Michael Jackson doc’s interactions with AEG Live detailed

By Anthony McCartney

Published June 3, 2013 4:00am ET

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Michael Jackson doc’s interactions with AEG Live detailed — FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2011 file photo, concert promoter and producer on Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" tour, Paul Gongaware, testifies on the second day of Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in downtown Los Angeles. Gongaware testified Monday June 3, 2013, that he never considered doing a background check on Jackson's personal physician and did not think a physician's debts would impact their medical judgment. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool, File) | Al Seib

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An AEG Live LLC executive who negotiated with Michael Jackson’s doctor told a jury Monday that he never considered conducting a background check on the singer’s physician.

Promoter and producer Paul Gongaware testified that he didn’t think it was necessary to conduct background checks on anyone working closely with Jackson. He said in Conrad Murray’s case, he wasn’t concerned about his background because he’d been recommended by the entertainer.

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