Michael Jackson Allegedly On Anti-Depressants, Painkillers
“Life & Style reports that Michael Jackson was taking a cocktail of up to seven prescription drugs in the months before his death.
“And a Jackson family lawyer told CNN he ‘feared’ the drugs could kill the pop star.
“The star had been taking prescription painkillers including anti-anxiety drugs Xanax, Zoloft and painkiller Demerol in recent months, sources close to Jackson told Life & Style. The insider close to the star said he took a suspected overdose of drugs on Thursday morning, which caused respiratory and cardiac arrest.
“Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman confirmed Jackson may have had trouble with prescription drugs as he prepared for his London show.
“‘This was something which I feared and something which I warned about,’ Oxman said on CNN. ‘I can tell you for sure that this is something I warned about. Where there is smoke there is fire.’
“Mr Oxman compared Michael to Anna Nicole Smith, alleging that Michael had ‘enablers’ just like her.”
I don’t even know what to say, except that there will be much, much more to come on this story.
On a personal level, I am crushed by Michael’s death. I grew up on the Jackson 5 and loved “Off The Wall” and “Thriller.” Obviously, Michael became a very weird adult, but he sure as hell deserved an opportunity to redeem himself. It’s sad that those London concerts will never happen.
That he died of what appears to be sudden cardiac death makes me wonder greatly about what his toxicology results will be.
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