Michael Jackson's children were part of a prayer circle that formed as the superstar went into cardiac arrest at his home June 25, the singer's chef told the Associated Press.
Kai Chase, a chef who said she was going to accompany Jackson on his London concert tour, recalled the singer's final days in an interview Tuesday. She also spoke about the role of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who is now the focus of a manslaughter investigation.
Most mornings, Chase said she would see the doctor coming down the steps carrying oxygen tanks. When Murray didn't come downstairs the morning of June 25, "I thought maybe Mr. Jackson is sleeping late," Chase, 37, said.
"About 12:05 or 12:10, Dr. Murray runs down the steps and screams, 'Go get Prince!' ... 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."
At that point, Chase said, the group that was gathered -- the children, their nanny, a housekeeper and Chase -- held hands and began to pray. As paramedics raced up to the room, Chase recalls, "We were all praying, 'Help Mr. Jackson be OK.'"
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