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Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray, may be trying to sell story, Lawrence Schiller call suggests
Michael Jackson's embattled physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is quietly trying to sell his story, we hear.
With a possible manslaughter indictment sapping his assets, Murray is said to be hoping that a book and/or movie deal could be the perfect hypodermic for a quick cash infusion.
Famed writer-producer Lawrence Schiller confirms that he recently got a call from "an interested party" asking for his advice on how Murray's story could be turned into a book and documentary.
"I was asked how [Murray's] story could be properly managed," says Schiller, who collaborated with Norman Mailer on "The Executioner's Song," Mailer's book about killer Gary Gilmore. "The subject didn't interest me, but I gave my advice. People have intellectual property rights which can generate money prior to an indictment. In this case, it's a very difficult situation because the police are involved. The timing would have to be a strategic decision of his counsel.
"I said that, if the project were to hold any credibility, the doctor's involvement had to be above the table," adds Schiller. "I also said I thought the doctor should get a civil attorney, who would have better perspective on [marketing Murray's story]."
Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, denied that Murray is looking to spill what he saw during the few weeks he tended to Jackson.
"The doctor has had plenty of offers, but he is not interested in a book deal - he's interested in his freedom," Chernoff told us. "There is no agent out there authorized to make some deal for Dr. Murray."
Still, Murray's spokeswoman, Miranda Sevcik, admitted he has "money problems."
"He's not able to work," she said, noting that he's stalked by paparazzi and has received death threats from Jackson fanatics who blame him for "killing" their hero. "He can't go to the office ... He has to run errands at night. It's almost like he's under house arrest. "
Though Murray signed on as *****'s doctor expecting to make $150,000 a month, Sevcik says, "He still hasn't been paid. Michael didn't have any money. Dr. Murray's contract was with [Jackson tour operator] AEG. But now AEG is saying, 'We don't have to pay.'"
Meanwhile Sevcik insists that Murray has been an "open book" in helping the LAPD with its investigation of Jackson's death.
"The LAPD is focusing on Dr. Murray because they started investigating him," she said. "The DEA has taken over the investigation of Jackson's other doctors - and because the LAPD screwed up the investigation so badly."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2...sons_doctor_conrad_murray_.html#ixzz0UI5B23QL
Michael Jackson's embattled physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is quietly trying to sell his story, we hear.
With a possible manslaughter indictment sapping his assets, Murray is said to be hoping that a book and/or movie deal could be the perfect hypodermic for a quick cash infusion.
Famed writer-producer Lawrence Schiller confirms that he recently got a call from "an interested party" asking for his advice on how Murray's story could be turned into a book and documentary.
"I was asked how [Murray's] story could be properly managed," says Schiller, who collaborated with Norman Mailer on "The Executioner's Song," Mailer's book about killer Gary Gilmore. "The subject didn't interest me, but I gave my advice. People have intellectual property rights which can generate money prior to an indictment. In this case, it's a very difficult situation because the police are involved. The timing would have to be a strategic decision of his counsel.
"I said that, if the project were to hold any credibility, the doctor's involvement had to be above the table," adds Schiller. "I also said I thought the doctor should get a civil attorney, who would have better perspective on [marketing Murray's story]."
Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, denied that Murray is looking to spill what he saw during the few weeks he tended to Jackson.
"The doctor has had plenty of offers, but he is not interested in a book deal - he's interested in his freedom," Chernoff told us. "There is no agent out there authorized to make some deal for Dr. Murray."
Still, Murray's spokeswoman, Miranda Sevcik, admitted he has "money problems."
"He's not able to work," she said, noting that he's stalked by paparazzi and has received death threats from Jackson fanatics who blame him for "killing" their hero. "He can't go to the office ... He has to run errands at night. It's almost like he's under house arrest. "
Though Murray signed on as *****'s doctor expecting to make $150,000 a month, Sevcik says, "He still hasn't been paid. Michael didn't have any money. Dr. Murray's contract was with [Jackson tour operator] AEG. But now AEG is saying, 'We don't have to pay.'"
Meanwhile Sevcik insists that Murray has been an "open book" in helping the LAPD with its investigation of Jackson's death.
"The LAPD is focusing on Dr. Murray because they started investigating him," she said. "The DEA has taken over the investigation of Jackson's other doctors - and because the LAPD screwed up the investigation so badly."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2...sons_doctor_conrad_murray_.html#ixzz0UI5B23QL
