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    Michael Jackson: Trials & tribulations

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By the time you see this the trial of Doctor Conrad Murray.

Over whether or not he caused Michael Jackson's death.

Well it would probably.

-- -- That looking back over the long succession and tabloid events and Jackson's.

Life.

I have to say.

That I kind of hope.

Doctor Murray will get off because I think Michael Jackson is to blame.

-- that's an outrageous thing.

There where it also a lot of enablers than Michael Jackson's life and.

His family was always and for tuning him for either for money or for him do something else for them.

So I know there are variables in this case.

I covered and knew Michael Jackson from the time he was sixteen years old when he first made the movie that we.

And up through.

The events that that Neverland Ranch when he gave Elizabeth Taylor away on her wedding day to Larry for kids it.

I sat with them.

That night at dinner that is that with Michael and Elizabeth Larry -- he was at a table with his relatives.

So everybody.

In the press and a lot of other people always suspected that Michael Jackson was close -- It was general knowledge.

And then Diane Sawyer decided she would interview Michael when he -- FirstMerit.

To Lisa Marie Presley but Michael Jackson actually believed.

That on this primetime special.

He could get Princess Diana to come along and -- -- And this guests that terrible things that that tabloid press -- celebrities.

He -- sure she wouldn't say yes.

And he went so far as to approach the British embassy in Washington.

Asking him if he could be tonight.

And right up until look almost the day of the television in her.

Michael Jackson.

-- thinking.

That perhaps Queen Elizabeth would come and actually ignite him on prime time live.

Well this just shows half out of touch with reality that very very supremely.

-- Michael Jackson's office he was the sweet person under all of his probable.

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