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    Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse

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    Image of ArtfulSlinger ArtfulSlinger
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    This is why Jackson was in pain. I don't think the man had one authentic person involved in his life other than his children, which he basically bought.


    I understand the man might have done some bad things in his life, but I am fairly certain that the level of crazy he lived his life in eradicated any true human interaction a long long time ago. Sadly, MJ will be remembered as a musical and entertaining genius, and a possible pedophile. But no one has ever attempted to throw his parents in jail or anyone around him for the 20 years of mental and physical abuse that made him who he was. And artists, producers and others who were witnesses to that pain should be ashamed.

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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Of course I want to know how Jackson tied, but I feel bad that the public has a "right" to know. In death, like in life, we feel ownership over all the details about the man. I would hate to think as I lay dying from something embarrassing or tragic, that all the facts would be splashed across serious news sites and tabloids across the globe.
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    Image of NewsBunny NewsBunny
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    I'm trying REALLY HARD not to use the douchebags like Oxman in any of my newscasts.


    Because I have to mention it, I'm saying there were allegations of Jackson abusing prescription drugs. But I'm trying not to give this guy any more airtime than he's already got.


    Maybe that makes me a bad jouralists. I'm supposed to just grab the story and run, and fuck everyone else. But I've never done that. Even when working in a mid-size city -- I would work with cops and hold stuff if they told me it would interfere with an investgation. That actually me a decent relationshipw with da boys, and the firefighters.


    My point is, there's way too much of it's scandalous! Put it on the air! Without thinking about the speaker's motive.


    Which is why I'm getting the fuck out of news.

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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    06/26/09

    @NewsBunny: "I'm supposed to just grab the story and run, and fuck everyone else."


    But ethical journalists don't just run and fuck everything else. It sounds like you are one of the ethical ones, which is why I'm sad you're getting out of the biz. We need more journalists who stop and think about the impact of their work before it goes on the air or on the Web or in the paper.

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    06/26/09

    @willwriteforfood: The ethical ones don't get jobs.


    Also, I'm not blonde and perky enough.

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    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Stay classy Oxman. Stay classy.
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    This is going to be like the Anna Nicole Smith fiasco all over again, huh?
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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    06/26/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: It's starting to sound like it.
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    06/26/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: Seems so.
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    Image of MissN MissN
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    These videos never play properly for me. Is it my browser?
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    06/26/09

    @MissN: Quite possibly. I've had that prob in the past too. Not to sound like your IT guy - but a Restart may benefit you.
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    Image of buzzgirl buzzgirl
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Michael's manager castigated Matt Lauer on the Today show for giving this guy a platform saying that this man was not, in fact MJ's attorney, and should not be listened to.
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    Image of Laulau Laulau
    06/26/09

    @buzzgirl: Wow - so who is he?
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    Image of Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny. Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.
    06/26/09

    @buzzgirl: Michael's manager has no room to talk about anything. He was busy describing to Katie Couric what it was like to tell the children their father was dead. Who the FUCK needs to know that?
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    Image of GreyCat GreyCat
    06/26/09

    @Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Seriously, those kids need some protection NOW from the press. The oldest is only, what, 12?
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    Image of Laulau Laulau
    06/26/09

    @GreyCat: Seriously. If we can take any lesson from MJ's life, I would think it would be how terrible a really screwed up childhood can make the rest of your life. His kids were the first thing I thought about, and I hope someone is protecting them.
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Go fuck yourself, Oxman.


    Prick.

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    Image of Cole23 Cole23
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    For one thing, he said "when he (jackson) wakes up and he's dead..." Hmmmm, is that possible?
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    Image of BabyJane BabyJane
    06/26/09

    @Cole23: Ha, I just posted that same thing.
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    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    If one day he wakes up and he's dead...


    How does that work, Brian?

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    Image of cuteasabutton cuteasabutton
    06/26/09

    @BabyJane: Logic FAIL.
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    Image of nessalicious nessalicious
    06/26/09

    @BabyJane: Honestly that is one of my favourite phrases ever.
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    Image of cuteasabutton cuteasabutton
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Oh for the fuck of shit. The man hasn't even been dead a full 24 hours and this?

    Disgusting.
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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Damn, the I-told-you-so brigade is not losing time on this one. This is tackier than a gazillion Swazoski-encrusted stage costume
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    Image of argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw? argle-bargle? or fou-ferraw?
    06/26/09

    @notheretomakefriends: yes... but is it tackier than WEDDING SNARK?!


    kidding aside, this is pretty gross. whatever happened to respect for the deceased?

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    Image of hortense hortense
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    WTF kind of spokesman comes out with something like this before the autopsy has even been performed?
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    06/26/09

    @hortense: A douche who seems to have lost his paycheck. What an ass.
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    Image of stoprobbers stoprobbers
    06/26/09

    @hortense: The same kind that Michael seemed to always be surrounded by: Someone who didn't give half a shit for the man or his well-being, but instead wanted the noteriety, fame and access that came with being associated with him. Someone who wanted to be responsible for scoops.


    I had a horrible moment last night when I was watching Scream and thought "Oh my god, JANET."

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    Image of FashionShowAtLunch FashionShowAtLunch
    06/26/09

    @hortense:

    I imagine he might be trying to distance himself from the situation. He probably assumes the autopsy will indicate that drugs were involved in some way, and if he preemptively comes out and says that everyone else was an enabler, then he cannot be accused of it himself.
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    Image of GreyCat GreyCat
    06/26/09

    @FashionShowAtLunch: I had a similar thought as you: that the drug use will be so obvious that he might as well get it out now. Especially if willingly disclosing it can save the family (or at least lessen)the disgrace.
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    Image of Chamalla,barren crone Chamalla,barren crone
    06/26/09

    @hortense: This just kills me. It's like nobody can bring themselves to respect the dead anymore. Hell's bells, everything I read these days makes me more inclined to become a hermit.


    Now get off of my yard, I'm trying to write an angry letter to the newspaper as I slowly evolve into Grandpa Simpson.

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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    06/26/09

    @GreyCat: I agree. He is doing what he has been hired to do for that family for years:


    Damage Control.


    They know a lot of info is coming out from the autopsy. If they acknowledge it now, then they won't seem like they were being "as" dishonest or whatever. "Yeah, we knew he has a problem, we were..trying to help or something"

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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    06/26/09

    @stoprobbers: It's because there are so many people like this that Michael could never get the help he needed.


    PEOPLE: didn't you hear me last week?!?!?! We all saw this happening.


    [jezebel.com]


    The poor soul...if it was Demerol all I can say is I'm glad he went peacefully.

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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    06/26/09

    In reply to Jacksons' Attorney Describes Scene At Hospital, Michael's Drug Abuse
    Well, he's obviously not mourning. Way to ride the publicity whore dude, hope you don't get crabs.
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    Image of DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    06/26/09

    @CurtCole: Is he the ass who released the statement that this happened after a shot of Demerol?
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    Image of katynels katynels
    06/26/09

    @CurtCole: I would never pretend to know what another person is going through when they've lost someone close to them based on how they look on TV.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    06/26/09

    @katynels: He's not even MJ's attorney for crying out loud.
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