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LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
A new report has surfaced suggesting a photo of the body of Michael Jackson on the autopsy table has been leaked.
Earlier this week, The Daily Beasts Gerald Posner reported that a person described as a prominent restaurant owner in Los Angeles reportedly has a high-resolution copy of what is evidently a photo from the Jackson autopsy.
Posner wrote that the restaurant owner has allegedly showed the photograph, which is allegedly on the persons Blackberry, to a handful of television executives, and told at least one of the execs that he received the photo from a high-ranking police friend.
Two of the TV executives, whom Posner did not name, described the picture. One of them said it was, not a cell phone picture. The quality was far too good.
It allegedly only shows the late stars head from the left side.
The description of the photo matches several reports that surfaced earlier this year when the autopsy was being conducted, including that Jacksons face had no make up on it and the front half of his skull was shaved. Previous reports in the U.K. press suggested Jackson was actually partially bald under a wig he wore, in part the result of severe burns he received while shooting a Pepsi ad in the 1980s.
Jackson also had a scar on his face, which was reportedly visible in the alleged photo.
And on Thursday, Posner, who has not seen the photo, explained to Access Hollywood that it was the detail of Jacksons scar, described independently by the two TV execs, which made the investigative journalist believe the picture is authentic.
The reason this picture is believed to be authentic is Michael Jackson had a scar on his left cheek that very few people knew about. He hid that scar whenever he went out in public with makeup, Posner told Access. When stripped of makeup, that scar is visible. In this picture, there is a scar on the left cheek where it is supposed to be. Thats one of the reasons I dont believe it is a fake autopsy photo.
Posner claims he contacted the restaurant owner about the photo and the person allegedly replied with the text message, Thnk u, but at this time Im not interested.
When contacted by Access Hollywood, Los Angeles Chief Coroner Ed Winter said in his opinion, there cannot be any photos floating around from the official autopsy report.
The photos are under lock and key, separate from the autopsy report, he told Access on Wednesday.
Winter added that he had seen two unrelated photos of Jacksons body, one of the pop star lying down somewhere and another of him supposedly in a casket. His opinion is that both images are computer-generated.
But Posner told Access it is not clear whether the reported photo is official, or was snapped under different circumstances.
Its not clear as to whether its an official photo taken by the Coroner or whether its what I call a Trophy Photo, taken by somebody who had access to the autopsy and took it and put it on their phone, he said.
Posner said the restaurant owner, who he cannot name for legal reasons, did not appear to want to sell the photo. But the writer believes he cant be the only person out there with the picture. And if someone does decide to sell, Posner said the selling price would likely be high.
Photo experts and paparazzi believe that photo is worth over $1 million if sold, he said.
When youre talking about this kind of money a million dollars plus its very tempting for someone to leak out a photo and eventually sell it, despite the legal ramifications, he later added. Unfortunately, we may see one of these in print.
SOURCE: http://www.accesshollywood.com
A new report has surfaced suggesting a photo of the body of Michael Jackson on the autopsy table has been leaked.
Earlier this week, The Daily Beasts Gerald Posner reported that a person described as a prominent restaurant owner in Los Angeles reportedly has a high-resolution copy of what is evidently a photo from the Jackson autopsy.
Posner wrote that the restaurant owner has allegedly showed the photograph, which is allegedly on the persons Blackberry, to a handful of television executives, and told at least one of the execs that he received the photo from a high-ranking police friend.
Two of the TV executives, whom Posner did not name, described the picture. One of them said it was, not a cell phone picture. The quality was far too good.
It allegedly only shows the late stars head from the left side.
The description of the photo matches several reports that surfaced earlier this year when the autopsy was being conducted, including that Jacksons face had no make up on it and the front half of his skull was shaved. Previous reports in the U.K. press suggested Jackson was actually partially bald under a wig he wore, in part the result of severe burns he received while shooting a Pepsi ad in the 1980s.
Jackson also had a scar on his face, which was reportedly visible in the alleged photo.
And on Thursday, Posner, who has not seen the photo, explained to Access Hollywood that it was the detail of Jacksons scar, described independently by the two TV execs, which made the investigative journalist believe the picture is authentic.
The reason this picture is believed to be authentic is Michael Jackson had a scar on his left cheek that very few people knew about. He hid that scar whenever he went out in public with makeup, Posner told Access. When stripped of makeup, that scar is visible. In this picture, there is a scar on the left cheek where it is supposed to be. Thats one of the reasons I dont believe it is a fake autopsy photo.
Posner claims he contacted the restaurant owner about the photo and the person allegedly replied with the text message, Thnk u, but at this time Im not interested.
When contacted by Access Hollywood, Los Angeles Chief Coroner Ed Winter said in his opinion, there cannot be any photos floating around from the official autopsy report.
The photos are under lock and key, separate from the autopsy report, he told Access on Wednesday.
Winter added that he had seen two unrelated photos of Jacksons body, one of the pop star lying down somewhere and another of him supposedly in a casket. His opinion is that both images are computer-generated.
But Posner told Access it is not clear whether the reported photo is official, or was snapped under different circumstances.
Its not clear as to whether its an official photo taken by the Coroner or whether its what I call a Trophy Photo, taken by somebody who had access to the autopsy and took it and put it on their phone, he said.
Posner said the restaurant owner, who he cannot name for legal reasons, did not appear to want to sell the photo. But the writer believes he cant be the only person out there with the picture. And if someone does decide to sell, Posner said the selling price would likely be high.
Photo experts and paparazzi believe that photo is worth over $1 million if sold, he said.
When youre talking about this kind of money a million dollars plus its very tempting for someone to leak out a photo and eventually sell it, despite the legal ramifications, he later added. Unfortunately, we may see one of these in print.
SOURCE: http://www.accesshollywood.com
