Updates on Murder Findings - Conspiracy

During some review of the evidence I've found a few things I'd like to share and one to correct.

The first is the correction.  I explained a vision I had of Tohme Tohme using a rubber hose to tie around Michael's arm before he administered a "shot".  I had thought that the rubber hose was photographed on the bed at the crime scene, however, upon closer inspection I have found it was not the rubber hose used that is in that photo; the photo shows Michael's prayer beads.

The tan colored, looped object lying on the bed was thought to be the rubber tubing.  It's not.  They are the prayer beads Michael is wearing in the photo below.

If he like to "wear" them, I'm not sure why or how they would be off his person. I have a similar set.  You can see where the strings are tied at the arrow.  Prayer beads are continuous.  However in the photo, shot at the home, you can see the strings seem to be broken, indicating they were either gripped off or unintentionally broken.  If they fell off, however, I would think they would be higher up near where his head would be.  Not down on the bottom of the bed by where his feet were.

Now for more "shockers".  I DID NOT want to go here, but as the evidence suggests, I have to.

I've been reviewing my notes that Michael gave me a few years ago.  In them I noted the following from what he said:

Sony=Mottola  Set AEG up to claim rights. In return they would get profits from my estate.  Look for contract between AEG & Sony paying a portion of Estate.  Executors of will are Branca and McClain (John)They both have a stake in Sony

Needless to say I wouldn't post this if I didn't think the statements that he made here weren't true.  Branca and McClain are the executors of his will and on the board for Sony, as well as Frank DiLeo.  It's almost hard to believe but another email popped up for me.  One that was written by Randy Phillips of AEG back in July of 2009, after Michael's death.  He said:

"We just closed a $60m deal against a gigantic back-end for the rights to the film that will be created from all the footage we so wisely shot from the beginning of this project to the last rehearsal." - Randy Phillips, AEG referring the deal with SONY

Now there has been all kinds of controversy about the "footage" used in the making of "This is It".  During Conrad Murray's trial, Kenny Ortega testified that the only cameras taking footage were those for Michael himself.  There were 2, he said.  Further he stated:

"The raw footage was never meant to be seen by audiences, but there are short films Ortega and Jackson put together that were supposed to be viewed by those who bought a ticket to the concerts."
Yet when the DVD for This is It movie was released, we found there to be credits for more than two cameras.  Matter of fact it was SONY's attorney, Gary Bostwick who stated during the Conrad Murray trial that: "There were more than two cameras".  He also, if you remember, was reluctant to hand over the footage during the trial.  He said they would hate for anything to go viral.

We found later that Randy Phillips from AEG himself stated that there were over "100" hours of footage taken during the rehearsals.  On July 2, 2009, just one week after Michael's death we find this report from Associated Press.

AEG chief: Jackson rehearsal footage may become motion pic

Thursday, July 2, 2009 12:00 am

BETH HARRIS,Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said.

"May" is an interesting word, considering the fact that it was AEG themselves that filed for copyright to the footage days after Michael's death, specifically stating the words "Motion Picture".  This is the "recorded" copyright.  I say "recorded" because it had to have been submitted prior to 7/02 to be recorded with the office.  Michael died on a Thursday, 6/25.  This "motion picture" had to be sent by mail.  Considering the time for the US postal service to deliver, when do you think this was prepared and mailed?  Over the weekend? All of it done within ONE WEEK.

Type of Work:	Preregistration
Type of Work Preregistered:	Motion Picture
Preregistration Number / Date:	PRE000002493 / 2009-07-02
Application Title:	Documentary footage re rehearsals and behind the scenes for Michael Jackson ?This Is It? Concert Tour
Title:	Documentary footage re rehearsals and behind the scenes for Michael Jackson ?This Is It? Concert Tour
Copyright Claimant:	AEG Live, LLC. Address: 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501, Los Angeles, CA, 90036.
Creation of Work Began:	2009-04-13
Date of Anticipated Completion:	2009-09 (Approximate)
Projected Date of Publication:	2009- (Approximate)
Authorship on Application:	AEG Live, LLC.
Description of Work:	Audiovisual recordings shot in the Los Angeles, California area by and on behalf of documentarians Tim Patterson and Sandrine Orabona (as work for hire) in connection with preparations and rehearsals for Michael Jackson?s ?This Is It? Concert Tour. Includes footage shot at (1) Center Staging in Burbank, California from May 18, 2009 through June 1, 2009, (2) Stimulated, Inc. in Burbank, California on May 29, 2009, (3) Culver Studios in Culver City, California on June 1, 2009 through June 10, 2009, (4) the Forum in Inglewood, California on June 1, 2009 through June 21, 2009, and (5) Staples Center in Los Angeles, California from June 22, 2009 through June 25, 2009. Footage includes, inter alia: (1) On-stage rehearsals, creative meetings, and behind-the-scenes footage of Michael Jackson and/or band, dancers, and singers. With Michael Bearden (musical director), Alfred Dunbar (bass), Roger Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Jonathan Moffett (drums), Thomas Organ (guitar), Orianthi Panagaris (lead guitar), and Morris Pleasure (keyboard); singers Judith Hill, Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnesse and Kenneth Stacey; director Kenny Ortega; choreographers Travis Payne, Anthony Testa, and Stacey Walker; Karen Faye Heinze (hair and make up); Michael Bush (costumes); other members of the crew and other persons (including personnel of Stimulated, Inc.); and fans; and (2) Michael Jackson singing and dancing in 3D and 2D formats, for the background Chaos LED screen to be set onstage behind him during his performance. Also footage shot by Steve Stone Productions at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California and Center Staging in Burbank, California from April 13, 2009 through May 2009 of dancers? auditions for Nicholas Bass, Daniel Celebre, Mekia Cox, Christopher Grant, Misha Hamilton, Shannon Holtzapffel, Devin Jamieson, Charles Klapow, Ricardo Reid, Danielle Rueda Watts, Tyne Stecklein, and Timor Steffens.
Names:	AEG Live, LLC

  

But help me get my bearing here.  Wasn't the footage Michael's personal footage? Then I read in the court filings between Tohme Tohme and the Michael Jackson Estate that it was Tohme himself that brought the recordings to the table for them....Oh! I see, now it makes sense.  Do you see a common factor here? Tohme Tohme did ALL the negotiations for Sony, the Estate and AEG Live.  Oh, and let's not forget Colony Capital.  He's a broker, that's what he does: deals, with EVERYONE.  Got money, Tohme travels!

Why if we look even further, he'll also state (as he did in his complaint against the estate) that he was handling all of Michael's SONY royalty contracts.  He was in touch with SONY the entire time he was supposedly representing Michael.  If you need to know how Michael felt about Sony you can look at this video.  Michael's catalog, the one they were after and the one they put in the contract with AEG as "collateral", included MICHAELS rights to SONY. 

Adding to the evidence is Frank DiLeo, God rest his heart for having told me about the insurance fraud scheme!  He stated in the video we posted earlier that: "At the last minute Paul Gongaware got cameras" referring to the fact that there were only 2 cameras brought to film rehearsals, however, at last minute . . Paul decided to bring in more. "Thank god they did", he said...because that's how they made the movie, after "someone said it might be a good idea."  100 hours of footage, all at the LAST MINUTE!  I don't see the math . . but . . 

Someone said it might be a good idea.  So with over 100 hours of footage when exactly did this good idea really start?  Let's look at some emails back from 2008.  MONTHS before Michael was even under contract with AEG.

From: Richard Nanula [mailto:RNanula@colonyinc.com] 

Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 5:18 PM 

To: Randy Phillips 

Subject: Re: Thx 

Yes. His name is doctor tohme, he is a longtime consultant to colony and has long time relationship with mj and brought him to us when note was near due. 

Tohme told me katz was coming to see him. Tohme is a good guy, but a broker no more no less. Katz 

shld let u and I know what he wants to present to tohme, if anything. Tohme mainlines with mj 

now,they talk many times per day. 

Hope that helps 

Richard 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Randy Phillips  

To: Richard Nanula 

Sent: Tue Jun 24 16:46:37 2008 

Subject: RE: Thx 

Richard, I just got off the phone with a music attorney named Joel Katz at Greenberg Traurig in 

Atlanta. He is an old friend and on retainer to AEG. He has met with all the Jacksons including 

Janet about a Jackson Family tour. He is speaking to one of the Colony Capital partners about MJ. 

Is there another partner with an unusual sounding name who is dealing with Neverland and MJ beside 

you and Tom? Jack and Ken will come back to us with a way to structure the deal with a fee baked 

in for MJ, however, I am concerned that you guys are falling into the same circular jerk-off that 

the rest of us have trying to get MJ to do the right thing for his career at the right time. If he 

doesn't regain his confidence to perform, the future is bleak. 

RP 

-----Original Message----- 

From: Richard Nanula [mailto:RNanula@colonyinc.com] 

Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:12 PM 

To: Randy Phillips 

Subject: Thx 

For arranging call today. Sounds like we are on the right track. Mj's advisor just sent me a note 

saying that mj will never work without being paid (you and I agree that he shld view as a 

commercial paid for by someone else), maybe we can be creative about advancing something against dvd sales, etc ... 

Richard 

So Tohme is a "partner" with Colony?  Is that why he negotiated the deal to "save Neverland"?  Then in return offered Michael up to work without getting paid (as the contract with AEG so blatantly attests to) and further collect from what? DVD sales!

It's obvious even back in 2008 Randy Phillips stated himself that he thought the future was bleak if Michael did not regain his confidence to "perform."  Yet they went ahead, signed the contract, introduced 10 shows, 30 some shows, then 50.  Do you really think AEG thought Michael could perform 50 shows looking back even at this email months before the concerts were even presented to Michael?

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"MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent. Tohme and I are trying to sober him up and get him to the press conference with his hairdresser/makeup artist." - Randy Phillips, AEG

"I screamed at him so loud the walls are shaking," Phillips said in another e-mail to Leiweke. "Tohme and I have dressed him and they are finishing his hair. Then we are rushing to the O2. This is the scariest thing I have ever seen. He's an emotionally paralyzed mess, filled with self-loathing and doubt now that it is show time. He is scared to death. Right now I just want to get through this press conference."

"I just slapped him and screamed at him louder that I did with Arthur Cassell" - Randy Phillips, AEG