LA police plans to talk to Michael Jackson's cardiologist

LA police plans to talk to Michael Jackson's cardiologist

A drama has unfolded in the death of Michael Jackson. On Friday a concert promoter said that Michael Jackson insisted  the company to hire the cardiologist who reportedly was in his Los Angeles mansion when the entertainer collapsed.

Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician with a tangled financial and personal history, was hired by AEG Live in order to accompany the pop star to London for his comeback series of concerts. AEG Live President and Chief Executive Randy Phillips himself has made the comment.

Phillips told a famous news agency, "As a company, we would have preferred not having a physician on staff full-time because it would have been cheaper without the hotels and travel, but Michael was insistent that he be hired,"  "Michael said he had a rapport with him."

Another newspaper of United States brought out the report that Murray was performing CPR on Jackson when paramedics arrived at his home on Thursday, and Murray's car was later towed by police from the residence.

Murray, who was Michael Jackson's physician for 3 years, was in the rented mansion when Jackson slipped into unconsciousness. In fact on Friday LA policemen were preparing to question him about what happened in the minutes before paramedics rushed to the home.

Noting that detectives spoke with the doctor after Jackson's death police deputy chief Charlie Beck remarked, "We do not consider him to be uncooperative at this time,"  "We think that he will assist us in coming to the truth of the facts in this case."

Beck has declined to give reply to the questions about how long the doctor had been with Jackson before paramedics were summoned, or if any drugs had been administered to the singer.

Phillips said AEG Live advanced Jackson money to pay for Murray's services as part of the production costs. Phillips said that he asked Jackson why he wanted Murray with him full-time.

 Phillips said, "He just said, 'Look, this whole business revolves around me. I'm a machine and we have to keep the machine well-oiled,' and you don't argue with the King of Pop,"

The promoter said that sometime in the month of February Michael Jackson submitted to "five-plus hours of physicals that the insurance underwriter insisted on. We were told he passed with flying colors."

Based on those results and the nature of the comeback shows, all of which were to be held at the same venue from July 13 to March, AEG Live wasn't concerned about Jackson's history of medical issues.

"This wasn't as strenuous as a tour. There was no travel," Phillips said. "He and the kids were going to be living in this beautiful home outside London and shows were spread out over six months. For him, it seemed like the perfect way to come back."

Phillips attended Jackson's rehearsal at Staples Center on Wednesday night, when the entertainer was on stage for about 3 hours before leaving at 12:30 a.m.

The promoter said,  "He was dancing as well or better than the 20-year-old dancers we surrounded him with," "He was riveting. I thought we were home free. I thought this was going to be the greatest live show ever produced. He looked great."

Records reveal years of financial troubles for Murray  a 1989 graduate of Meharry Medical College in Nashville who practices medicine in California, Nevada and Texas.

Clark County, Nev., court records show Murray was hit last December with a nearly $3,700 judgment for failure to pay child support in a San Diego case, and had his wages garnished the same month for almost $1,500 in a court judgment won by a credit card company. Another credit card claim for more than $1,100 filed in April remains open.

He owes $940 in fines and penalties for driving with an expired license plate and no proof of insurance in 2000.

However Murray did not return phone calls that were placed to his Nevada office on Friday.

The state medical regulators had no records of any disciplinary actions against him.

A woman who answered the phone Friday at Murray's Houston clinic gave the confirmation that Murray was Jackson's cardiologist.

The office of Murray in Las Vegas was locked and dark on Friday. A reporter who tried to visit Murray's Las Vegas home was turned away by 2 armed guards at the entrance to the gated community where it has been located.

Records show Murray had several tax liens filed against him in California and Arizona between 1993 and 2003.