Choreographer: Jackson not well days before death
LOS ANGELES — Choreographer Kenny Ortega, the last person to work with Michael Jackson on his ill-fated concert tour, told a judge Tuesday the superstar seemed unwell and not in condition six days before he died and went home early from rehearsals at Ortega’s suggestion.
Ortega said he was summoned the next morning to Jackson’s home and told by Dr. Conrad Murray to not try to be Jackson’s doctor or psychiatrist. Murray suggested Jackson should not have been sent home because he was physically and emotionally fine, Ortega testified.
The testimony came during a preliminary hearing to determine if Murray, the singer’s personal physician, will be tried on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.