Murray reckless regarding Michael’s health-Day 1 testimony
January 6, 2011 by admin
Filed under Manslaughter Trial
Kenny Ortega (“This Is It” producer/director) told the court during day 1 testimony in the preliminary trial regarding the death of Michael Jackson that during a meeting at MJ’s home a few days before MJ’s death, Murray was upset that the singer was sent home from rehearsal on June 19 because Murray felt only he should make such decisions. Ortega told the court, “He didn’t look well at all. Michael was chilled and soft-spoken … He wasn’t in the kind of condition to be at rehearsal.”
During the June 20 meeting at MJ’s home Murray claimed Michael was “physically and emotionally fine” even though Ortega said MJ had the chills and was not well during the failed rehearsal the day before. This seems to be important because the defense is trying to show that Murray was not showing proper concern regarding MJ’s heath.
According to Ortega rehearsals on June 23 and 24 were “two wonderful days of rehearsal” and that MJ was happy and healthy indicating that MJ was not in distress the day before he died (knocking any theory he may want to have tried to kill himself).
During cross examination, Ortega denied he read Michael “the riot act” during the June 20 meeting although there have been Internet reports to the contrary.
