Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine
says she feels vindicated, despite losing her wrongful death lawsuit
against concert promoter AEG Live.
While
a jury in Los Angeles cleared the company of negligence in the singer’s
2009 death on Wednesday, Katherine says she is relived the ‘truth’
about who hired Dr. Conrad Murray has been revealed.
She told TMZ:
‘We have said from the beginning that this case was a search for the
truth. We found the truth. AEG hired Dr. Conrad Murray, the man who is
in jail for killing Michael Jackson.’
Appeal? Katherine Jackson (seen here with Michael's daughter Paris) hasn't ruled out appealing the verdict
No closure for my family: Taj Jackson took to
Twitter to hit out at the verdict after his grandmother lost her
wrongful death lawsuit
Meanwhile, Michael’s former wife
Debbie Rowe, the mother of his two oldest children, Prince Michael, 16
and 15-year-old Paris also commented on the verdict on Twitter.
She
retweeted a message from court reporter Charles Thomson which read,
‘The Jacksons have won the moral victory. They proved promoters slapped,
screamed at, tricked and mocked their son/father - for profit’.
Debbie also defended Katherine after
some fans on Twitter suggested the Jackson family matriarch was more
interested in the huge payout rather than justice.
Angry: Michael's ex-wife Debbie Rowe also hit out at the verdict on Wednesday
She wrote: ‘she wanted answers to questions’.
Although
the rest of Michael’s family have remained tight-lipped about the
verdict, fans have been taking to Twitter to share their thoughts.
Opinion seems to be divided amongst fans.
A
number of supporters turned out at the courthouse to cheer Katherine
on. They wore T-shirts with logos saying ‘We support you Katherine
Jackson’ and AEG bullied Michael.
However, most people on Twitter have taken the opposite stance.
User @_Splink_ wrote ‘“Michael Jackson’s family loses wrongful death case against tour promoter” Too right they lost. Get jobs!'
Custody: Katherine and Taj have joint custody of Michael's children, following his 2009 death
@AmyJ81 added’Michael Jackson’s family (mother) needs to let it (&him) reset now. This is ridiculous and greedy.’
@BarbaraAnnWqyk
tweeted, ‘The jury found AEG not guilty in the death of @michaeljackson
did they get it right? I think they did.’
Meanwhile,
another Twitter user @kayscape placed the blame firmly on Michael,
writing ‘Yes, Michael is responsible for his own behaviour. He
controlled his own destiny and didn’t tolerate telling him NO.’
Passionate: Katherine Jackson's supporters were out in force for the AEG Jackson trial verdict in Los Angeles on Wednesday
Mixed reaction: While these fans at the
courthouse seemed to be firmly behind the Jackson family, most people on
Twitter appeared to side with AEG Live
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