Conrad Murray
Dr. Conrad C. Murray, Jackson's Doctor, IDENTIFIED LOS ANGELES — A concert promoter said Friday that Michael Jackson insisted the company hire the cardiologist who reportedly was in his Los Angeles mansion when the entertainer collapsed. Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician with a tangled financial and personal history, was hired by AEG Live to accompany the pop star to London for his comeback series of concerts, said AEG Live President and Chief Executive Randy Phillips. \"As a company, we would have preferred not having a physician on staff full-time because it would have been cheaper without the hotels and travel, but Michael was insistent that he be hired,\" Phillips told The Associated Press. \"Michael said he had a rapport with him.\" The Los Angeles Times reported that Murray was performing CPR on Jackson when paramedics arrived at his home Thursday, and Murray's car was later towed by police from the home. Murray, who was Jackson's physician for three years, was in the rented mansion when Jackson slipped into unconsciousness, and police Friday were preparing to question him about what happened in the minutes before paramedics rushed to the home. \"We do not consider him to be uncooperative at this time,\" said police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, noting that detectives spoke with the doctor after Jackson's death. \"We think that he will assist us in coming to the truth of the facts in this case.\" Beck declined to answer questions about how long the doctor had been with Jackson before paramedics were summoned, or if any drugs had been administered to the singer. Phillips said AEG Live advanced Jackson money to pay for Murray's services as part of the production costs. Phillips said he asked Jackson why he wanted Murray with him full-time.
Conrad Murray
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