14 DAY TRIAL // Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson’s personal physician after AEG Live hired him to take care of the singer in preparation for his comeback shows at the O2 Arena in London. He was found guilty of manslaughter in 2011 but is now a free man already.
As Michael Jackson’s fans are still painfully aware, Murray gave the singer the Propofol dose that killed him. He claimed he was innocent throughout the trial, saying that it was Michael who insisted on being administered large doses of the anesthetic and saying that those he gave him presented no danger at all.
A jury found him guilty and, in November 2011, sentenced him to 4 years behind bars. In theory, that translates to 2 years of actually served time in prison: TMZ reports that, as of several minutes ago, Murray is a free man.
“According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept., Murray was released at 12:01 AM Monday – however, he did not make a triumphant walk out of jail choosing, instead, to sneak out away from photogs who had gathered,” the celebrity publication writes.
The reason he might have done that could be that he’s looking to increase the price of his first interview because, by not showing face, he’s getting more people to wonder how jail time might have changed him. Then again, he could be afraid of facing larger crowds because, after all, he is responsible for killing one of the greatest artists of all times.
In a separate post, TMZ claims the former is more likely because, while in prison, Murray has been busily working on his book and he might even follow up its release with his own reality series.
“Murray penned a large portion of a book about his life and his time with Michael Jackson. We're told a big chunk of the Jackson story casts blame on others and justifies his conduct in the treatment that ultimately killed the singer and sent Murray to the slammer,” TMZ reports.
“We're also told Murray would be open to some sort of reality show, following his life after jail. Fact is... it would probably be entertaining,” the report adds.
Besides this, Murray could also make a lot of money off his first post-jail interview. Less controversial public figures like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have done it, and even Amanda Knox, so what’s to stop Murray from cashing in on the controversy.