael's autobiography "Moonwalk" on 10/13: http://tinyurl.com/lr94ly (Why are these things up to a judge anyway?)
  • Check out Michael on the cover of the September issue of Vanity Fair that I've been meaning to post below:

[Source, Source, Source]

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