Revealing the real cause of Michael Jackson’s death, a documentary made by news website TMZ shows that the king of pop music received painkillers and sleeping pills from many doctors for more than two decades.

At the end of June 2009, Michael Jackson was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. The 50-year-old star’s death was confirmed to be caused by an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. Dr. Conrad Murray, who regularly prescribed this drug to Michael, was convicted of manslaughter, received a four-year prison sentence but was paroled after two years.

Michael Jackson on tour.

While Dr. Conrad Murray has suffered the scorn of people for the past 13 years, the documentary TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson (TMZ investigates: Who really killed Michael Jackson) provides an overview, for I feel that many people are responsible for the death of the king of world music, including Michael Jackson himself.

According to Inspector Orlando Martinez, who was in charge of the old case, Michael Jackson had a history of abusing painkillers, sleeping pills, and anesthetics for about two decades. He knows how to inject himself. He met many doctors. For each one, he requested a medicine. They attend to the singer’s needs and are unaware of the existence of the remaining doctors.

Michael Jackson created 19 identities (IDs) to conveniently collect different drugs. Famous dermatologist Arnold Klein, one of Michael Jackson’s close doctors, also keeps a notebook detailing the medications suitable for each singer’s identity.

It all started in 1984. Suffering second and third degree burns on his scalp due to a fireworks incident while filming a commercial, Michael Jackson was given painkillers to recover. In a documentary excerpt from the film, Michael said: “I became more and more dependent on painkillers to get through my days on tour. I didn’t like it. It was like spending the tour in prison.” hell”.

Michael Jackson’s condition worsened when he met dermatologist Arnold Klein. In an interview with TMZ in 2011, this doctor said that the king of pop felt excited because the painkiller Demerol had become a daily occurrence.

Addiction expert Drew Pinsky points out that Michael Jackson took 300 milligrams of the synthetic painkiller Demerol each time he used it. This is recorded as a huge dose. The singer mentioned this in the song Morphine released in 1997.

Michael Jackson’s mental health reached an alarming peak in 2009. While he was rehearsing for the This Is Us tour, director Kenny Ortega felt he was showing signs of paranoia, anxiety and obsession. “I think the best thing we can do is have a top psychiatrist evaluate Michael as soon as possible. No one cares about him every day,” the director wrote in an email.

Michael’s body had already accumulated many health-destroying drugs. Doctor Harry Glassman believes that the singer is responsible for his own death. Inspector Orlando Martinez pointed out: “With such a drug habit, Michael Jackson living to be 50 years old is a miracle.”

If still alive, Michael Jackson would have turned 64 on August 29. He is considered one of the most important figures in culture, art and entertainment of the 20th century. In a career of more than four decades, Michael has made many contributions to music, dance and fashion.

Recalling Michael Jackson’s death, the New York Post commented: “The world seemed to stop moving at the news of the pop legend’s passing.” After his death, the singer’s personal life continued to cause controversy, the most noisy being the accusations that he sexually harassed minors in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2019, this story was recorded in the documentary Leaving Neverland and caused a lot of controversy.

TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson will air on US television on September 6. The work includes a documentary about the story behind the death of a world entertainment legend, after the film about Marilyn Moroe at the end of April.