MICHAEL JACKSON'S LAST VIDEOS BARRED FROM TRIAL

'NO GOOD REASON'

MICHAEL Jackson's last days will not be shown in the court case of his controversial doctor, a judge has ruled.  
Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray had wanted to show some of the 100 hours of rehearsal footage which was not seen in the hit movie "This Is It" which they argued would show the singer in poor health in the days leading up to his death. 
But Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor denied their request, instead agreeing with with attorneys for Sony Pictures Entertainment that the clips have significant value and should not be publicly shown without a good reason.
He said: "There is absolutely nothing in those materials that could have been of assistance to the defense."
The judge reviewed several hours of the footage last week then canceled plans to travel to Sony Studios over the weekend to finish watching the rest of the film that attorneys wanted to use during the upcoming trial of Murray.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said the footage "demonstrated that Michael Jackson was optimistic, engaged, confident, physically well."
Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8, for Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
He denies giving Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol and other sedatives in the bedroom of his rented mansion days before he was scheduled to travel to London for a series of comeback concerts.