BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhuanet) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was discovered in Micheal Jackson's home, according to law enforcement officials Friday.
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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, File Photo)
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Diprivan is an anesthetic used in hospitals to induce unconsciousness. The anesthetic, administered intravenously, is highly unusual to have in a private home.
As autopsy results are expected in several weeks, authorities are looking into allegations that Micheal, who died last Thursday after he went into cardiac arrest at his rented home in Los Angeles, was on painkillers, sedatives, and antidepressants.
They talked to Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse who was working with the pop star, after Deprivan was found. "Jackson pleaded for Diprivan just a few days before his death amid the stress of preparing for a massive series of comeback concerts.
Lee said she repeatedly rejected his demands because the drug was unsafe.
Sources close to Micheal told CNN Thursday the late singer was routinely using potent drugs to combat insomnia in the past.
(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. (Xinhua/Reuters photo)
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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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