LOS ANGELES:The promoters of Michael Jackson's last tour were "so excited"about making huge profits that they hired an unfit doctor for the star,his family's lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments.
As a five-month trial draws to a close, Jackson attorney Brian Panish said the self-styled King of Pop was "an easy target"for AEG Live,which was managing his "This is It" tour starting in London in 2009."We may never see the likes of Michael Jackson again,"Panish told the 12-member jury in a courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, where the trial opened in April and has seen nearly 60 witnesses and over 800 pieces ofevidence.Jackson died on June 25,2009 from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol at his rented Holmby Hills mansion outside Los Angeles,where he was rehearsing for the "This is It" shows at London's 02 Arena.He was 50 years old.