Sunday 's Los Angeles office reveals internal e - mails from ` ` This Is It '' promoter . ` ` AEG will make a fortune '' despite Jackson 's death , promoter says in e - mail . ` ` MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent , '' AEG Live head writes on top of announcement . Randy Phillips calls Michael Jackson ' an emotionally paralyzed man ' in e - mail .
Sunday 's Los Angeles Times reveals internal e-mails from `` This Is It '' promoter . `` AEG will make a fortune '' despite Jackson 's death , promoter says in e-mail . `` MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent , '' AEG Live head writes on day of announcement . Randy Phillips calls Michael Jackson 'an emotionally paralyzed mess ' in e-mail .