{"id":1919723,"date":"2026-05-05T18:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919723"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:30:26","slug":"michael-jacksons-ex-doctor-conrad-murray-sports-ponytail-in-new-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919723","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson&#8217;s Ex-Doctor Conrad Murray Sports Ponytail in New Pics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/22\/16by9\/2026\/05\/05\/22741516eb1346d6b9b0d96ece27bdb1_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Michael Jackson&#8217;s Ex-Doctor Conrad Murray Sports Ponytail in New Pics<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">MJ&#8217;s Ex-Dr. Conrad Murray<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Hungry Hungry Hipster Ponies Up<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Amid &#8216;Michael&#8217; Craze<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T11:30:26-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202605\"><br \/>\n                May 5, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            11:30 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T12:08:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 5, 2026<br \/>\n                                12:08 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-f81f6ecd30b9357b3ce33fc84be96ded\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-f9773a46-3482-423a-b45a-8885f4c40c2d\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/05\/05\/conrad-murray-eating-breakfast-in-sunrise-florida\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f9773a46-3482-423a-b45a-8885f4c40c2d\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/22\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/22741516eb1346d6b9b0d96ece27bdb1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Conrad Murray Eating Breakfast In Sunrise, Florida\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Florida Grubbin&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7268abc493c836c6b132010a0b164911\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-jackson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s former doctor&#8217;s life has taken a major twist, or rather his hair has &#8230; because he&#8217;s bunching it up in a ponytail these days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8c2f82b2f80a7dfe97df5f6506052028\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We&#8217;ve obtained photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/conrad-murray\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Conrad Murray<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the doctor who served two years in jail for the manslaughter of the King of Pop &#8212; sporting his new hairdo Tuesday morning outside a diner in Sunrise, Florida.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-be2c95073d79d691acdd6134366e23f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_1a7a0040320242ea8638c65cc747aaa0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1a\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/1a7a0040320242ea8638c65cc747aaa0_md.jpg\" alt=\"0505-Conrad-Murray-Breakfast-PRIMARY\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3449664d8f8842c390a699871b848c14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Check it out &#8230; the new style seems in its nascent stages, but, it certainly looks like he&#8217;s letting it grow, and letting his hipster flag fly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8721484dd1412716cbcc60a4a1800fd4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We&#8217;re told Murray sat down for a 45-minute meal before heading to his car, which appears to be a rental. He had a to-go bag with him &#8230; clearly biting off more than he could chew in the joint.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-811f43cb1a2c42658e83e293d9de22fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-3a081741-b565-5dfa-9dd2-265389d634a2\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2011\/06\/24\/3781-michael-jackson-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:3a081741-b565-5dfa-9dd2-265389d634a2\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f1\/4by3\/2019\/08\/27\/f1cef865359b4c9d9258c366944e0bf7_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Michael Jackson\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Michael Jackson Through the Years<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b4bbfcf4378f7e26e5654633d684d736\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t seem anyone bothered the 73-year-old former doc &#8230; who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/11\/07\/dr-conrad-murray-handcuffed-in-court\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>convicted in 2011<\/strong><\/a> of involuntary manslaughter for administering the propofol &#8212; a surgical anesthetic\u00a0&#8212; that caused MJ&#8217;s fatal overdose. He&#8217;s maintained his innocence over the years, instead pointing the finger at Michael&#8217;s other doctors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9e9bf3920c10e97f826ca73db1e1d398\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In 2016, Murray wrote the book, &#8220;This Is It! The Secret Lives of Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson&#8221; &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2016\/07\/26\/conrad-murray-denies-killing-michael-jackson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>and told us<\/strong><\/a> it was actually the late Dr. <strong>Arnold Klein<\/strong> who was responsible for MJ&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5088ab59f62f8cb3cd76a25caf0e2ea1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Not sure if a new ponytail will help him stay incognito &#8230; especially with all the buzz about Michael as the biopic crushes at the box office.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/michael-jackson-doctor-conrad-murray-has-ponytail-in-new-pics\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/05\/michael-jackson-doctor-conrad-murray-has-ponytail-in-new-pics\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/01\/michael-jackson-thriller-actress-claims-they-had-sexual-tension\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f5e5190f-a296-4bf8-a505-510f7e0d2f13\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/32\/16by9\/2026\/05\/01\/32b3a6c915b24c83938003838adcb83c_xs.jpg\" alt=\"ola-ray-primary-05-01-2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Michael Jackson &#8216;Thriller&#8217; 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