Michael Jackson's Dr. Slavit and AEG

August 23, 2010 – Dr. Slavit and AEG

Getting back into a writing mode after a four day break is kind of like trying to get back on a vitamin schedule after going on vacation and leaving all your vitamins at home, both of which I did. But I know if I had been lucky enough to have a working laptop or access to the internet on something other than a flip-phone, I would have gotten nothing done that we intended to accomplish on our trip. (It wasn’t a vacation, but my husband tried to lighten things up a bit while we were gone).

When starting a blog topic, It is usually already a collection of links to certain reading material pertaining to the topic at hand. From that it turns into an outline and then into the finished piece. Sometimes I just sit down and write it depending on the urgency and the intensity of my feelings on the topic. For today’s topic, I have had some time to mull over the issue.

Who is Dr. Slavit and what does he have to do with AEG? Read Here

Dr. David Slavit: Photo credit Access Hollywood

From the article:

“Slavit, an ear-nose-and-throat specialist, based in New York City, administered Michael Jackson’s physical in February of this year, which the pop star reportedly passed. The physical report allowed Lloyd’s of London to issue the insurance policy on the pop star, under the name of “Mark Jones,” according to the Los Angeles Times, to AEG Live in relation to his London concert dates.”

Further through the article, Dr. Slavit is reported to have treated other famous vocalists. Dr. Slavit, upon further research, is a specialist in the health of the voice. Contributed from Gina:

David H. Slavit, M.D. (Keeping the Voice Healthy) is a board certified otolaryngologist specializing in care of the professional singer and is Director of the Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory, Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City. He has worked closely with Juilliard faculty and students for many years. Keeping the Voice Healthy, led by David H. Slavit, M.D., otolarigologist and Director of the Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory, Lenox Hill Hospital. Source

The Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory (AVDL) provides state of the art evaluation of vocal function. The laboratory fulfills the needs of physicians, voice scientists, voice coaches and speech language pathologists for accurately diagnosing and treating voice disorders. The AVDL offers the most comprehensive modern system of objective voice analysis available, making diagnosis more accurate and enhancing treatment. Source

Ames Vocal Dynamics Laboratory at Lenox Hill, which looks more like Madonna's recording studio than a research clinic. It has a soundproof booth surrounded by computers, synthesizers, electronic keyboards, amplifiers, televisions and videocassette recorders, where patients come for video stroboscopic analysis, a state-of-the-art method of viewing vocal cord movements on a video screen. Source

Michael Jackson – exceptional vocalist

Medical Exam Goes Missing

This link reveals, as per AEG that the medical exam in which Michael was subjected to for purposes of concert insurance, was not issued under Michael’s name, but a fictitious name. If this in fact happened, how then would insurance be paid? It would render the document illegal. Source

“AEG has never received a copy of Dr. Slavit's medical exam. A second medical examination was scheduled in the UK when the tour arrived. The policy was issued in a fictitious name."

According to this article, this is sometimes done in the case of celebrities in order to insure that vital private information does not get leaked out (a little late out of the gate with Michael). I have been through training for health and life insurance specifically to obtain my license in both Maryland and Pennsylvania and at no time did my training ever cover this piece of information. As a matter of fact, the HIPPA and COBRA laws specifically address this issue. Documents filled out for the insured are done meticulously, including needing to see and match I.D. to their name, social security numbers, photo to face and same must be done taking swabs for drug testing and urine testing.

Also, insurance companies usually have doctors contracted on call to perform such physicals. A physician will either come out to the home, place of work or the patient will go to the medical facility for such a physical to be performed. If a claim ever needed to be paid out for this life/health insurance policy, how would the insurance company ever be made obligated to pay it out unless Michael also had documents identifying him as this fictitious name?

Michael in disguise

In the case of many celebrities that are admitted to hospitals under fictitious names, insurance usually isn’t an issue as most of your higher earning celebrities pay cash for their hospital stays or medical treatments. But in the case of life insurance payout, this is a legal document requiring proof of death matching the name on the death certificate. Especially with someone as prominent as Lloyd’s of London, this brings up another discrepancy: Lloyd’s of London was the insurance issuer listed on this site. The insurers for AEG is reported as Robertson Taylor on this article. So which was it?

On the news item below, an old story about Michael’s stay at the New York Lenox Hill Hospital for dehydration back in 1999 revealed :

“Michael Jackson checked himself into New York's Lenox Hill Hospital for two days back in 1999. The exact dates were April 17 and 18, and the alias he used was "James Walker." It turns out he was in a private suite in the Wollman unit at Lenox Hill, and ostensibly for exhaustion and dehydration. “ Source
However, this was to conceal Michael’s medical privacy (which was not very effective considering he was on the news that very night he was admitted with throngs of fans waiting outside), this is quite different than obtaining life insurance coverage.
Some more information on Dr. Slavitz on the internet:

Dr. Slavitz is Included in NY Stage Managers Health Directory:

He co-wrote this. Source

He's a member of the American Rhonologic.org. Source

Head and neck surgeons, or otolaryngologists, work on the head and neck, performing surgery for corrective or cosmetic reasons. Procedures these doctors perform include face lifts and surgery for snoring. Some otolaryngologists are subspecialists in facial, plastic and reconstructive surgery (including rhinoplasty/nose jobs); rhinology (ear, nose and throat). Source

Michael Jackson at AEGLive’s “This is It”

All this was allegedly revealed during the “wrongful death” suit against AEG Live submitted by Joe Jackson and his lawyer Brian Oxman. Interestingly according to this source (TMZ) the children’s lawyer quoted in this article changed from Howard Weitzman to Margaret Lodise:

"Although Joe is alleging various misdeeds on the part of the executors -- including fraud and embezzlement, which the executors strongly deny -- the lawyer for Michael Jackson's kids claim Joe is actually harming them with all the "procedural wrangling." Margaret Lodise, the kids' lawyer, says Joe only cares about his stake in the Estate and, therefore, he's "the ultimate dog in the manger." Source

I don’t know who Margaret is, but a search on her name in relation to the Jackson’s reveals that she is NOT the children’s lawyer but the “guardian at Law” or “guardian ad litem” in legal terms. This was yet another crowbar inserted between the children and other family members by bought-and-paid-for-by-Sony, Judge Beckloff, who was the same paid hack who appointed Cobain Estate rapist Weitzman to estate representative against Katherine Jackson AFTER representing Branca against Katherine during her original challenge to the executors. Source

I find it no surprise that one of Beckloff’s employees . . . )I mean possible recommendations for judgeship), would make such a statement against Joe Jackson, since the present executors of the Jackson Estate have already made ten times more money than any of the beneficiaries of that same estate. Maybe by the time Michael’s children are 40, if there is anything left in the estate, they will have caught up to earning 50% of what the executors will have accumulated, but I seriously doubt it. We will discuss this further tomorrow.

Back to Slavitz and AEG, the other oddity was just who Lloyd’s of London supposedly went with as far as hiring a specialist in the area of voice and vocal performance and health. Why would L.O.L. (or Robertson Taylor, take your pick) hire a vocal performance specialist to report on the overall health and physical ability for life insurance purposes? Is it normal for an insurance company to appeal to the client they are insuring to suggest a doctor that would give them a beneficial health report? Does anyone else think this is a little weird or is it just me?

Other doctors which may become important in this whole investigation, as noted below:

“Search warrants for the investigation into Murray's Las Vegas properties show officers were allowed to remove emails, letters and notes between the physician, Jackson's former dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, rheumatologist Allan Metzger, nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee - who worked as Jackson's nutritionist earlier this year - dentist Mark Tadrissi, anaesthesiologist Randy Rosen and ear-nose-and-throat specialist David Slavit.” Source

Was there a physical performed on Michael Jackson or not? Why would an insurance company, who put millions on the block to insure Michael during the “This is It” concerts, acquire the services of a nose and voice specialist to perform a physical that essentially should be done by an internist or a cardiologist? Why would Michael Jackson be insured by a life insurance policy over the duration of a concert series, under a fictitious name which would legally eliminate that insurance company from legal obligation to pay that claim?

Was this done to protect Michael’s privacy or AEG’s pocket? Or, could this have been done to protect both in an overall plan?

So many things to watch . . . so little time in my day.

Tomorrow, I have to address some issues that reared their ugly heads during my absence. A certain anonymous blogger, The “C.T.” kid and the Terrible-elli are back in the news with more proof that Branca/Sony are still out there trying to reorganize their P.R. campaigns. “They’re Back, They’re Spinning, and They’re on the Attack” . . . tomorrow.

God Bless you all. It is really good to be back.

Michael Rehearsing for “This is It” concerts, sound check


Source: http://michaelsguardian.blogspot.com/2010/08/michael-jacksons-dr-slavit-and-aeg.html