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Jacksons Want Murray Documentary Axed

Lawyers demand MSNBC pull 'Fatal Friendship'

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 10, 2011 12:28 AM CST

(Newser) – Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson and MSNBC shouldn't be airing a documentary that shifts the blame back to the singer, lawyers for the Jackson estate say. Michael Jackson and the Doctor: A Fatal Friendship is scheduled to air tomorrow night, but the Jackson lawyers are demanding that the "reprehensible" tell-all documentary be shelved, the Los Angeles Times reports.

In an angry letter to MSNBC, even the documentary's name is slammed by the lawyers. "Since when was Dr. Murray ever Michael Jackson's friend? Since when does any doctor—let alone any friend—act in such an irresponsible manner in the care and treatment of another human being?" they ask. The documentary's producers say they only paid $1 for access to Murray, a figure the lawyers dispute. Click here for more on the documentary—including Michael Jackson's last words.

A Michael Jackson fan holds a sign as LaToya Jackson and other Jackson family members leave a Los Angeles County courthouse earlier this year.
A Michael Jackson fan holds a sign as LaToya Jackson and other Jackson family members leave a Los Angeles County courthouse earlier this year.   (Getty Images)
Michael Jackson's parents Joe and Katherine arrive for the verdict in the trial of their son's doctor in Los Angeles on November 7, 2011.
Michael Jackson's parents Joe and Katherine arrive for the verdict in the trial of their son's doctor in Los Angeles on November 7, 2011.   (Getty Images)
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Spudsy
Nov 10, 2011 9:29 AM CST
Yes.  Whenever a junkie dies, it is always ENTIRELY the pusher's fault. 
Barack_Must_Go
Nov 10, 2011 6:42 AM CST
More than likely this scumbag family first attempted, unsuccessfully, to shake down the the producers of this documentary.  When that didn't work, they instituted this suit.  You would be hard pressed to find a group of individuals that cared less for the safety & well being of Michael Jackson throughout his tourtured lifetime. His money, on the other hand, was a completely different story.
JackNelsonSteward
Nov 10, 2011 6:32 AM CST
I would bet that the doctor didn't chase Michael down and start administering powerful soporifics and anesthetics against the "King of Pop's" will ... The Jackson family has a lonnnnng history of borderline insanity, of which Michael and his utter bizarreness was but one product.  They have worked hard to keep themselves in the public eye for decades. This is one part of the story.  If they have factual rebuttal, they should offer it.  I'm sure they have the wherewithal to do so.

 
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