Michael Jackson family compensation battle: Superstar so frail paramedics didn't recognise him
The body of Michael Jackson had become so frail paramedics failed to recognise the superstar, believing he was a hospice patient returning home to die.
Ambulance man Richard Senneff yesterday told jurors in the Jackson family’s £31bn compensation battle against Jacko’s concert promoter the singer looked “chronically ill†as they fought to try and resuscitate him.
Mr Senneff, who said he could see Jacko’s ribs when called to his home in June, 2009, added: “He was very pale and underweight.
"I thought perhaps this was a hospice patient. He looked like someone who was at the end stage of a long disease process.
"The patient appeared to be chronically ill.â€
He said Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray, convicted of his manslaughter in 2011, appeared “frantic†by the bedside but failed to say he had administered a shot of the powerful anaesthetic Propofol.
He added: “He was pale and sweating. He was like a deer in the headlights.â€
The paramedic, who also gave evidence at the Las Vegas physician’s criminal trial, was testifying on behalf of ÂJackson’s family.
Murray was sentenced to four years in prison in 2011 for administering a fatal dose of Propofol to Jackson.
The Jacksons are suing AEG Live for employing and failing to supervise £25,000-a-week Murray.
But AEG says it was Jackson who was responsible for his own demise.
Jacko’s children â€" Prince, 16, Paris, 15 and 11-year-old Blanket â€" were braced for “devastating new details†over their father’s private life after the jury was warned: “We’ll show some ugly stuff.â€
Lawyers for AEG Live say they have been left with no choice after denying being responsible for hiring Murray.
Details believed to relate to drug abuse and allegations of child abuse â€" which have previously been ruled inadmissible in Jackson’s criminal trials â€" will be heard for the first time during the bitter three-month case.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos will allow the “deepest, darkest secret†of Jacko’s life as part of AEG’s defence.
The jury heard from Marvin Putnam, for AEG. He said: “The public Michael Jackson was very different from the private Michael Jackson.
"Even his family wasn’t sure what was going on. He kept those who might have been able help him at a distance.â€
Mr Putnam claimed Jackson was using Propofol for years, adding: “AEG was an outsider. They had no idea. It went on behind locked doors.â€
"Music video for Come and Get It coming to you guys really soon" - you can see her performing the single for the first time at the MTV Movie Awards, below.
We're guessing this video might have a bit of a watery, mermaid t heme (our favourite kind!) as Selena is in a pool of water with her hair slicked back and her eyes closed and bright pink lipstick on a pretty smouldering pout. A bit like us in the shower this morning then.
Selena and Justin Bieber split up back in January, but have since sparked rumours they're back together after he tweeted (and then deleted) some intimate photos of them together.
Let's have a look at her relationship with Justin in pictures shall we?
Lee Ryan says Liz McClarnon wants a 'Big Reunion' with him but he loves Natasha Hamilton
If you've been watching The Big Reunion you'll know that there was some suitably big awkwardness when half-way through the series, boy band Blue decided they wanted to get in on the show actually thanks very much.
Which was bad news for Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon, as she dated Blue singer Lee Ryan between 2001-2003, even getting engaged to him, but she wasn't exactly thrilled about his arrival on the show.
Lee told New! magazine "She wasn’t best pleased. I sent her a message and said, 'Why are you acting all weird? Just cause the cameras are there?' She sent me a message saying, 'Don’t talk to me.' She felt really uncomfortable with it."
Yeah, sounds like it.
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And in true bad boyfriend form Lee was keen to point out he was the one that ended things with her.
"I broke up with her. It just wasn’t right any more."
God, poor Liz. There's nothing worse than when a cringey ex turns up on the scene. Which is normally just your local pub as opposed to national TV.
But Lee couldn't shut up. Which is quite unlike him (not)...
"I sent her a text saying 'What’s up?' and she said, 'Sorry, I just want as little contact as possible.' I said, 'Fine,' so the next couple of days, I totally blanked her. Then she ended up coming back to me and saying, 'Sorry, I don’t like this â€" the way you’re treating me.' And I was like, 'Hold on a minute!'"
And Lee being Lee, he had a little theory about why Liz was acting distant.
"She [Liz] definitely still has feelings for me! She'll hate that!"
And the ever-modest Lee was then asked who'd aged the best out of all the Big Reunion lot, he said "Me probably! "
But there is someone else who's caught his eye:
"I wouldn’t say I fancied her, but Natasha [Hamilton] is in great shape! I love Natasha. She’s loud, she’s brash and she’s fun. Michelle Heaton looks hot too."
We bet Liz'll love that bit even more.
This isn't the first time Lee's had a rant about an ex-girlfriend.
And as you might expect after that outburst... "Me and Sammi are off at the moment, but I don’t really want to talk about that. I just get on with Blue and get on with seeing Rain."
"He’s very creative. I try and promote…you know, I take him to the magic woods…"
The what, Lee?
"The magic woods are any woods that you can find and you just make them magic. I kind of run through the woods with him and we get swords and we climb trees. It’s so funny."
Aww that's actually pretty sweet.
Read the full interview with Lee in this week's issue of New! magazine.
Made in Chelsea, episode four: Jamie, Louise and Spencer all suffer from amnesia and Stevie is Chelsea's top dog
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Warning: Spoilers abound. And the odd rude word: Made in Chelsea is real after all, yah?
It’s nice this week’s episode starts on a happy note: Spencer has finally managed to find himself a bed and a sleeping partner - the man we suspect is the love of his life, Jamie.
“You’re awful to sleep with,†says Spencer, confirming what we all suspected. He’s a duvet-stealer, the worst. Well, not the worst â€" Spencer reveals he’s been sleeping with Louise recently, which technically makes her either the stupidest person ever, or she’s suffering from temporary amnesia. Weren’t they screaming in each others face’s just last week? Well, Spencer reckons they’re doing the same this week, only in a sexy way.
Jamie’s also suffering from memory loss, and is sticking to his “I was so drunk I can’t remember if I kissed Lucy in the hot tub in Actually, Verbier†defence, despite the fact Lucy’s basically hired a loud speaker and spends 21 hours a day shouting about the kiss like it’s her job.
“Most of my life this is what I have to deal with,†says Spencer.
“It’s like being put in jail for something you haven’t done,†agrees Jamie, forgetting that actually, they both DID cheat, so er … they HAVE actually done something.
Lucy, meanwhile, has run out of people to tell about her kiss with Jamie, so she’s gatecrashed Binky’s lunch with her mum. We’re not even sure if she meant to â€" maybe she was going from pub to restaurant along the Kings Road telling everyone and stumbled upon Binky and her mum.
“I love this time of day, champagne at lunchtime,†says mummy Binky, because of course that happens every day.
Lucy’s stories about Jamie get bigger and more outrageous every time she tells them: she claims that since they got back, Jamie has asked he to be his girlfriend. Even though, to t he rest of us, it seems like Jamie’s been shunning her like she’s the part of the TOWIE cast.
Good news: Stevie’s back! Stevie? Remember Stevie? He’s the one that’s not Josh. Remember? Never mind â€" just stare at Andy’s weirdly swollen face for a while instead.
“I’ve got an infection,†adds Andy. Maybe it is syphilis or gout â€" those are the poshest diseases, after all.
Anyway, Stevie’s holding the most valuable piece of information in the entire SW postcode: he was there when Spencer cheated on Louise in her bed.
The second most important piece of information is that Stevie “used to be afraid of the countryside†when he was 16. That’s ok though â€" it’s full of poor people, mud and you can’t get a decent glass of Moet anywhere. It’s a totally justified fear.
Anyway, everyone heads to the countryside, which is probably only Richmond Park. The last place in the world we’d go with Spencer Matthews is a quiet pla ce where he could bury us in the ground. Actually, Francis isn’t in this episode at all. Has anyone called his mobile?
Andy asks Fran to dinner, totally oblivious to the fact that Fran’s got her eye on a bigger prize, telling sister Olivia: “We’ve have beautiful babies â€" green eyes, big nostrilsâ€.
They agree on drinks. Will you bring your right eye to the date Andy? Or will you still be swollen like you’ve been eating bad Botox?
Lucy and Jamie make the most of the country air to argue about if they really did kiss in that stupid hot tub. In fifty years, if we return to do a Where Are They Now: Made In Chelsea special, they’ll still be arguing about this.
Jamie doesn’t SEEM like he might have told Lucy he wants her to be his girlfriend and that he loves her, screaming: “I F****** LOVE TARAâ€, “ARE YOU JOKING LUCY†and “YOU ARE PLAYING THE VICTIM AS A JOKE†in her face, ending with a (quite restrained): “I’ve never disli ked anyone as much as I dislike you right now.â€
So either Lucy’s full of lies, or Jamie’s mixing up posh brunette with good eyebrows Lucy with posh brunette with good eyebrows Tara, and it’s a case of mistaken identity.
Let’s go back to London: the countryside is scary and we’re worried we’ll trip over Francis’s dismembered head. Andy’s taken Fran on a date to a really nice bar … outside Chelsea!!!
“I get the impression you were a naughty girl at school†says Andy, because he knows that boarding school chat gives posh people the horn, adding: “Clever and naughty is the perfect combinationâ€.
Fran loves it, of course, and so do we, because this is why Andy is the anti-Spencer, aka amazing. Clever and naughty is Spencer’s nightmare, because he likes stupid and easily controlled girls. Anyway, Andy’s pervy lines work, because Fran seems blind to his swollen bloodshot eye and kisses him, for a long time. Hooray!
Thereâ €™s some odd sub-plot going on, in which Ashley is upset that Ollie’s shared a bed with the totally straight and not even fit Oscar, but we got lost in Cheska’s OTT hair extensions and got confused.
Spencer’s walking the streets of London alone when he runs into Andy, and when Spenny claims that it’s “none of Louise’s business†if he slept with someone in her bed (amazing) Stevie reveals himself to be the most powerful person in Chelsea.
“I met the girl you slept with. I was there at the party. You mentioned it the next day, we discussed it,†he reminds a blank-looking Spencer.
Normally, if this were Francis or Louise or Millie telling Spencer the truth, he’d go mental, but with Stevie, he just accepts it calmly. We’re suddenly really interested in what power Stevie has over Spencer. This is AMAZING. We need more information on this please.
So, armed with his recovered memory, Spencer marches up to Louise at a party, so pleased w ith himself he’s practically wagging his tail.
“I want you to know that the rumours are true,†says Spencer, as if he’s announcing Take That have broken up. Louise is FURIOUS and poor Rosie is trapped on a sofa in between them.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with me†admits Spencer, while Rosie tries to shove herself in between the sofa cushions and out of the way. But when Louise stands up for herself, Spencer acts shocked. Hello Louise, he just told the truth, and shouldn’t someone congratulate him or give him a gold star? That’s what happened at Eton, and the gold stars were literally made out of gold.
While Louise is screaming at Spencer, and he’s detailing all the sex they’ve had recently, Rosie wishing she invested less money in Birkins and more in that invisibility cloak Richard Dinan was inventing.
“Tell me we did not have sex last night, and this morning,†screams Spencer. Um, Spencer, you woke up in bed with Jamie thi s morning so we think you need to get some new contact lenses and chat to your boi.
“You are an embarrassment to social situations,†says Spencer, forgetting that he’s the one screaming at a girl in the middle of a bar. “You are a joke, a mental joke.â€
We need to re-educate Chelsea on what a joke is, don’t we?
Most oddly confusing interlude of the week:
Entrepreneur Richard Dinan has invented something for Ollie. “It’s right up your street,†he says.
What, is it a DVD of Dream On Straight Boy 2? Nope, it’s a “pneumatic arm, for picking things upâ€.
It’s pointless, and therefore totally up Ollie’s street.
Mischa Barton hits out at life in the public eye: "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy"
Some celebrities appear to love their lives in the public eye - where would a member of the Kardashian Klan be without a camera crew following them around? It would be like losing an arm or a leg!
But not all stars enjoy the trappings of fame and some try to get a sense of normality back by shying away from the limelight.
And Mischa Barton, 27, admits she is one of those famous folk saying she wouldn't wish her life as a celebrity on anyone.
The star, who became well known for her role in hit American television show The O.C., has appeared in films since the age of 11 but has also experienced the darker side of fame when she hit headlines for driving under the influence in 2007 and when she was sectioned in 2009.
Referring to her time on The O.C., she told Look magazine: "I don't think I was quite ready. We had no private lives and were followed mercilessly.
Mischa tried to coordinate her lipstick with the carpet
"It's tough to have every moment of your life documented and never be allowed down time. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
"I feel like people are still harping on about things that happened to me ages ago - for some reason they're still fascinated by it. But it's like night and day for me - I'm a completely different person."
But Mischa is now more comfortable with her life and prefers to spend her time between London in good old Blighty with her family and her British actor boyfriend Sebastian Knapp and her home in Los Angeles.
She said: "I've grown up. I feel confident in myself again these days. I've become smarter over the years - I stay out of the public eye and go out in Hollywood once in a blue moon.
"I like to go to the pub for Sunday lunch with my family. It's things like that I value the most when I'm in London. My sister Zoe just had a baby so I see her and we mainly walk our basset hound in Hyde Park."
Check out Mischa havin g a walk of a slightly more wobbly nature below.
Selena Gomez wears a sexy leather top to Disney Awards where Cher Lloyd also makes an appearance
This is all a bit strange really. Selena Gomez is like mega famous, was once a Disney star and therefore we expect her to go to the Radio Disney Music Awards, which she did.
We didn't really expect to see her wearing a leather top and an extremely short skirt though at the largely child populated event. Which she also did.
But then Selena's getting all grown up now and is at that age where she likes to express the fact she's turning into a woman.
That man in the background's eyes nearly fell out of his head
Still we're sure Selena behaved impeccably in front of all the child stars. And Cher Lloyd.
Now we know X Factor star Cher is making it big over in America and hats off to her, she had a bit of a rough time over here. But it still feels a little odd seeing her pop up next to Selena. Just us?
Are Johnny Depp and Amber Heard back together after Rolling Stones gig date?
Have you Heard the latest about Johnny Depp and Amber?
One minute they’re on, the next they’re off now they’re getting Stoned together. (Seeing the Rolling Stones perform, that is.)
Film idol Johnny Depp took on/off girlfriend Amber Heard on a date to see his mates Mick Jagger Co. at their low-key gig at the Echoplex club in LA.
The pair were thought to have split in January when bisexual Amber, 27, left him for a holiday with French model Marie de Villepin.
But on Saturday night at the Stones gig, she looked like she was his (Honky Tonk) woman again (sorry).
An onlooker tells me: “Johnny and Amber were really touchy-feely when they arrived in a limo.
“They spent the night hand-in-hand and Johnny was really keen to introduce her to his mates.
"He’s a big fan of the Stones, especially Keith, and hung around near his dressing room to chat after the show.
"The party was really A-List so people just let him and Amber be. It was a great atmosphere.â€
Bruce Willis, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Gwen Stefani and Owen Wilson were all part of a select crowd of 700 lucky enough to see the rockers warm up for their 50 And Counting tour.
Johnny and actress Amber have rarely been seen together and not since the reported split in January.
In an attempt to woo her back, Johnny, 49, built a bar for her on his Bahamas property. Well, they did meet while filming The Rum Diaries together. And it was a replica of the bar in that.
He also named a beach after her on his private island of Little Halls Pond Cay.
The pair fell for each other when he split from his partner of 14 years and mother of his two children, Vanessa Paradis, in June last year.
Watch Eamonn Holmes dance like a monkey and Keith Lemon sob over JLS split ahead of tonight's Celebrity Juice
Like most members of civilized society, Celebrity Juice host Keith Lemon is in mourning for the loss of JLS.
But poor Keith may be taking it harder than most above the age of 14 â€" as the host breaks down in howling sobs on tonight’s episode of the ITV2 panel show.
Receiving an expected phonecall from Aston Merrygold really seems to push Lemon over the edge, although his concern for one band member’s future in particular does seem valid.
“I’m worried for JB, what the f***’s he going to do?†wails Keith.
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Elsewhere on the show, Keith unveils his latest idea for a new beastie-based talent show called Animals Do The Funkiest Things.
Naturally, that requires guest Eamonn Holmes to offer his interpretation of a jigging monkey. He's done that before, hasn't he?
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Also joining team captains Holly Willoughby and Kelly Brook on this week’s show is Amelia Lily, Ashley Banjo, Ruth Langsford and Rob Beckett.
* Celebrity Juice is on tonight, Thursday April 25 at 10pm on ITV2
Voice contestant Jamie Bruce claims X Factor failed to care for him and forced him to binge eat
The Voice contestant Jamie Bruce has hit out at The X Factor for failing to give support after he was “ridiculed†in auditions two years ago.
Jamie, who on Saturday night got through to the live rounds of the singing talent show The Voice, praised BBC1 for treating him professionally and “like an artistâ€.
The singer said: “Compare that to The X Factor where there is no aftercare and people to make sure you’re mentally OK.
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“Some people don’t thrive under pressure and crumble. Then they get ridiculed by the crowd and judges.â€
He revealed that he binged on junk food to try to “forget about feeling like a failure†after getting kicked out of The X Factor and his weight ballooned to 24 stone.
Jamie, who has lost 4 stone in seven weeks and aims to be 17 stone by the live rounds, said: “It’s been easy for me to cut out the bad things in my life with the frame of mind I’m now in.â€
Will.i.am says he has his problem under control
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Voice coach Will.i.am has just revealed he suffers with ADHD. The Black Eyed Peas singer, 38, says: “I have ADHD. I’ll admit it.
“Did you hear about the elephant that got into that fight with a gorilla? Sorry, that’s my ADHD kicking in.
“I’ve got all this stuff in my head at the same time as I’m doing stuff and I don’t know how to stop or slow down. But it’s all good because I know how to control it.†Read more of the story here.
One Direction to release new album for Christmas, Santa's job just got easy
Father Christmas has a simple task on his hands this year because he can just get the one present for pretty much every single teenage girl the land over - One Direction's third album.
The band's Louis Tomlinson has revealed the boys have been busy writing their next offering of pop magic while on tour because they want it to be out in time for the season of gift giving.
Louis has spilled the beans. Actually he could pass for one of Santa's elves...
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"We've already started recording the album, we started about a month ago," he told the Daily Star on Sunday.
"We've been writing and recording it while on tour. We are really happy with it. We don't want to rush it but it will be out for Christmas."
The lads are on their Take Me Home Tour and as well as strutting their stuff on stages and melting girls' hearts, they've been getting creative behind the scenes too.
"We have the film coming out as well so we are all pretty shattered but we are all having a great time. We have had a week off this week before heading on to Europe for the tour."
Harry Styles was spotted out with Rod Stewart, his wife Penny Lancaster and Rod's daughter Kimberly Stewart.
He went along to see Rod play at the famous Troubadour music venue and seemed pretty impressed watching the master at work, even Tweeting a link to the show afterwards.
Rod and Harry get pally
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Of course this may have been a little touch to impress the father of the his rumoured current fling - good work Harry.
Harry Styles and Kimberly Stewart: One Direction star stays the night at Rod Stewart's house
There’s only One Direction Harry Styles fans will be lobbing their handbags when they read this â€" because the singer has fallen for blonde model Kimberly Stewart.
The pair were introduced by her rock star dad, Rod â€" and just from her age the Sunday People can imagine that Kim will be 19-year-old Harry’s cup of tea.
That’s because she’s 33 â€" like his old flame Caroline Flack.
Harry was spotted going out for dinner with Kimberly and her family in Los Angeles this week.
The teen heart-throb spent the night at Rod’s house, and the rumour mill went into full swing when he emerged from the mansion the next day and nipped to Starbucks to buy two coffees.
When one of Harry’s mates told him yesterday that speculation was rife he’d got lucky with mum-of-one Kimberly, he replied: “Oh right, cool... there isn’t anything else to say.â€
Harry and Kim, who has an 18-month-old daughter Delilah from a brief relationship with actor Benicio del Toro, 46, met up on Thursday.
The pair were on a night out at to see Rod, 68, play world-famous music venue Troubadour.
Rod’s wife, Penny Lancaster, 42, was also in the crowd.
The gang all later went to the Dan Tana restaurant in Beverly Hills where they laughed and joked before heading back to Rod’s place.
A source close to Harry said: “He gets on well with many women, and it’s no secret that they are usually older than him.
“He was on holiday in LA and Rod asked him if he fancied a night out. He said yes right away and he and Kimberly got on very
well indeed. The next morning they drove to a Starbucks together where Harry jumped out of the car to buy a coffee for himself and Kim â€" who was waiting for him.
“He kept a straight face but looked a little pleased with himself.â€
She's kept it off! Kelly Osbourne shows off her bikini body after losing five stone
Kelly looking great in a bikini (even with purple hair)
After a massive, lose-half-your-body-weight diet it's not always easy to keep the pounds off, but Kelly O's clearly got some serious self-control.
The 28-year-old TV presenter was on holiday in Sydney with her boyfriend and vegan chef Matt Mosshart, who she credits with changing her lifestyle to a healthier one.
He's the sister of The Kills singer Alison Mosshart (if you're interested!)
We wish we were dating a vegan chef who could whip us up super-tasty food. We might ask him to cut his hair though.
"Once I learned how to work out right and eat right, it’s one of those things that you just have to commit to - a life change rather than being on a diet," Kelly said recently.
"Because a diet doesn’t work. You lose weight and you stop it and it will all come back. So you just have to take baby steps, commit to something and stay true to it."
"I always cheat," Kelly admits. "Pizza, I have to say...."
Clearly loving pizza so much sh e can't even bring herself to finish the sentence.
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