(연예) 마이클 잭슨 최후의 날
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“Elvis was huge, but Michael went around the world. He was off the Planet.” Tonight, a behind the scenes look into the final days of Michael Jackson. As the sun rose above the exclusive Los Angeles Hills, inside Michael Jackson's mansion, the entertainer began the morning of June 24, 2009, doing what he loved, preparing for a show. The stage is where Michael was most at ease(마음이 편한). On stage, there was no one better. Since age five, he’d electrified audiences around the world with hit songs like I Want You Back.
And the world appeared ready to welcome him back. It had been 12 years since Jackson's last major performance. The King of Pop was poised to regain his throne. “This is it. I mean this is really it. This is the final, this is the final curtain call.” According to the contract with concert promoters AEG, Michael was to perform 50 concerts at the O2 center in London over a nine month period. “I will be performing the songs my fans want to hear.” But was Michael physically up to the challenge? Both Michael and AEG had a lot on the line. “It was his comeback. It was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage. After so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off.” “This is it. And see you in July.”
However, Brian Oxman, attorney for Michael's father, Joe Jackson, claims AEG had deeper concerns about the entertainer. “He was too sleepy. He was taking medications which made him tired and unable to perform, and that unless he got his act together, the producers, the promoters were going to pull the plug on the concert series.” “On the afternoon of June 24th, Jackson arrived at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Rehearsals for “This Is It” often ran late into the night. On the surface, the man many say was born to perform never looked better.
A secluded(외딴) LA mansion, a 911 call. “Yes, he's not breathing, sir.” “OK, and he's not conscious, either?” “No, he's not conscious, sir.” “OK.” That man is Michael Jackson. “Michael Jackson, the king of pop! He was taken to the hospital, and there are rumors.” “He was apparently administered CPR in the ambulance.” “This is CNN Breaking News. Michael Jackson, 50-years-old, the king of pop, has died.” As news of Michael Jackson's death sent shock waves around the globe, the search for answers was just beginning.