Talk About The Legacy Of Michael Jackson Death Clouds
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two years after his death, music legend and legacy of celebrity icon Michael Jackson is still overshadowed by the debate over how he died and who, if anyone is to blame.
A Los Angeles coroner ruled that surgical anesthesia called propofol killed 50 years and Jackson, in combination with several tranquilizers found in his blood, June 25, 2009.
Since then we have ongoing efforts - from award statuettes of new songs - to keep his memory and music alive. Yet, a lot of talk about one of the world's most famous singers were in good shape, focused on a number of cases related to his premature death.
Authorities say his personal doctor, Conrad Murray, administered the fatal dose. He was charged with murder in the death of the singer. The doctor's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, said Jackson was "a desperate man in many respects" and took a lethal dose of surgical anesthesia, while the doctor was not looking.
A sister of Michael, La Toya Jackson, told CNN this week that his brother Piers Morgan, "he told me he was going to kill" - to identify "who" only "involved in their lives, people who give follow-up. "
The late singer's father, Joe Jackson, also referred to unidentified individuals in an interview with CNN on Saturday.
"We're looking for justice, because there is more than they claim," said Joe Jackson, who filed a lawsuit against Murray by omission of death, and also said that he is still fighting over who manages' legacy of her son. "And 'someone else involved."
The singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, filed a complaint accusing AEG Live for causing the death of her son by forcing him to practice for his comeback concerts in spite of poor health. In the trial, she described Jackson in his last months as "confused, scared little obsessions, unable to remember, and disoriented."
However, for all legal entanglements, the last 24 months was also marked by numerous attempts to celebrate, give new life to the race and take advantage of the history of singing.
According to Forbes, the property of Michael Jackson has a whopping $ 275 million between October 2009 and 2010. The singer's fortune is largely due to license agreements cutting his executors, higher sales from its catalog of music and the office of U.S. $ 250 million in cash from Sony Pictures, "This Is It."
The documentary, which focuses on preparations for the singer for his world tour, was released a few months after his death. Sony has been subject to a contractual obligation with real estate Michael Jackson not to use something that shows the icon in a "negative light" - although the pastor said in addition, raw images could be used Murray upcoming trial.
In a rare public appearance, two of the three surviving sons of Jackson - Prince Michael and Paris - appeared in January 2010 to accept a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of his father. The singer's music and dance has also inspired a Cirque du Soleil ", Michael Jackson. Worldwide immortal"
And for months, also speaks of an entire album titled "Michael" with 10 songs and collaborations with rapper 50 Cent and rocker Lenny Kravitz - including a duet with Akon, which was published online last November.
But not all efforts related to Jackson-were directly linked to his music.
Mohammed Al Fayed, for example, helped to erect a statue of Jackson standing outside the stadium of English Premier League club Fulham, which he owns. The businessman of Egyptian origin who owned the Harrods department store and was a friend of the singer said fans - some confused and others questioned the appropriateness of the statue - they can "go to hell" if they oppose.
Even in England (but not in the U.S.), The Discovery Channel has been designed to send a special earlier this year with a commemoration Jackson autopsy. But the program, "The autopsy of Michael Jackson: What really killed by Michael Jackson," was abandoned before ventilation after repeated complaints.
Investor Reginald Garcia said in the spring that he used money from the sale of 130 previously unpublished photographs, then take her 19-year-old Jackson for the financing of the test engine, which says it produces more electricity than it uses.
And this weekend, the king's signature red jacket with black and Pop "winged shoulders," which he used while filming the iconic video for "Thriller," was one of the many pieces of music memorabilia for sale in a ' auction in California.
In an interview Saturday on CNN, Joe Jackson, touted his plan to develop the dream of his son and to build theme parks - called "Happy Land" - all over the world. (In the same interview he also publicized his new 'Jackson' in Cologne, and vodka, known as "Precious vodka.")
"I took care of Michael," the father of the late singer said. "It will take me a long time to get over what happened to him."
Katherine Jackson told CNN last spring that she struggles every day without Michael, even though she cares for her children, she has custody of.
"Not a day passes I do not think my son and I should be here now," his mother said.
