ET, 6th July
ET: When you say people knew about it, that you've been doing this for a long time, abusing drugs and alcohol when did that begin, how old were you?
AC: I was introduced to many different things at a very early age. Very early age.
ET: Like what? Ten or eleven?
AC: Yeah, pretty much. It's hard to hear that...
ET: Ten or eleven years old you were introduced to alcohol?
AC: Yeah. Absolutely.
ET: And drugs?
AC: Mhmm.
ET: Like what?
AC: Um, I mean, marijuana... that was mostly the problem.
ET: And this from being around the entertainment industry, the music business?
AC: You could say that, but at the end of the day, it was me. It was my fault.
ET: There was a story that came out recently that you allegedly said that Michael Jackson gave you when you were just fifteen wine and cocaine. Is that true?
AC: No, that is not true. Michael never gave me cocaine. That is not true. There was wine at Neverland, so I had wine. But Michael never ever gave me cocaine. Ever.
ET: Where did it come from?
AC: I went to Spain, to do a charity, a gala for kids. And it's right around the time of Michael's two year death anniversary so... you know, I sat down, I did an interview with the lady and you know, what I said on video was what I said, you know? And you can clearly see me saying that "Well, I want to protect his legacy." Michael was an amazing person. Yes, he was my friend, you know, yes we go back and we had great times together, but for someone to do that, to say that about me - that I said, "Michael Jackson gave me cocaine" - that is absolutely absurd. And that makes me very angry. Very angry for someone to slander him and myself. But he can't even do anything about it, he's not even alive, so... you know, my message is just "Leave it alone, and let Michael rest in peace."