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Tohme Ramez Tohme was Michael Jackson"s manager, financial advisor and close personal friend in the last year and a half of the King of Pop"s life. Dr. Tohme Tohme advised Jackson on various crucial financial matters that helped remedy the popstar"s complex financial problems. Tohme Tohme also negotiated the real estate deal that saved Jackson"s Neverland Ranch from foreclosure in 2008. Through Dr. Tohme"s instrumental involvement and efforts, Michael Jackson signed and announced THIS IS IT, the historic O2 arena concert deal that sold out within hours of Jackson"s announcement. Tohme was also very diligently working to renegotiate more favorable terms on some of Jackson"s main assets- among them Jackson"s fifty percent share of the Sony-ATV Music Publishing Catalog, which includes the Beatles songs-which Jackson had previously used for taking out massive loans.
In the one and half years that Dr. Tohme worked with Michael Jackson, Dr. Tohme also served as Jackson"s spokesperson and as Jackson"s manager and financial advisor, played a key role in helping Jackson resolve several legal issues related to his personal and musical interests, including a lawsuit initiated overseas that prevented Jackson from engaging in any new contracts or performing. It is believed that without Dr. Tohme"s personal effort, this lawsuit would not likely have been solved. Dr. Tohme Tohme worked closely with Jackson in handpicking and finalizing several lucrative business deals that would help resurrect Jackson"s artistic career and legacy.
Tohme R. Tohme had planned several profitable business activities based on the star"s legacy which included Jackson"s signing a deal with the Nederlander"s for a Broadway show and advanced negotiations with others for an animated series based on Michael Jackson"s hit, "Thriller". Dr.
Tohme Tohme had been collaborating with Jackson and respected fashion designers to create both a Michael Jackson clothing line and "moonwalk-inspired shoes" made famous by the immensely talented popstar and dancer.
Prior to Michael Jackson"s announcement of the O2 Arena shows in London in February 2008, Dr. Tohme had travelled with Jackson from Los Angeles to London via his private jet. As Jackson"s manager and friend, Tohme was close by Jackson"s side during the press conference at the O2. Jackson"s historic announcement was a special occasion for the King of Pop, as he was very excited that he would be performing on such a grand scale in front of his children. Dr. Tohme Tohme is quoted as saying that Jackson was a loving and attentive father who cared for his children immensely. Michael Jackson"s sudden passing deeply saddened Dr. Tohme for the loss of his dear friend and business associate, but mostly the incomprehensible loss and sadness which Jackson"s family now endures.
