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Michael Jackson brother Jermaine: 'Conrad Murray doc is ridiculous'
Published Thursday, Nov 10 2011, 09:57 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 3 comments
Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson has stated that he is "very angry" about an upcoming documentary on Conrad Murray.
Murray was this week found guilty of the 'Thriller' singer's involuntary manslaughter by giving him a fatal overdose of propofol in 2009. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on November 29.
Murray has been followed by a camera crew since the King Of Pop's death for TV special Michael Jackson And The Doctor, which will air in the UK on Channel 4 next week and Friday, November 11 at 10pm ET on MSNBC in the US.
Speaking to Piers Morgan on CNN, Jermaine said that he found the notion of Murray filming a documentary while on trial "ridiculous" and accused the medic of trying to profit from Michael's death.
"[I feel] very angry," he said. "We're angry because Dr Murray's a liar and he had his chance in court and he was tried by 12 jurors and they found him guilty, so anything he says is really irrelevant.
"He had a chance to stand up, he is a coward, he is a liar. He didn't stand up in court and plus this had to be for money because he must have been paid big to do this.
"I can't believe while we were going to court and waiting for a verdict he was doing a documentary, that is ridiculous."
Among the revelations to emerge from the documentary is Murray's claim that Michael begged for propofol in his last words.
Michael's brother Tito has argued that Murray deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail, while his sister Rebbie claimed that she felt "no relief" after hearing the guilty verdict.
> Michael Jackson brother Jermaine: 'Conrad Murray needs harsh sentence'
Murray was this week found guilty of the 'Thriller' singer's involuntary manslaughter by giving him a fatal overdose of propofol in 2009. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on November 29.
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Murray has been followed by a camera crew since the King Of Pop's death for TV special Michael Jackson And The Doctor, which will air in the UK on Channel 4 next week and Friday, November 11 at 10pm ET on MSNBC in the US.
Speaking to Piers Morgan on CNN, Jermaine said that he found the notion of Murray filming a documentary while on trial "ridiculous" and accused the medic of trying to profit from Michael's death.
"[I feel] very angry," he said. "We're angry because Dr Murray's a liar and he had his chance in court and he was tried by 12 jurors and they found him guilty, so anything he says is really irrelevant.
"He had a chance to stand up, he is a coward, he is a liar. He didn't stand up in court and plus this had to be for money because he must have been paid big to do this.
"I can't believe while we were going to court and waiting for a verdict he was doing a documentary, that is ridiculous."
Among the revelations to emerge from the documentary is Murray's claim that Michael begged for propofol in his last words.
Michael's brother Tito has argued that Murray deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail, while his sister Rebbie claimed that she felt "no relief" after hearing the guilty verdict.
> Michael Jackson brother Jermaine: 'Conrad Murray needs harsh sentence'
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