Defense attorney Ed Chernoff has begun opening statements in Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial on Tuesday.

Chernoff's basis in Murray's defense is that Jackson administered drugs to himself without Murray's knowledge. Chernoff said:

“During the 10 hours on June 25, 2009 ... he did an act without his doctor’s knowledge, without his doctor’s permission, against his orders –- he did an act that caused his own death.

Michael Jackson swallowed eight 2 mg Lorazepam pills. ... He did this when Dr. Murray was not around. ... Michael Jackson self-administered a dose of Propofol ... that created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly."

-Chernoff said Murray is "no celebrity doctor ... he doesn't have an office in Beverly Hills. ... He literally saves lives. He takes care of only people who have had a heart attack or are about to."

-Chernoff says Murray provided Jackson Propofol for two months for Jackson for sleep, then Murray began a process to wean Jackson off of Propofol.

The Jackson family arrived at the L.A. County Courthouse Monday morning for the manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's private physician who is accused of giving the King of Pop a lethal dose of propofol.

Jackson's mother Katherine, father Joe, and siblings Jermaine, Janet, Randy, Tito and LaToya were all in downtown LA to witness opening statements. Janet was not originally expected to attend this morning, but she arrived holding hands with her brother Randy.

The family largely stayed calm and quiet while walking into court. The big theme of the day from both the Jackson family and fans was justice, a word used while talking to the media and screamed from the sidewalk.

There were supporters for Jackson, and more surprisingly for Murray as well, lined up outside the courthouse. Signs from the King of Pop's fans ranged from "Justice is overdue for Michael. Can you feel it?" to "Doctors are supposed to heal not kill." Murray's proponents also held up posters defending the doctor, including "I support Dr. Conrad Murray an innocent man who must be exonerated."

While some fans peacefully sang, one confused Jackson supporter went as far as wearing a shirt with Murray's face and that read "Dr. Murder." He then began drinking what appeared to be Propofol, yelling, "If you do it right, it's fine."

Prosecutor David Walgren is giving his opening arguments in the Dr. Conrad Murray manslaughter trial for the death of Michael Jackson. Here are the highlights:

• Cause of death was overdose of Propofol administered by Dr. Murray



• Prosecution will prove Dr. Murray acted with gross negligence



• Murray was paid $150,000/month as Michael Jackson's personal doctor



• Murray procured large amounts of Propofol on a regular basis, on behalf of Jackson, but lied to a pharmacist, claiming he had a clinic in Santa Monica



• Murray was aware of Jackson's poor state of health due to repeated injections, evidenced by a voice recording on his cell phone



• "This Is It" tour choreographer will testify Jackson was sick, shivering and incoherent during the weeks before he died, but Murray continued to administer Propofol



• Paramedics pronounced Jackson dead in his home the night of May 20, 2009 at 1 a.m.



• Murray instructed bodyguard Alberto Alvarez to hide evidence of Jackson's last Propofol injection



• Murray never told EMTs he administered Propofol to Jackson



• UCLA doctors asked Murray what drugs he had administered and he never mentioned Propofol

Opening statements from the prosecution in Conrad Murray’s manslaughter trial included much of Conrad Murray’s own words – quoting him and playing audio from his June 27, 2009 interview. Prosecutor Walgren said:

• “The evidence will reveal … Conrad Murray decided to give Propofol. … What Conrad Murray indicates is that what he have was just 25 mg of Propofol indicated with Lidocaine. … The evidence will reveal that much more than 25 mg was given.”



• Audio was played from the interview, including when Murray said that he monitored Jackson, then had to go to the bathroom. When he returned after being gone “about two minutes,” Murray said, he was “stunned in the sense that he [Jackson] wasn’t breathing.”



• The prosecution points out that Murray started making phone calls after he had given Jackson the Propofol that day, then sent e-mails – saying this was neglect and Murray should have been monitoring Jackson’s health.



• Murray says in his interview that he didn’t call police for help because “to speak to a 911 operator would be to neglect him [Jackson].”



• Murray says he didn’t ask Michael Amir Williams to call 911 because “he would want to know what it was about.”

Courthouse Pool

Doctor Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial began with the prosecutor showing the jurors the above photo of Michael Jackson's dead body.

Murray, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter charges, is accused of giving the King of Pop a fatal dose of Propofol.

Katherine, Jermaine, Janet, Randy and LaToya Jackson are all present in the courtroom. The jury is made up of five women and seven men.

Heiress Petra Ecclestone knows how to travel in style!

We caught up with Ecclestone as she headed to the gym and the doctor in LA -- and even in a casual hoody and leggings, Ecclestone works her wealth!

She was carrying a fabulously expensive Birkin bag and getting carted around in a custom Range Rover. Check out the back!

Karolina Kurkova and her adorable son Tobin hit the Grove in Los Angeles to spend quality bonding time, and looks like they're having a blast!

No doubt, the leggy supermodel will be passing on her great fashion sense to her little boy.

One thing's for sure ... the almost two-year-old toddler has mommy's good looks. Adorbs!

Pete Wentz, 32, was all aglow Monday night thanks to his new girlfriend, model Meagan Camper!

The two have been together for a little more than a month. We caught up with them as they went to dinner, where Wentz jokingly complained about President Obama's visit to West Hollywood causing traffic problems.

The couple then met up with Christina Milian and Serena Williams, who were celebrating Serena's b-day!

See all the pics of Pete and Meagan in our gallery below!

Leisha Hailey of Showtime's The L Word doesn't just play a gay character -- she's also openly gay in real life, and Hailey says Southwest Airlines has a problem with that.

Hailey Tweeted on Monday about an experience when she and her girlfriend were apparently escorted off a Southwest flight for kissing each other. She said:

"I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir. Flt. attendant said that it was a 'family' airline and kissing was not ok. ... Hate is not a family value. ... We were escorted off the plane for getting upset ... Since when is showing affection towards someone you love illegal? I want to know what Southwest Airlines considers as 'family'."

Hailey says she has much of the incident recorded on video, though she has not yet released any recordings. She is demanding a public apology and a refund from the airline, and calling for gay couples to boycott.

Southwest released a statement, saying:

" ... reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive ... The conversation escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight."

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