Nations Of Magic

 

#OnThisDay March 3rd, 2009. #MichaelJackson arrived with his children at London Luton airport to officially announce the AEG

'This Is It' concerts.

"AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips...explained why he sent e-mails to colleagues saying what he went through to pull off the London

event in 2009 was "the scariest thing I have ever seen."

Phillips now calls it "The Miracle of March 5th."

Phillips had doubts Jackson would show up for the London announcement because he couldn't reach him a week before the scheduled date. The singer was not returning his manager's calls because he was upset that Tohme Tohme had planned to auction off some of his belongings. Phillips couldn't call Jackson directly -- only through Tohme, he said "I was flying blind," Phillips testified. "I didn't know what was happening in Michael's camp."

Phillips was starting to worry about Jackson breaking his contract with AEG Live for his "This Is It" concerts. "If there ever was a time to stop the process," it was then in late February, he testified. "That's when we had the least amount of risk and the greatest amount of collateral."

But Phillips decided to press ahead, even if Jackson failed to get on the private jet for London. Jackson arrived with his children, Tohme, a bodyguard, and a nanny who also did his hair and makeup on March 4, 2009.

Phillips, who had to stop in Miami for the launch of Britney Spear's "Circus" tour, landed in London on March 5, just hours before the press event was set to begin. Phillips went to the Lanesborough Hotel, where Jackson and Tohme had adjacent suites on the first floor. "

Source : Alan Duke for CNN