It can’t be, can it? Yes, Tuesday marked four years since the tragic passing of Michael Jackson, the veritable King of Pop if only because he managed to appeal to the same demographic for 40 years while not losing the admiration of many of the fans he accumulated along the way. Say what you will about the likes of Cliff Richard; his appeal to adolescents has been limited for decades, while successive generations of kids spun, kicked and slid to MJ right until his career was cut short on that fateful June 25 afternoon.
Prince Michael Jackson, the eldest son of late pop star, is expected to testify on Wednesday (June 26) in the wrongful death suit filed by his grandmother against concert promoter AEG Live, a Jackson family attorney said.
Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, is suing privately held AEG Live, which was promoting Jackson’s “This Is It” concerts, for negligence in hiring Dr. Conrad Murray as his personal physician. Mrs Jackson’s suit lists Michael’s three children, all of whom are still minors, as co-plaintiffs. Mrs Jackson, along with Michael’s nephew ‘TJ’, is joint guardian of the children.
Prince was 12 when Jackson died from an overdose of surgical anaesthetic Propofol while the singer rehearsed in Los Angeles for a series of comeback concerts in London in 2009. The 16-year-old will follow expert witness Gordon Matheson, a physician, who testified that Dr Murray had a conflict of interest while caring for Jackson because Murray’s heavy debts and monthly salary from AEG Live would bias his care of the singer.
AEG Live has said it did not hire or supervise Murray and argues that Jackson had prescription drug and addiction problems for years before entering into any agreement with the company.
