Murray, lawyers to view Jackson footage
LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures Entertainment has agreed to provide a private screening for Dr. Conrad Murray and his defense attorneys to view some 100 hours of raw footage of Michael Jackson’s rehearsals for his “This Is It” concert.
But according to documents filed in court Thursday, they won’t be allowed to make public statements about what they see.
A stipulation reached by both sides said that Murray and his lawyers will have access to 21 boxes containing audio-visual recordings of Jackson’s rehearsals, which became the basis for a concert movie after his death.
Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the superstar’s death on June 25, 2009, from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol and other sedatives.
His trial starts in September.
