Hearing told Jackson ‘already dead’ when doctor sought help

A CHOREOGRAPHER who was the last person to work with Michael Jackson on his ill-fated concert tour told a judge yesterday the superstar seemed unwell and not in condition six days before he died.

Kenny Ortega said Jackson went home early from rehearsals at his suggestion. Ortega said he was summoned the next morning to Jackson’s home and told by Dr Conrad Murray to try not to be Jackson’s doctor or psychiatrist.

Murray suggested Jackson should not have been sent home because he was physically and emotionally fine, Ortega testified.