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Drugs and Alcohol: Jackson Family Attempted Vegas Intervention  —  As far back as 2006, members of Michael Jackson's family were terrified that his escalating dependence on prescription drugs had become a danger to his life - and attempted an intervention in Las Vegas.
TMZ.com:
Jackson Family — Demerol Shot Caused Death  —  A close member of Michael Jackson's family has told us Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine — Demerol — and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM.  —  Family members are saying the dosage was “too much” and that's what caused his death.
Lorenzo Benet / People.com:
Debbie Rowe: I'm the Legal Parent of Two of Michael Jackson's Kids  —  With Michael Jackson's death, what will become of his three children?  —  Debbie Rowe, the mother of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, is their legal parent and can gain custody of them if she chooses, according to Rowe's former attorney, Iris Finsilver.
Discussion: Dlisted, The Superficial and Pop Crunch
TMZ.com:
Debbie Rowe — She Gets Custody if She Wants  —  Debbie Rowe is poised to take full custody of the two children she bore for Michael Jackson.  —  It has been widely reported Debbie Rowe gave up her parental rights to Paris and Michael Jr. That is not true.
TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson Doctor — MIA  —  We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home — and the doctor is nowhere to be found.  —  Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson's home last night.  —  Cops are looking to interview the doc.
ETonline:
MICHAEL JACKSON: EXCLUSIVE LAST PHOTO  —  A source close to Michael Jackson tells ET that the international superstar and pop-music legend has passed away earlier Thursday afternoon.  He was 50.  —  The Los Angeles County Coroner's office tells ET that Jackson was transported from his residence in full cardiac arrest on Thursday.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Manager: Janet Jackson “Is Grief-Stricken”  —  Janet Jackson, who was in Atlanta at the time of brother Michael Jackson's death, has arrived in Los Angeles.  —  She was photographed at the Van Nuys airport early Friday.  —  “Janet Jackson is grief-stricken and devastated at the sudden loss of her brother …
Discussion: omg!, Showbiz Spy, DailyFill.com and TMZ.com
Mark Greenblatt / Associated Press:
Houston doctor with Michael Jackson when he collapsed  —  HOUSTON — 11 News has learned that a Houston doctor was in Michael Jackson's Southern California home when he collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest.  —  A medical assistant at the Acres Home Heart and Vascular Institute confirms …
Mandi Illuzzi / Us Weekly:
Michael Jackson's Kids “Doing Fine,” With Grandmother  —  After Michael Jackson's sudden passing, the singer's three children “are doing fine,” says Brian Oxmon, the Jackson family attorney for 20 years.  —  “They are in the care of a nanny,” he tells Usmagazine.com, adding that they're staying with their grandmother, Katherine.
PopEater:
Liza Minnelli: ‘All Hell Will Break Loose’ After Jackson's Autopsy  —  In a interesting new twist, actress Liza Minnelli reveals “all hell's going to break loose” when Michael Jackson's autopsy results are in.  During a segment on The Early Show, Minnelli reflected on her long friendship …
X17 Online:
Lisa Marie Says Marriage To Micheal Jackson Wasn't ‘A Sham’  —  Lisa Marie Presley is revealing her thoughts about the death of her ex-husband Michael Jackson on her MySpace blog.  In an emotional entry titled He Knew, Presley writes:  —  Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
Hollywoodreporter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Jackson bit cut from ‘Bruno’
Rachel Sylvester / Times of London:
Michael Jackson: secret library of 100 songs could be released
Discussion: New York Magazine and Celebslam
Michael Jackson / TMZ.com:
Michael Jackson 911 Tape On the Way
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Associated Press:   Police tow car, seek clues in Jackson death
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Madonna 'Can't Stop Crying' Over Michael Jackson
Just Jared:
Jon Gosselin: The Wedding Ring is Off!  —  Under the supervision of a family friend, four of Jon and Kate Gosselin's sextuplets — Alexis, Leah, Joel and Collin — help unload bottles of Lucky Leaf apple juice at the family's home in Reading, Penn., on Friday morning (June 26).
Kristen Mascia / People.com:
Farrah Fawcett Funeral Set for Tuesday  —  While tribute arrangements have yet to be announced for pop legend Michael Jackson, PEOPLE has confirmed that Farrah Fawcett's funeral will take place at 4 p.m. PST Tuesday, June 30.  —  Fawcett, 62, who died just hours before Jackson on Thursday …
 
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