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Michael Jackson Lawsuit Labels Britney Spears, George Michael, Whitney Houston, Aerosmith Hardcore Drug Abusers

Michael Jackson died weeks before his This Is It Tour was due to start.

Michael Jackson’s lawyers have labelled a number of big names in the music business as hardcore dug users to support a lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London.

The Michael Jackson Company (MJC) is suing insurance syndicates over their refusal to pay-out $17.5m (£11m) under an insurance policy that concert promoters AEG took out in the event that the Thriller hit maker could not perform for the «This Is It» tour.

Jackson died on 25 June 2009 after receiving a lethal dose of the anaesthetic propofol from Conrad Murray.

The late King of Pop was in the midst of preparations for a series of comeback concerts at the time of death.

According to TMZ, Lloyd’s has rejected the claim on grounds that AEG and the singer defrauded insurers by failing to reveal that Jackson was addicted to prescription drugs.

«The insurance case continues against the Michael Jackson Company LLC for, among other things, rescission of the policy due to nondisclosures of Michael Jackson’s prior drug use,» Paul Schrieffer, attorney for the insurance underwriter said in 2012.

In public documents, obtained by the celebrity site, MJC argues that stars such as Spears and Aerosmith were all accepted for similar policies despite being known drug addicts.

Houston was discovered dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room in February 2012. The coroner ruled that she accidentally drowned in a bathtub because of heart disease and chronic cocaine use.

Spears was reportedly addicted to amphetamines at the time of her public breakdown in 2007, during which she shaved her head.

Jackson’s lawyers are now planning to investigative the kind of treatment other stars received to determine whether he is being unfairly singled out.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/522604/20131115/michael-jackson-lawsuit-britney-spears-george-whitney.htm

Michael Jackson
MJ’s People Expose Big Stars as Drug Addicts

Michael Jackson‘s people have just thrown Britney Spears, George Michael, Van Halen, Aerosmith and other big names under a big tour bus, because MJ’s people have just labeled them hard-core drug abusers just to make a point in a lawsuit.

Here’s the deal.  Lloyds of London has refused to pay  benefits under an insurance policy that AEG took out in case MJ was not able perform for the «This Is It» tour.  Lloyds rejected the claim on grounds Michael and AEG defrauded the company by failing to fess up that MJ was a drug abuser.

Now the bus.  The Michael Jackson Company (MJC) sued Lloyds, demanding payment.  MJC claims in public documents — obtained by TMZ — that a number of artists, including Britney, George, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Kings of Leon, AC/DC, Johnny Hallyday and Whitney Houston all were known drug addicts and all of them applied for similar insurance to Lloyds.

MJC wants to see how the other rock stars were treated to determine if Michael is being singled out unfairly.

Short story — to make their case, they’re going to tar and feather every other rock star and act in sight.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/15/michael-jackson-insurance-music-drug-use-aersosmith-britney-spears-whitney-houston/#ixzz2kqc16AgQ

Why Jackson sought ‘memory man’ and his keys to genius

People need to keep the mind fit and active to fulfil their potential, expert Tony Buzan tells Ed Power

Anthony «Tony» Peter Buzan is an English author and educational consultant. He is a proponent of the techniques of Mind Mapping and mental literacy

ED POWER – 11 NOVEMBER 2013

THERE’S a crack in Tony Buzan’s plummy voice as he reminisces about his friendship with Michael Jackson. «I spent 10 days with him. His main passion was not fame or money – it was learning and developing intelligence and genius.»

Buzan (71) is a leading authority on memory and how we can use it to maximise our potential. He has written more than 20 books on the subject and is an advocate for the ‘mind mapping’ technique, whereby visual cues are utilised to trigger recollections.

Jackson sought the Englishman out having read several of his bestsellers. He wanted to harness his own formidable mental talents – and to teach his children, Michael Joseph, Paris and Prince, to do likewise.

«He was eager to know, ‘what is genius?’ How do you develop it? Pass it onto your children? He was very focused. His heroes were Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albert Einsteinand Charles Darwin – and Charlie Chaplin.

«Michael believes Chaplin was the most creative, the most sensitive, the most receptive and brilliant entertainer. Chaplin had the most enormous vocabulary even though most people didn’t think he spoke at all. Michael wanted to study their genius.»

Buzan told Jackson the same thing he tells all his students: that memory is one of our most important attributes, even as it has become increasingly devalued in the modern world. In the years since the singer’s death, the truth of this statement is more obvious than ever.

In our age of smartphones and ubiquitous connectivity, it is easy to regard memory as a quaint leftover from another time. Why go to the trouble of recalling anything when all the knowledge in the world is at your fingertips?

«Memory is based on imagination, on the optical senses and on creativity,» says Buzan. «When you (develop) your memory, your mental and cognitive skills get stronger.»

Conversely, if we allow memory to wilt away – through the wholesale outsourcing of its functions to technology, for instance – the brain inevitably suffers, turning flabby and weak.

«Everything becomes weaker and your life becomes forgetful,» says Buzan. «You start to lose your self-confidence. If you take memory out of your mind, what is left? It is like an empty building – the building is crumbling and tumbling. You have to build it, you have to strengthen it.»

This may sound highly abstract. However, Buzan’s solutions to the problem are reassuringly concrete. Far from an inevitable side-effect of the internet age, we can actively address the dwindling of our memory with a series of exercises – the mental equivalent of 20 push-ups in the morning.

«There are a number of ways of improving memory,» says Buzan. «You can train your imagination – in other words, ensure your memory is imaginative. One means is to daydream. You ‘direct’ your daydreams. This exercises the imagination and the memory.

«Let’s say you are day-dreaming about learning to drive, getting a nice house or a nice mate. As soon as you think about that, and ‘direct’ (the thoughts), you increase the possibility you will get it.

«When you focus on that, you will find that you remember more. It is exciting and invigorating.»

If this seems counter-intuitive it is because in school we are taught that daydreaming and imagination are childish. Therefore, we have to push against the prejudice that tells us that being «colourful and playful» in how we use our brains is wrong.

Physical health is also key to a keen memory. Mind and body function in synthesis – so if you are overweight and torpid your cognitive abilities inevitably suffer.

Buzan says: «When you are fit, especially in the cardiovascular sense, your heart works better – your blood works better. It is akin to a Formula One car. If there is good petrol in the body, then your brain is better powered. If you are using low-grade fuel it goes more slowly and breaks down.»

Often the best way to boost your memory, he suggests, is by engaging more fully with the world around. Don’t just dash through life pell-mell. Appreciate all that it has to offer. Luxuriate in it.

«Leonardo da Vinci said the best way to use your brain is to employ all your senses and I fully support that.

«Most people look but don’t see, they listen but they don’t hear, they touch and they don’t feel … they talk and they don’t think.

«When you reverse that – you look and you see, you touch and you feel, the memory really grows. This is the way to meet people. You become socially more popular. Others understand that you care because you are interested – you remember their names and so forth.»

The fear that the internet may be profoundly reshaping our memory is supported by data. A 2010 study in the medical journal ‘Science’ suggests that we don’t remember as much as people did in the pre-internet age.

Conversely, we have become very good at retrieving the information we are seeking via the web with the minimum of disruption. «The internet has become a primary form of external or transactive memory, where information is stored collectively outside ourselves,» said the authors.

In his book ‘Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art of Science and Remembering Everything’, meanwhile, science writer Joshua Foer suggests that, on average, we ‘squander’ 40 days a year compensating for things we have forgotten.

While it is popular to blame technology for the decline in cognitive ability, Buzan believes memory has been undervalued for centuries.

He pins culpability on formal education, which has historically stressed the importance of following instructions and letting others do the thinking for you.

‘Education emerged from the military industrial complex. People needed to be taught how to work in a factory or in an army. It sounds like the wrong approach nowadays. Back then, however, if you were a soldier or a factory worker, things became disrupted when you tried to change things.

«If a general said, ‘all right everyone climb a hill and engage with that group over there’ … well, if the soldiers started to think for themselves and say ‘well, we could do that – or we could do something else’ then the enemy would quickly be all over them.»

In the information era, though, new ways of teaching and thinking are required, he says. «Images and colours and associations are the balustrades of memory,» says Buzan.

«They are memory. And yet, around the world, children are taught to take notes in black. Black is a monotone colour. It is monotonous. And if something is monotonous you tune out and shut down.

«That is why memory is regarded as unimportant and boring. It’s drab – we’ve got the internet, who needs memory?»

This he suggests is a disastrous mindset. «It’s like saying, ‘I have a car. Someone can drive me places. I don’t need to move. I don’t need to pull and lift. Actually, I don’t really need my body at all’.

«Consequently, the body goes weak, it goes flabby. That is why people suffer from so many illnesses. It’s the same with memory. You meet people and fail to remember their names, you go to the airport and realise you have forgotten your passport. If you don’t use your memory, memory doesn’t work.»

http://www.thinkbuzan.com

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/mental-health/why-jacko-sought-memory-man-and-his-keys-to-genius-29743973.html

Thriller, a metal tribute to Michael Jackson – tracks

♪ 01. Thriller – Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
♪ 02. Man in the mirror – Danny Worsnop (ASKING ALEXANDRIA) y Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG)
♪ 03. The way you make me feel – Angelo Moore (FISHBONE), Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE), y Rudy Sarzo (QUEENSRŸCHE)
♪ 04. Black or white – Lajon Witherspoon (SEVENDUST), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS), y Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)
♪ 05. Beat it – Priya Panda (DIEMONDS) y Ron Bumblefoot Thal (GUNS N’ ROSES)
♪ 06. Billy Jean – Corey Glover (LIVING COLOUR) y Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD)
♪ 07. Shake your body – (DOWN TO THE GROUND) y Elias Soriano (NONPOINT)
♪ 08. Rock with you – Doug Pinnick (KING’S X)
♪ 09. Dirty Diana – Chris Jericho (FOZZY)
♪ 10. Bad – Paul Di’Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN) y Craig Goldy (DIO)
♪ 11. They don’t care about us – ICARUS WITCH
♪ 12. Never can say goodbye – Lonnie Jordan (WAR)
♪ 13. Smooth criminal – ALIEN ANT FARM

Debbie Rowe blames many people for Michael Jackson’s death

 

Debbie Rowe blames many people for Michael Jackson’s death.

 

Michael Jackson’s ex-wife blames everyone close to the star for his death.

 

 

The pop legend passed away in 2009 after he was administered a lethal dose of the anaesthetic propofol, which he used as a sleep aid.

Michael’s drug abuse was a hot topic during his mother’s subsequent wrongful death trial against concert promoting giant AEG Live.

Debbie, who was married to Michael between 1996 and 1999, and shared two children with him, says many people in his life simply refused to intervene after they split.

«There were more people involved, every dancer, every musician, every camera man, every sound man that was on that stage that saw him falling apart,” she told Entertainment Tonight.

The 54-year-old firmly believes Michael should have been confronted about his addiction. She says it wouldn’t have been out of bounds for anyone who had seen his health deteriorating to go to the press.

“God forbid one of them take out a camera and give it to someone like Entertainment Tonight and stop it,” she said.

Instead, Debbie said greed and ego triumphed. She believes those who knew Michael was making dangerous decisions simply turned a blind eye.

“They wanted to work with Michael Jackson. They wanted to go on tour with Michael Jackson,” she said. “All the people that claim to be so close to him who’ve always been there for him, who’ve always done everything for him, not one person tried to stop it… [It] is more important to people to say they worked on something. A man died. A father died. A son died.»

Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, lost her suit against AEG last month. The firm, whose executives were promoting the star’s ill-fated comeback concert series, was cleared of wrongdoing.

Dr. Conrad Murray, convicted for administering the fatal dose, was released from Los Angeles County men’s jail last week after serving two of a four-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter.

Michael left behind his children with Debbie, 16-year-old Prince and 15-year-old Paris Jackson, as well as 11-year-old son Blanket. He was 50.

 

 

Corey Feldman’s First Music Video Must Be Seen To Be Believed

Corey Feldman attempts to channel Michael Jackson

 Fans of the Corey Feldman discography — believe it or not, he’s recorded three albums — are in luck. The former child star and Lost Boy has unveiled his first official (fascinatingly bizarre) music video, «Ascension Millennium,» and a new EDM sound, and the result is…well…you really just have to watch it.

Sean Astin & Corey Feldman reunion alert!

(Stefon-from-«SNL» voice) This video has everything…Corey in the shower…gloves that are three sizes too small for his manly hands…random product placement for some plain-wrap energy drink…guyliner…a Miley-on-a-budget pool party…pancakes…party girls in Halloween Superstore angel outfits…lots of super-intense grimaces…and even a cameo by Corey’s old Goonies co-star Sean Astin (the first time they’ve been onscreen together in 25 years, although their reunion lasts all of four seconds).

Who’s bad?

But most interestingly/bafflingly, the all-one-take video features Corey dressed like his childhood pal Michael Jackson and attempting to do some sort of «Billie Jean»-esque dance sequence. Corey had a well-documented and rather twisted history with Michael. He testified at the fallen King of Pop’s 2005 child molestation trial that at age 13 he’d looked at nude photos with the singer, though he denied that Michael had abused him. He expressed great grief when Michael passed away four years ago, and appeared at the MJ memorial dressed in a Jackson-inspired outfit. Earlier this year, he performed a very odd surprise Jackson tribute in the middle of a Limp Bizkit concert.

Suffice to say, Corey doesn’t exactly have the moves like Jackson in his «Ascension Millennium» video. And he also seems really, really ANGRY throughout. Like, neck-vein-poppingly angry. (Maybe he ought to lay off those energy drinks just a bit.) But we’re not angry; we’re actually thrilled (pun intended) that this amazingly, awesomely weird video is a thing. It’s like we dreamed a little dream, and it came true.

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/corey-feldman-first-music-video-must-seen-believed-201940067.html

Corey Feldman Is Heart Broken Over Michael Jackson While Leaving CNN. 06 25 09

CONRAD MURRRAY – FBI INVESTIGATES DEATH THREATS

The FBI is investigating death threats made in connection with Conrad Murray‘s release from jail … and it appears they’re being made by a group of Michael Jackson fanatics.

Law enforcement sources tell us … the threats have been targeted at Murray’s lawyer, Valerie Wass.  Here are some of them:

— «One blow to the head is all you need.»
— «If you think MJ fans are insignificant … you are dead wrong, DEAD wrong»
— «Better get that hair brushed and be ready because MJ fans will be everywhere setting yours and Murray’s lies straight.»

As for why the fans are targeting Wass, there are 2 reasons.  First, because they don’t know how to reach Murray.  The second reason is based on video from the night of Murray’s release, when Wass confronted a screaming Jackson fan who claimed Murray was a murderer.  Wass fired back, «If you were not so ignorant, you would know he was not convicted of murder!»  And she continued to rant.

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Wass also said after Murray’s release, «There’s a small group of these Jackson fanatics.  They’re annoying, but insignificant.»

We’re told Wass called the FBI and was told they would investigate.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/05/conrad-murray-death-threats-lawyer-valerie-wass-michael-jackson-fans-fbi/#ixzz2jlKIjJQ0

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The attorney who defended Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, is under attack with hate messages and threats against her life. Angry Michael Jackson fans are venting their fury and frustration at attorney Valerie Wass.

Wass defended Conrad Murray, appealing his conviction for the involuntary manslaughter death of pop star Michael Jackson.

Wass says new online attacks cross the line. Someone posted her email address in a tweet last week. Then came messages she says she could not ignore.

«I’m getting emails that talk about ‘You’re dead wrong,’ or they use the word ‘dead,’ or Twitters that say ‘One blow to the head’ or something like that,» said Wass.

She is forwarding the worst of them to the FBI to be investigated, while sending a message to her online attackers.

«I want them to know that making threats can be a violation of penal code section 422, criminal threats, which is a felony,» said Wass. «So they shouldn’t take this lightly.»

Wass says the alleged threats came after a clash on the night of Murray’s recent release from jail.

«This is about Dr. Murray the murderer,» said one person in a crowd.

«You know what, if you weren’t so ignorant you would know he was not convicted of murder, he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter,» said Wass.

«It should’ve been murder,» said the person in the crowd.

«You know what, I don’t even want to address that,» said Wass during the confrontation.

Wass later called the Murray protesters a small, insignificant group within the larger base of Jackson fans. But to some ardent Jackson followers, those are fighting words.

«Of course Michael Jackson fans are angry that they are called ‘insignificant,’ of course they would be angry about that, but it’s really not enough to hurl a death threat at them,» said Karlene Taylor, a fan of Michael Jackson.

Taylor was with the fan who heckled Wass the night in question. Taylor says the fan was right and blames Wass for the exchange.

«She should have just ignored it,» said Taylor. «When you’re having a press conference you ignore hecklers. That’s what most people do, most professional speakers.»

The war of words is exploding on social media. Some fans are calling for peace. Others are condemning Murray and Wass.

«I see those tweet handles but I don’t know of any of those people. They’re probably not even in the United States,» said Taylor.

Wass says she is turning up the heat to find out.

«I am taking it seriously,» Wass said.

An FBI spokesperson says the bureau does not confirm or deny its investigative activity.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9315048#

Corey Feldman Raises Doubts on Michael Jackson’s Death

Just as Conrad Murray was released from prison Monday after serving two years for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, a child star who knew Jackson well says the King of Pop may have been behind his own death. “I think that he…

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Corey Feldman On Michael Jackson Allegations: ‘He Was Not That Guy’

During his heyday in the ’80s, Corey Feldman experienced the extreme highs and lows of being a child star in Hollywood. The actor stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss his just-released memoir Coreyography, and revealed details about his friendship with Michael Jackson, who reached out to Feldman when he was at his lowest.

«I don’t know a lot of things that happened in the years I wasn’t around, but all I can tell you is remarking about the person that I know, the person that was my close friend, that was like a brother to me. He was not that guy,» Feldman told host Ricky Camilleri.

«He was a guy who was so innocent, so kind of sheltered, you couldn’t even swear around him. You couldn’t talk about drugs, you couldn’t talk about nude women, you couldn’t talk about sex. You couldn’t talk about anything, because he was a very religious man for much of the early stages of his life and career.»

Following an arrest, Feldman was afraid Jackson would abandon him to preserve his own reputation. «When I got arrested, I was afraid, to be honest with you, that he’d never talk to me again because he had such a clean image — that I really expected that he’d just be like, ‘see ya!’ you know? And that really showed me the value of what type of person he was.»

«The fact that when I did get arrested, even though his image was still squeaky clean and by all rights he could have stepped aside and moved me back, but he didn’t,» Feldman continued.

«He called me. I got that message on my answering machine, which said, ‘Hi Corey, it’s Michael. Is everything ok? Call me if you need me.’ You know, he was a friend. He was supportive. And thank God for that.»

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/feldman-michael-jackson_n_4191548.html

Corey Feldman Slams Michael Jackson Child Molestation Accuser Wade Robson: ‘He Had A Gripe’

Posted on Oct 7, 2013 @ 17:48PM | By radarstaff

Four years after his death Michael Jackson is still surrounded by controversy but his longtime friend Corey Feldman never stops defending him against child molestation charges.

Corey hit back at a Wade Robson, who posthumously accused the King of Pop of abusing him.

When Mike Parziale, who runs the ’Supporters of Wade Robson and other victims of MJ’ website, tweeted to Corey, asking “Corey you have a son would you allow him to sleep in the same bed as MJ if he was still alive?” and  the Goonies star was quick to respond.

“Dude get over it! MJ is gone And if Wade had a gripe, he shoulda said so while the man could defend himself!” Feldman wrote, referring to Robson’s claim that

Feldman continued his defense of Jackson, writing: “plus if he was such a victim y did he take his side during “the trial” and let MJ buy him a house/car? I never took a thing!”

According to Robson, it wasn’t until May 8, 2012 that he realized he’d been systematically abused — after multiple nervous breakdowns which included feelings of extreme stress, anxiety, fear, depression and insomnia.

Feldman has been an outspoken supporter of his late friend. He released the video for  ”Ascension Millennium” this summer where he danced and dressed up like Michael Jackson.

Commenters hit back at Parziale’s tweet, slamming him and writing: “Like corey feldman 4 example. He hounds him & when par does not get the answer he likes he attacks him.”

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/10/corey-feldman-michael-jackson-defends-child-molestation-claims/

Video clip from ABC Nightline (August 10, 2011) Celebrity Secrets: Underage and Famous

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CNN LARRY KING LIVEInterview With Corey FeldmanAired November 21, 2003 – 21:00   ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, exclusive, Corey Feldman, the actor who\’s known Michael Jackson since he was 13 years old. It\’s his first interview since Michael\’s arrest for child molestation. He stood up for Michael when his first child molestation scandal hit us 10 years ago.
Plus, with the latest on the case, Court TV\’s Diane Dimond, on top of the story since 1993. \»Entertainment Tonight\» correspondent Jann Carl, Court TV\’s Nancy Grace, the former prosecutor, high profile defense attorney, Chris Pixley, Michael Jackson\’s one-time attorney, Johnnie Cochran, and Dr. Robi Ludwig, the psychotherapist who\’s treated victims of sexual abuse. They\’re all next on LARRY KING LIVE.

…

KING: We\’ll bring our entire panel back in a little while. When we come back, Corey Feldman, actor, musician, was good friends with Michael for many, many years, starting at age 13. Corey Feldman next, then back with our panel. Don\’t go away.

…

KING: The next guest, quite a talented young man, Corey Feldman, actor and musician was good friends with Michael Jackson for many years starting at age 13. He\’s about to begin a new movie called \»No Witness\» and is also working on his fourth album. What do you make of all of this?

COREY FELDMAN, ACTOR: Well, there\’s a lot to make, I suppose.

KING: Shocked?

FELDMAN: No. Who would be shocked? It\’s happened before. It\’s a repeat performance. We have seen it before. We know what to expect.

KING: You spoke up for him ten years ago. Are you doing the same tonight?

FELDMAN: I\’m taking more of a neutral stance at this point, but that\’s not necessarily to say that I believe anything. It\’s more to say Michael and I have had our personal issues through the years and we\’ve had our differences and for that reason, I\’m not here as a cheerleader.

KING: You are not now his close friend, right?

FELDMAN: We\’re not close friends at this time.

KING: You were close friends?

FELDMAN: We were very close, yes.

KING: And you\’re not going to tell us why it broken up?

FELDMAN: It\’s kind of irrelevant. Not relating to at all.

KING: How did you meet?

FELDMAN: It\’s a great story. We met on the set of the \»Goonies.\» I was a huge fan of his. Growing up I idolized the guy. I was acting since I was 3.

So being, you know, a huge fan and idolizing the guy, wanting to dance like him, wanting to dress like him, all of those times of things, like most kids did in the \’80s and some still do today. And what happened was I was kind of bothering Steven Spielberg. I said, Steven, you\’ve got to introduce me. I know you guys are friends. I\’ve seen the press.

And Steven said, well, I\’ll try to get to it. We got us tickets to the Victory Tour where we all went to Dodgers Stadium. What happened was, he kept teasing me with you\’re going to meet him and eventually it came down to this day on the set shooting this water pipe scene.

And Richard Donner, who director the film, Steven Spielberg directed the second unit stuff on it. So, we\’re down there, and we\’re doing this water pipe scene, and it\’s a big tight close-up on me and Spielberg says, by the way, I need you to be shocked, I need a great expression and you\’re going to do this line where you say, \»reverse pressure. And look right into the camera. And by the way, Michael\’s coming to the set today.

What? you know. Got that reaction.

KING: Did you hit it off right away?

FELDMAN: Oh, yes, immediately. Immediately. Well, don\’t forget, there was seven kids in the cast. It was a big cast of kids and Michael, of course, tried to spend time with everybody but I was the one right by his side. Hey Michael, hey Michael.

KING: Did he befriend you? Did you go to Neverland?

FELDMAN: I said to him, if I gave you my phone number, would you call me and he said, sure. I thought, not in a million years. He called me that night and we spoke for probably two hours on the phone. Told me stories about McCartney and this and that. It was great. We became very close and spoke once or twice a week I would say at the least.

KING: Spent time with him?

FELDMAN: Spent, plenty of time.

KING: Go to Never, Neverland?

FELDMAN: Been to Neverland many times.

KING: I say Never, Never. It\’s one Never, right?

FELDMAN: It\’s one Never, yes.

KING: Did you sleep with him?

FELDMAN: No. We shared rooms a couple of times. Never shared a bed. But, you know, like one time we went to Disneyland and we went to the Disneyland Hotel and, you know, he was a — so much of a gentleman, which this really surprised me, but so much of a gentleman but he actually offered his bed and allowed me to sleep in his bed and he took a cot. And he slept in the cot. That\’s a true story.

KING: Is he childish? Childlike?

FELDMAN: Childlike. There\’s a difference between childish and childlike. And the reason I say that is because I try to hold the same kind of reasoning in my own life. I believe that there — it is okay to be childlike, it is OK to have wonderment and disbelief in the world and to see the world through a child\’s eyes. However, childish means a sign of immaturity and I doubt he\’s immature.

KING: You don\’t think he\’s immature.

FELDMAN: No.

KING: What was his behavior around other kids when you were around him?

FELDMAN: You know what? Everything that I have seen, I have to be completely honest, because I couldn\’t do it any other way. Everything I have ever seen about him has been kind and hearted to children. I\’ve never seen him act in any inappropriate way to a child.

KING: And he was never inappropriate with you?

FELDMAN: Never with me. Never with me. KING: So, then why not be fully committed to him now as you were ten years ago?

FELDMAN: As I said, we had our personal differences.

KING: It didn\’t have anything to do with this?

FELDMAN: It had nothing to do with this. We had a situation, which I can\’t really talk about, but it was around the time of his 30th anniversary special and we had a falling out as friends sometimes do. And we\’ve had our differences. It\’s been a bit public.

But, you know of course I wasn\’t the first one to say, hey, ra ra ra, Michael Jackson, but I will say this much, the biggest focal point for me is the way the media is handling it. I mean, let\’s face it. He\’s an American. He\’s an American citizen. And he has the right to a fair trial. Regardless of his celebrity. And that\’s a thing that sometimes is lost, Larry, is that people seem to just forget that celebrities have the rights to any other citizen.

KING: When we come back, we\’re going show you Corey in a quick scene from a movie in which he was doing a takeoff on Michael. We\’ll be right back. Don\’t go away.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KING: Our guest is Corey Feldman, long time good friend of Michael Jackson. In \»Dream a Little Dream\» you played a high school rebel that\’s obsessed with Michael, right?

FELDMAN: I don\’t know if it was part of the character description, but I was obsessed with Michael and that bled into the character.

KING: Let\’s see a little bit of that.

Doing a good job, Corey.

FELDMAN: I had the extensions. I could dance much better than that, by the way. They didn\’t show the best stuff.

KING: We know you had your own problems, you had drug problems. What was Michael like during that period of your life?

FELDMAN: Well, you know Larry, that\’s interesting and a good question because at that point in my life and especially Michael\’s life and career, he was kind of very sugar-coated at that time and very kind of prim and proper. Everyone thought of him as the perfect ideal of the American citizen.

And for me, it was kind of like Michael\’s probably not going to stick around, probably not going to be my friend anymore and it was a big shock he was very supportive and came out and called me and asked if there was anything he could do, if there was anything that I needed and gave me profound advice, which was to take the pain of the torment and the turmoil I was enduring and to kind of refocus that into my acting and to use it. And it was profound advice and I\’ve used it.

KING: Do you say there were areas he was wise?

FELDMAN: He was very wise. Very, very intelligent man.

KING: Then why all of the do you think peculiarities? The facials?

FELDMAN: You know what? Michael Jackson is a very eccentric man. You know? He\’s just — you can\’t understand him. I can\’t understand him. You know, what I do half of the things he does or make half of the choices he makes? No. But then again I\’m not Michael Jackson and I haven\’t achieved half of the things that Michael has. I haven\’t fought half of the things he has.

KING: Why do you think the appearance change has been so dramatic?

FELDMAN: Well, I think he\’s a very insecure person. And let\’s face it, when you have the media hounding you all the time — I know for myself, you know, it\’s crazy having the media constantly following you around, constantly wanting to talk to you about everything that comes up. And that\’s just me. And being Michael Jackson, it\’s only going to be magnified by 100 times. It\’s very impactful on how you see yourself.

KING: Does he like public acclaim?

FELDMAN: No. Acclaim but he doesn\’t like being out there.

KING: Like, he liked driving around yesterday with the people grabbing his hand?

FELDMAN: I think he enjoyed that. Of course he did. It\’s an acknowledgment that he still has his fans.

KING: Why this — the thing with children? Forget that he\’s sexual or anything. Why this attraction to be with kids? Why would he call a 13-year-old up at night?

FELDMAN: Again, I can want speak on behalf of him. And I\’m sure he wouldn\’t want me to. , but I can tell you this much, based on my life, that\’s all I base it on, I grew up in this industry, I\’ve been working since I was 3-years-old, 30 years I\’m in the industry this year, with that, I had no childhood. I didn\’t have sleepovers.

I didn\’t have, you know, going away on field trips or going and doing school sessions or anything like that. I didn\’t even get to go to school regularly, because I was working all the time. So, I know I missed a great part of my childhood and can only imagine he feels the same. I know he does and why he got along for so many years.

KING: So he likes children because he still feels….

FELDMAN: Well, I\’ll put it to you this way. It\’s not only that. He\’s making up for it and saying, you know what, I want to help these kids. I want to give them the fun I didn\’t get to have.

And for myself, personally, I understand because, listen, I would have kids come over to my house. I have had kids come over plenty of times as an adult. I\’ve had kids plenty of times come over and say, you know, this kid\’s sick with cancer. Wants to, you know, spend a day with you. Take him to Disneyland.

KING: Wouldn\’t you think — we\’ve got a couple of minutes left- that he would have been super careful in view of ten years ago? Tread easily.

FELDMAN: Here\’s the other side of the coin. If he\’s not guilty of anything, and he has said this to me, they\’re not going to stop me from being who I am. In other words, he\’s going to go on living his life the way he sees fit and envisions it. And for him to change or alter that course would make everybody feel they were right.

KING: He might have made that settlement to prevent a trial to prevent at thing, but didn\’t believe he did anything wrong and continue doing his life style because he doesn\’t believe he\’s doing anything wrong.

FELDMAN: Therefore — exactly. And he says to prove — to do anything different, he says, would be proving them right, because then I change for them.

KING: I got you. Do you miss his friendship?

FELDMAN: Yes and no. You know, it\’s like any lost friend. There\’s an emotional attachment, obviously. I miss that part. I miss the fun we had together. I hope that this is an eye opening experience for him, because I was always a good friend and true friend and I hope he looks at the people around him. What Michael Jackson needs more than anything, is to look around what he\’s got around him and say, who can I trust?

KING: Does he have people you\’re weary of about?

FELDMAN: It\’s not that, it\’s the people that he\’s cut off that he shouldn\’t have been so weary about.

KING: Oh, he cut off people in his life who, in your opinion, he should not have cut off?

FELDMAN: Exactly.

KING: People who gave him good advice.

FELDMAN: People who were there to just to be his friend.

KING: One other thing, is he close with his brothers and sisters?

FELDMAN: Yes. It\’s the whole family, it\’s — they\’re inseparable. They will always be a family.

KING: So, when they stand together, that\’s not for public consumption?

FELDMAN No. They stand together no matter what. They\’re unified.

By the way happy birthday. I watched the show. It was great.

KING: Thank you, Corey. Thank you for coming on.

FELDMAN: Thank you.

KING: Corey Feldman, the actor, the musician was good friends with Michael Jackson. This is his first interview since all of the current hullabaloo began. I\’m glad. You\’re not going to do any others? I\’m last — first and last interview.

Our panel returns right after this. Don\’t go away.

Source: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0311/21/lkl.00.html

Dream a Little Dream (1989)

“Dream a Little Dream” he played a high school rebel that’s obsessed with Michael

28 jun 2009 Last night I attended the Truth Movement concert at Universal City Walk. The band is led by Corey Feldman. The entire concert was brought to us through the use of alternative power which was pretty cool. We will hopefully have an interview with Corey about Truth Movement later in the week, but for now check out this very touching tribute that Corey Feldman did for Michael Jackson.

Conrad Murray swings from a tree in gorilla costume while celebrating Halloween

Making up for lost time: Just days after he was released from prison Conrad Murray dressed up as a gorilla for Halloween in order to take his young son Che Giovanni trick or treating

King of the swingers! Muarry climbed a tree in costume to entertain his son, even though gorillas prefer to stay on the ground

He was only released from prison on Monday but Conrad Murray was determined to make up for lost time with his son.

The disgraced medic, who served two years of a four-year sentence for causing Michael Jackson’s death in 2009, took his youngest son Che Giovanni trick or treating on Thursday, dressed in a gorilla suit.

And Murray, 60, did everything he could to entertain the energetic youngster, who wore a Power Rangers costume, even climbing a tree at one stage, despite the fact that gorillas rarely do so.

While gorillas can climb trees, they are usually found on the ground in communities of up to 30 individuals.

However, Che didn’t seem to care about the inaccuracy and beamed up at his father in delight.

The duo were joined by actress Nicole Alverez, Conrad’s girlfriend and Che’s mother, although she chose not to dress up.

She was casual in a pair of patterned leggings and a tight black top as she joined the men in her life for the family outing.

Murray also showed off his new cornrows, when he took off the gorilla head.

Conrad has been spending as much time as possible with his son since his release.

Murray, who was convicted of killing pop superstar Jacoson with an overdose of powerful anaesthetic Propofol, first made a stop at an In-N-Out burger restaurant immediately after he got out of jail but then took Che on a mountain hike.

He was released at 12:01 a.m. on Monday from a jail in downtown Los Angeles after serving about half of his maximum sentence for involuntary manslaughter.

A change in California law allowed his incarceration time to be significantly reduced.

Murray was taken from the jail a back way, eluding a cluster of TV crews and a few Jackson fans. Sheriff’s officials arranged the quiet exit and drove him away for safety reasons, spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

Nicole has stood by him throughout his incarceration which lasted nearly two years.

‘He was elated to be out of there’ said Valerie Wass, Murray’s attorney, adding that he planned to spend time with his girlfriend and seven children.

Murray’s prospects are uncertain: At age 60 his license to practice medicine has been suspended or revoked in three states, and his face and name are well known due to his association with Jackson and his highly publicised trial.

Disgraced: Murray was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson and served two years of a four year sentence

Wass said Murray wants to be a doctor again.

‘I believe that he will practice medicine again someday, somewhere,’ she said.

Brian Panish, an attorney for the Jackson family, said Murray should not have ‘a chance to hurt anyone else’ by practising medicine.

‘He has shown no remorse and the consequences of his actions will last forever,’ the lawyer said.
The former cardiologist was convicted in 2011 of causing Jackson’s death in June 2009 by providing him with the powerful anaesthetic Propofol as a sleep aid.

Jackson was in the midst of preparations for a series of comeback concerts and Murray was serving as his physician.

The former doctor is appealing his conviction, although an appeals court has questioned whether it needs to hear the case.

His attorney has argued that the court should not dismiss the appeal because it could alter Murray’s overall sentence and reduce some of the stigma his conviction has caused.

Death: The former cardiologist was convicted in 2011 of causing Jackson’s death in June 2009 by providing him with the powerful anaesthetic Propofol as a sleep aid

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