BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhuanet) -- As it is yet to
establish what caused the death of Michael Jackson last Thursday, sources close
to the pop star revealed that he was routinely using potent drugs to combat
insomnia in the past.
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Pop star Michael Jackson rehearses for
his planned shows in London at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
California in this handout photo taken June 23, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters,
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The accounts of the sources raise the possibility
that drugs may have contributed to singer's death.
Sources told CNN Thursday, Michael Jackson traveled
with what amounted to a "mini-clinic," complete with an IV pole and an
anesthesiologist who medicated the insomniac singer, during his HIStory tour in
the mid-90s.
They said that Michael was -- at least in the past --
routinely administered potent drugs to help him sleep.
(Agencies)
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Further complications posed by Michael
Jackson's will
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Less than one week
after Michael Jackson died complications may arise over his estate. There are
also questions over the final resting place of the singer and where a memorial
might be erected.
Authorities have already said approvals to bury
Jackson at Neverland would require approvals which might take weeks, and the
details of the funeral have yet to be finalized. Full story
Jackson's will leaves out former wife
LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The 2002 will of
Michael Jackson, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, leaves
his former wife, Deborah Rowe, out of any inheritance.
"I have intentionally omitted to provide for my
former wife, Deborah Jean Rowe Jackson," the will states. Full story
Lawyer: Jackson's will
found
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A will for
Michael Jackson has been found and is expected in court soon, a lawyer for
the family said as reported by media reports Wednesday.
The word came just a day after the family said in court
documents it believed the entertainer had died without a valid will. That could
complicate a petition by Jackson's mother Katherine to become the administrator
of his lucrative, but debt-encumbered estate. Full story
Mother of Jackson's children
contemplates legal battle for custody
LOS ANGELES, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The mother of Michael
Jackson's two older children was contemplating a legal battle for custody, while
funeral details were still not announced for the pop superstar who unexpectedly
died on Thursday at his Los Angeles home. Full story
Jackson's mother named temporary
guardian of his children
LOS ANGELES, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles judge on
Monday named Michael Jackson's mother as temporary guardian of his three
children, four days after the pop star unexpectedly died at his rented
estate.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved the
appointment of Katherine Jackson, 79, based on a petition of guardianship by her
for the children. A hearing in the case has been scheduled for Aug. 3 in Los
Angeles Superior Court. Full story
No painkiller before Jackson's death:
lawyer
LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Pop icon Michael Jackson's
doctor did not inject a powerful painkiller into the singing star just before
his death, the doctor's lawyer said in remarks published on Sunday.
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Michael Jackson fans gather near the
Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 28, 2009. Jackson, the child star turned King
of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed
by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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"There was no Demerol. No OxyContin," asserted lawyer
Edward Chernoff in an interview posted on the Los Angeles Times' Website. Full story
Funeral plans for Michael Jackson
pending after autopsy
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Fans mourn during a candlelight
gathering for Michael Jackson in Shanghai June 27, 2009.
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LOS ANGELES, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Funeral plans for Michael
Jackson were pending on Saturday, one day after an autopsy on the body of the
former "King of Pop," who died on Thursday unexpectedly at a Los Angeles
hospital.
The body of the 50-year-old singer was released to his
family by the coroner's office Friday night after the autopsy, which took about
three hours. But announcement of the cause of death has been deferred pending
toxicological tests, which take four to six weeks, officials said. Full story
Autopsy under way to determine cause
of Jackson's death
LOS ANGELES, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles coroners
began an autopsy on Friday to determine the cause of U.S. pop star Michael
Jackson's death as rumors spread that he might die from a drug overdose as well
as heart attack.
Jackson, who was 50, was pronounced dead Thursday
afternoon at the Medical Center of the University of California in Los Angeles
(UCLA). He was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics rushed him to the
hospital. Full story
Michael Jackson dies at 50 in Los
Angeles
LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Xinhua) -- American pop icon Michael
Jackson was announced dead here Thursday at a hospital after suffering a heart
attack at his rented home in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
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U.S. pop star Michael Jackson performs
"We are the World" during the World Music Awards at Earl's Court in London
November 15, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters file photo)
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The 50-year-old former "King of Pop," whose musical
achievements were overshadowed later in life by his often-eccentric behavior and
accusations of lewd behavior with young boys, died when he was preparing for a
series of London concerts, which might be his last performances on stage.
Tickets to those concerts are already sold out. Full story
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