Michael Jackson's doctor claims never receiving payment

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray, who is at the center of the singer's death investigation, claimed he never got paid when he served as Jackson's personal physician, according to media reports Wednesday.

Pop star Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after he was found not guilty in Santa Maria, California in this June 13, 2005 file photo. Jackson died from a lethal dose of the  powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading  authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed  on August 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Murray was hand-selected by Jackson to serve as his doctor and to accompany the singer to London for a series of scheduled concerts.

The doctor and the concert promoter AEG were in talks over his salary, however, they failed to complete the negotiations before Jackson's death on June 25, said a spokesman for the company.

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician for Michael  Jackson, is shown in this undated publicity  photograph released to Reuters August 18, 2009. The coroner investigation into Jackson's death found he had lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol in his body, and Murray told detectives he gave Jackson the drug to treat insomnia, the Los Angeles Times reported on August 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"Michael Jackson requested Murray be put on as part of the show. Murray, however, had yet to be hired. Discussions were along the way for a completed contract. Murray had signed the contract, however, neither Michael Jackson nor AEG had signed the contract," said the AEG spokesman.

Murray administered the powerful anesthetic propofol to Jackson which authorities believe killed the singer. 

A bottle of the anaesthetic drug Propofol is pictured at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles July 31, 2009. Law enforcement probes into the death of entertainer  Michael Jackson are focusing on the Jackson's possible use of Propofol.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)