Kenny Ortega: "Something Was Wrong" With MJ
[size=18pt]Kenny Ortega:<br />"Something Was Wrong" With MJ[/size]<br /><br />[size=14pt]Kenny Ortega -- Michael Jackson's Choreographer Testifies[/size]<br />Updated 9/27/11 at 1:50 PM<br /><br />Michael Jackson's friend and choreographer, Kenny Ortega, just took the stand for the prosecution -- claiming Michael was ill in the days leading to his death ... and Dr. Murray berated him when he expressed concern.<br /><br /><br /><br />* Ortega -- creator and director of "This Is It" -- says Michael was "very excited" about the show.<br />* Ortega said in mid to late June, 2009 Michael missed several rehearsals.<br />* On Friday June 19th, Ortega noticed Michael "wasn't right" and that something was going on. Ortega said it "troubled him." He said Michael seemed lost and was "incoherent."<br />* Ortega says he sat with Michael as he watched the rehearsals -- rubbing Michael's feet because the singer was freezing cold. Michael left early that day.<br />* Ortega says he was so worried about Michael, he sent an email to AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips (below) -- saying Michael needed psychological help. <br /><br /><br /><br />*Ortega says he was confronted by Murray during a meeting at Michael's home on June 20th. Murray told him he was upset Ortega didn't let him rehearse, berating him for acting like a doctor.<br />* Ortega says on June 23, barely 4 days after Michael was sick, he came to rehearsals full of energy. Ortega said "it was a different Michael."<br />* On June 25th, Ortega got a phone call from "This Is It" producer Paul Gongaware saying an ambulance had taken Michael to the hospital. Paul called later and told Ortega, "we lost him."<br />* During cross examination, Ortega told defense attorney Ed Chernoff, Murray was in charge of Michael's schedule leading up to his death.<br />* When asked whether he thought Michael was abusing drugs, Ortega said yes.<br />* Ortega said right before June 19th, Michael "went missing for about a week."<br />* Ortega stepped down subject to recall.
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