MICHAEL JACKSON DEATHBED PHOTO + KATHERINE JACKSON GETS CUSTODY OF MJ KIDS0 comments

Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine Jackson was awarded custody of MJ’s children Prince, Paris and Blanket. The permanent control of Michael Jackson’s estate has not been settled. UK tabloid News of the World has published an issue with a cover photo of  what they claim is Michael Jackson’s deathbed.

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Michael Jackson’s 79-year-old mother was awarded custody of the singer’s three children on Monday and given more time to spell out objections to having two music executives administer his multi-million dollar estate.

Judge Mitchell Beckloff officially admitted the pop singer’s 2002 will into probate court and extended until Oct. 2 the temporary control of the “Thriller” singer’s estate granted to executors John Branca and John McClain.

Jackson’s mother, Katherine, has asked for more say in guiding the matters of his estate, valued at more than $500 million in an attachment to his will, and Superior Court Judge Beckloff gave her until Oct. 2 to come up with reasons why she should have greater input.

Lawyers for concert promoters AEG, which was behind the planned comeback tour of the King of Pop before his death in June, also filed papers asking to be named a party to estate hearings and to be kept informed of business decisions.

After the singer’s sudden death from cardiac arrest on June 25, entertainment lawyer Branca and music executive McClain were given temporary control over the Jackson estate’s business affairs and since then have worked to generate more income.

They won permission to reprint Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk” and are putting together a deal with AEG for the sale of rehearsal video shot in Los Angeles before his death.

On Monday, lawyers for Katherine Jackson said in court that they had concerns over the health of Branca and McClain, and of possible conflicts of interest, but did not go into details. [source]

MICHAEL JACKSON DEATHBED PHOTO

The photo – taken by a family insider the day after Jacko died at his rented mansion in North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles – has been published in the printed edition of the News of the World. It shows the aftermath of the frantic struggle to revive him.

The photo shows where the King of Pop’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray spent up to 25 minutes trying to resuscitate him – first on the bed, then on the rug-covered wooden floor – after the star was taken ill.

There have been many conflicting stories surrounding Jacko’s final hours on June 25.

But last night Los Angeles County Coroner Lieutenant Fred Corral confirmed to us: “That IS the scene where Michael Jackson died.”

It is pictured EXACTLY as detectives found it after paramedics rushed Jacko to the UCLA Medical Center where he was officially pronounced dead at 2.26pm.

Nothing has been touched or moved from the second-floor bedroom, thought to be used by Dr Murray to store medical supplies.

The room – suprisingly tidy after such drama – was sealed off and deemed a potential murder scene by the authorities.

Every key detail revealed in the picture has been pored over by specialist investigators. There on the floor at the bottom of the bed is a used AMBU BAG – a manual pump device used by medics to force air through a mask and into the lungs to keep an unconscious patient alive.

This was part of Dr Murray’s kit and the INSTRUCTION LEAFLET is alongside.

The see-through curl of plastic tubing linking the bag and mask appears to have collected pools of liquid. Parts of the tube have a red or brown discolouration.

This is likely to be the result of expelled moisture in the breath and evidence the device HAS been used.

On a wheeled trolley to the left of the photo (which we are not publishing online but which is available in our printed edition) is more medical equipment.

ALCOHOL PREPARATION PADS used for cleaning the skin before drug injections, a roll of SURGICAL TAPE and a box of disposable LATEX GLOVES. On the bedside table is a large landline PHONE. It isn’t known if this is the one used by bodyguard Alberto Alvarez to dial 911 when his boss failed to respond to Murray’s efforts.

Abandoned on the bed is a string of Middle Eastern-style PRAYER BEADS, worn by Jackson around his neck and clearly visible in our picture.

“There’s a mystery around who gave them to Michael but he loved to wear them,” said our insider.

Bizarrely, what looks just like an INCONTINENCE PAD sits in the centre of the bed, possibly covering blood or other stains. The length of blue ribbon alongside is believed to have been used as a MAKESHIFT TOURNIQUET, to bind the star’s arm and find a vein so drugs could be administered. The duvet is pulled to one side and, incredibly, there is still a slight DENT made by dying Jacko’s head in the plumped-up pillow, up against the ornate gold-painted headboard.  [SOURCE]