Dr. Arnie Klein: I Warned Michael Jackson About Propofol
ET's Kevin Frazier exclusively sits down with Michael Jackson's former dermatologist Dr. Arnie Klein, who says he warned Michael about the dangers of the powerful drug that allegedly led to his death.
"I told him that it was very dangerous. I told him it was addicting. And, I told him that he really shouldn't be using it," Klein says he told Michael about Propofol.
Klein says he didn't know Jackson was allegedly using Propofol around the time of his death, but he says Jackson had told him in years past that he'd used the drug.
"I knew that he had over-used Profol because in Germany on a tour, he told me that he was using Propofol. And I know that he had a bag of Propofol and called me one night and wanted me to start, and I told him how insane he was and went out there and told him, 'You can't start doing this.'"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFmeQm-Le-g
Cherilyn Lee: Michael Jackson's Nurse Refused to Help Get Powerful, Dangerous Sedative
"...Jackson did not go to the hospital as far as Lee knows. She said he was "adamant" about getting the drug, although she warned him of the drug's extreme dangers, over and over:
He wasn't looking to get high or feel good and sedated from drugs," she said. "This was a person who was not on drugs. This was a person who was seeking help, desperately, to get some sleep, to get some rest.
In recent months, Lee said, Jackson waved away her warnings about it.
"I had an IV and when it hit my vein, I was sleeping. That's what I want," Lee said Jackson told her.
"I said, 'Michael, the only problem with you taking this medication' — and I had a chill in my body and tears in my eyes three months ago — 'the only problem is you're going to take it and you're not going to wake up," she recalled.
Lee said, she wasn't familiar with the drug when he first asked for it three months ago, but, after consulting with a doctor, warned Jackson it could kill him.
"I look at you Michael and I've been around you long enough now, I love you as family. I would not give this to anyone,'" Lee said she told Jackson. "I said, 'This is not a safe medicine, please don't take this.'" ... "'The problem with you telling me you want to be knocked out,'" She says she told him, is "'you might not wake up the next morning. You don't want that.'"
http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/...-jacksons.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...&page=1&page=1
Matt Fiddes: The tragic singer's friend and UK bodyguard
Drugs Hell Of Michael Jackson
Matt says he and Uri tried in vain to keep drugs away from Jackson only for him to get more from the doctors, who he accused of charging fans up to £10,000 for introductions to their idol.
"I never witnessed him actually taking drugs but I knew they were there and I confiscated packages, and Uri did too," he said.
"And Uri confiscated injection equipment from his room... Uri would scream at Michael, you know, intensely, to stop doing this but we were getting pushed out.
"The doctor had such an influence over Michael that we felt our efforts were falling on deaf ears.
"As far as I'm concerned they have Michael's blood on their hands, they know what they've done and there's people out there who could have helped, could have stepped in but didn't for financial reasons.
"We went to great efforts to keep the doctors away. But as soon as we said anything and it gets back to Michael, Michael would have a screaming fit that we were interfering with his private life, that he knew what he was doing and he was in denial."
The worst state he ever saw Jackson get in to was before a trip to London Zoo, he said.
"We were extremely concerned. Uri would say 'Michael, have you taken something?'. He would come round and say it was jet lag.
"We never made it to that London Zoo visit. We couldn't get him in a state that would portray him in a good light so we had to cancel and Uri donated £1,000 to the Zoo because he felt so bad."
Yet Matt said the star was not taking hard drugs. "Michael Jackson was not a druggie. There was no cocaine or anything crazy like that. It was prescription drugs and painkillers from what I understand."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-...00907115327444
Virginia Family Says Michael Jackson Hid Out In Their Home
"The couple witnessed odd behavior too. The windows were taped up so no one could see in. They say Jackson slept during the day and roamed the house at night. 9NEWS NOW asked if they suspected drug use back then.
Robin Walters said, "There was something making him sleep, don't know if it were drugs but something to get him off the world for a moment."
http://www.wusa9.com/news/watercoole...8893&catid=148
Bodyguard: Michael Was Addicted to Prescriptions
Michael Jackson's former bodyguard, Mike La Perruque, claims that Michael had a problem with prescription medication.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/enterta...National_.html
Dr. Susan Etok: British doctor claims she was offered £500k to supply Michael Jackson with drugs for his O2 shows
A British woman has told how Michael Jackson offered her £500,000 to supply a shopping list of dangerous drugs to see him through his O2 shows.
Dr Susan Etok said ***** summoned her to a clandestine 90-minute meeting at a top London hotel, where he made the extraordinary proposal.
Desperate and agitated, he begged her to use her contacts in the UK to obtain a cocktail of drugs including Diprivan and Demerol - the same ones suspected to have killed him - because he "couldn't trust a doctor here".
She said: "He kept saying, 'Are you going to do it for me, you are going to do it for me, aren't you?'. He was desperate, like a child begging his mum for sweets.
"Then he said, 'I don't care what it takes, I don't care how much money it takes - if it costs half a million, that's fine'." Susan, 32, has spoken out to reveal the truth about how serious the star's habit had become, and her story gives a chilling insight into his manipulation of those around him to get drugs.
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"I got a call from a guy called Vince from the States on March 2, telling me to keep the 6th free. I did and met him outside a café at Paddington station. He was waiting in a black SUV with blacked-out windows. He took a roundabout way to the hotel, as if he wanted to be sure we weren't being followed."
She added: "Michael was waiting for me. He was in black trousers, a red cotton top and one of his black fedora hats with a hairnet on underneath. He looked the thinnest he'd ever been in the 11 years I'd known him. When I came in, he stood up and gave me a big hug."
Jackson made small talk then steered the chat to drugs.
"I was excited about the concerts. He was saying, 'Mmm, I know', but seemed reluctant - not like someone ready to do so many concerts. He kept talking about the 'pain' it caused him when people were unkind. And he seemed stressed out and upset - I felt like his counsellor. He started saying how he couldn't trust a doctor here and asked what would happen if the kids got sick.
"Then he turned it round and said, 'Do you think you could look after me?'" Susan then realised Jackson was referring to members of her family who worked in medicine.
She said: "Then he said there were medications he took in the States that he needed. He said the names but they didn't mean much to me.
"The one name I recognised was Diprivan. I knew it was something to do with anaesthetics and thought that seemed strange. But Michael kept saying, 'They're just routine'."
As well as Diprivan - suspected to have led to his death - the list included other restricted drugs. Susan said: "That's when I got really suspicious."
To escape the intense atmosphere in the suite she pretended she needed the toilet. But when she went to the star's bathroom, she discovered yet more addictive pills piled up in boxes next to the sink.
The stash included Sertraline, Lofepramine, another antidepressant, and Zopiclone, a hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia. The labels suggested a UK-based doctor was prescribing them.
She decided on the spot to put the boxes in her bag to keep them away from Jackson - and to check if they really were "just routine".
She still has them at home in case they are needed as evidence in the police inquiry into his death. She said: "In the end, I just told him, 'I'll sort you out' because I wanted to get out of there.
One of his minders drove me back to Paddington."He told me, 'You're in a position to help Mike, so why don't you?' The implication was that it would be better for me if I did it."
Jackson was mobbed by fans that night as he took older children Prince Michael and Paris to see West End musical Oliver! But away from the cameras, he was ringing to check if Susan was OK with the deal.
She said: "Even then, I wasn't convinced he was an addict. I was wondering if maybe he was really sick, maybe he had cancer and he was dying. But he kept ringing for days afterwards. In the end, I had to switch my phone off."
Susan talked Jackson's proposal through with two trusted friends.
Then she emailed him on March 20, saying "Dude, I'm really sorry, I can't help you with what you asked me to do. I just don't feel that it is right and I don't want to get myself or anyone else into trouble.
"I don't think you're being fair putting me in that position. If you are sick in any way or you need help, get it sorted with your GP in the USA. I'm there for you if you need to talk but I can't help you if you don't tell me what is going on!!" She said the singer called back five days later on her birthday. "He told me not to worry - he would get someone else to help him out."
It was the last time they spoke. Now, Susan is due to fly to the US to meet the Jackson family. She has vowed to help them nail those they hold responsible for Michael's death.
She added: "I tried so hard to get him to seek help for his addiction - I just feel guilty I couldn't do more to save him."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-21583602/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3xV42lFh7U&NR=1
Six unrelated persons with the same opinion on Michael.
I guess - Michael has needed professional help (detox)/someone to break this vicious circle he was in - already a long time ago.
