I am VERY PLEASED to let you know that the Jackson vs AEG Live case is set for oral arguments on January 22, 2015.
In celebration of this marked event, I'm including some evidentiary evidence in this post that I haven't included before.
As most of you know, Michael's death had a great deal to do with the contract he held with AEG Live and the insurance policy taken out by them. AEG made sure they not only covered losses for expenses, but for profits as well. The policy in force at the time of Michael's death was for accidental death only. There was no insurance policy for illness. That policy could not be put into effect because Michael, as Conrad Murray stated in his texts to the Lloyds of London (insurance co), was not in agreement to provide the requested information. That text was sent to Lloyds the morning of Michaels death.
A look at the policy that was in effect, brings more light on the situation at that time. As you can see from the first page of the policy, the insurance policy was amended just before Michaels death. The date of that policy went into effect on the 18th of June. As you can see by the initials on the bottom of the policy, it looks as though it actually went through on the 22nd of June, 2009. Three days prior to Michaels death.
This is the same policy that was amended with Tohme Tohme named as the additional insured. Tohme was fired by Michael the month before, yet it was obvious that even in the AEG contract Tohme was collecting not only Michaels share of the money, but having wire transfers into his own off shore account as well directly from AEG. All the details were stated very clearly in the contract for the This is It shows.
If we were to establish a timeline with the evidence, we'd find even more evidence pointing to these separate deals between AEG and Tohme Tohme. With full knowledge that he was not representing Michael any longer, AEG continued to take it upon themselves to not only include Tohme on the policy, but let him sign on Michael's behalf for a company he had no legal right to sign for. That company was The Michael Jackson Co and afforded AEG the opportunity to sell the rights and enter into negotiations for the making of the This is It film.
When a
reporter wrote in March of 2009 that Randy Phillips had the satisfied
look of a man who had just pulled off an inconceivably ambitious plan, I don't
think she realized just how inconceivable that plan was. After all as Randy stated himself Michael's
death was “a terrible tragedy . . but life must go on.” He additionally stated “AEG will make a
fortune from merch sales, ticket retention, the touring exhibition and the
film/dvd” Phillips wrote in fact AEG
Live would be allowed to sell Jackson tour merchandise and share in the profits
from the documentary “This is It', produced from rehearsal video. That must have been the video they never really took, but later said they did.
"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
Yet if we look into Tohme's cross complaint with the Estate of Michael Jackson, we'll find he is taking credit for that footage. His
signing on behalf of Michael's company entitled them both to sell the video footage
taken from Michael's rehearsals to the Estate that Sunday, and in turn, make
another tidy profit.
"with plans to turn Jackson's last rehearsal videos into albums and televised tribute, a commemorative ticket plan and insurance money, the company may end up making profits, reported Los Angeles Times quoting AEG chief executive Randy Phillips"AEG Live to make profit on Jackson's legacy
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