UPDATED: Michael Jackson Estate Slams MSNBC For Conrad Murray Documentary Airing Plans
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 11.09.2011
A company doesn't want Murray paid...
UPDATE:TMZ reports that a cardiology equipment company has filed a lawsuit against MSNBC demanding that they pay off Murray's debt to them in lieu of payment to Murray himself for the documentary. Digirad Imaging Solutions received a judgment of $147,075 against Murray due to a failure to pay his bills, and the company claims in the suit that MSNBC and Zodiak Media Group may be paying Murray for the documentary.
Digirad is asking for an order forcing the companies to pay the judgment.
ORIGINAL: The Michael Jackson Estate has slammed MSNBC for planning to air a documentary on Conrad Murray this weekend. The network was set to air Michael Jackson and The Doctor: A Fatal Friendship, a plan that the Estate said it was "disgusted" by.
The Estate has issued a statement saying, "Like so many of Michael's fans, the Estate is also disgusted by MSNBC's irresponsible and inexplicable decision to air a Conrad Murray 'documentary.' The Co-Executors, John Branca and John McClain, are sending a letter to the top executives at Comcast, NBC Universal and MSNBC to express their disdain for their actions."
There is also a group of Jackson fans called "Justice 4 MJ" that is trying to organize a global boycott of the documentary. A spokesperson for the group said, "The only documentary we want to see is the one of Murray enjoying prison life."
Finally, Jermaine Jackson Tweeted about it, saying, "I hear all upset/frustrations re Murray doc. It's shameless & sickens me too, but I choose not to give it attention/controversy it craves."
