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AEG Live President Testifies in Conrad Murray's Trial

AEG Live President Testifies in Conrad Murray's Trial
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 10.25.2011

Says that concert sales were fantastic

AEG Live President Randy Phillips testified at Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial today. Check out the highlights:

Credit: TMZ

* Phillips said the demand for tickets was nothing he's ever seen before in his life. So Phillips called Jackson to see if they could add more shows.
* Jackson agreed under 2 conditions... #1 -- he wanted a 16-acre country estate outside of London with streaming rivers and horses for the kids... and #2 -- that Phillips made sure MJ made it into "The Guinness Book of World Records" as the artist with the highest number of shows at the famous O2 Arena (Prince currently holds the record with 21 shows).
* Randy's testimony could prove Michael Jackson was under extreme pressure to perform at the time of his death -- which eventually pushed the singer over the edge.
* When Phillip sheard Jackson wanted his own personal doctor to accompany him on the tour, he tried to convince Jackson to get someone in London, but MJ insisted on bringing his own doctor with him.
* Phillips said in June 2009, tour director Kenny Ortega told him MJ wasn't focused and was missing rehearsals.
* Phillips then got a call from MJ's manager, Frank DiLeo, asking for a meeting to discuss MJ's health.
* Phillips said during the meeting -- held on June 20th -- MJ assured him he was ready ...saying, "You build the home, and I'll put the door on it and paint it."
* Phillips asked Murray after the meeting if he was aware that Jackson was seeing Dr. Klein. He said Murray told him he'd "look into it."
* Phillips told prosecutors he thought MJ had great trust in Murray.
* He said he never felt at any time MJ was not ready for the shows.
* Chernoff asked Phillips if Jackson would have been responsible for the tour costs had the shows been canceled. Phillips said yes. But when Chernoff tried to ask how much, he was stopped by the judge. Earlier during the day the Judge ruled the contract between MJ and AEG Live would not be admissible in court saying "This is not a contractual dispute .. this is a homicide case."

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