Kai Chase and I worked together at the Urban Network magazine in the early 90s
LOS ANGELES — On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss was when his doctor didn’t come downstairs to get the juices and granola he routinely brought the King of Pop for breakfast each morning.
Kai Chase, a professionally trained chef hired by Jackson to maintain a healthy food regimen, recalled the singer’s final days in an interview with The Associated Press. She also spoke about the role of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who is now the focus of a manslaughter investigation. Chase said Tuesday that
The doctor usually arrived about 9 or 9:30 p.m. and would go upstairs to Jackson’s room, and “I started preparing the lunch and then I looked at my cell phone and it was noon. About 12:05 or 12:10 Dr. Murray runs down the steps and screams, ‘Go get Prince!’ He’s screaming very loud. I run into the den where the kids are playing. Prince (Jackson’s oldest son) runs to meet Dr. Murray and from that point on you could feel the energy in the house change. “I walked into the hall and I saw the children there. The daughter was crying. I saw paramedics running up the stairs.” At that point, Chase said, the small group that was gathered _ the children, their nanny, a housekeeper and Chase _ held hand s and began to pray. As paramedics raced up to the room, Chase recalls, “We were all praying, ‘Help Mr. Jackson be O.K.’ “Then everyone was very quiet.” At about 1:30 p.m. Chase, 37, who has cooked for other celebrities and comes from a show-business family, was hired by Jackson in March, let go in May, then returned on June 2. She said the pop star’s focus was on fresh, healthy food for him and the children. She said
Murray sometimes joined them for dinner, which might be a seared ahi tuna. She said the doctor conferred with her about the 50-year-old pop singer’s food and made sure that he ate.The only oddity was the oxygen tanks. Chase said Amazon.com - Black Friday Sale Starts NOW!!!