LOS ANGELES — Spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra said Saturday he had been concerned since 2005 that Michael Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers and most recently spoke to the pop star about suspected drug use six months ago.
Chopra said Jackson, a longtime friend, asked him for painkillers in 2005 when the singer was staying with him after his trial on sex abuse allegations.
Chopra said he refused but added the nanny of Jackson’s children repeatedly contacted him with concerns about Jackson’s drug use since then.
He said she told him a number of doctors would visit Jackson’s homes in California, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, Fla.
Whenever the subject came up, Jackson avoided Chopra’s calls, he said.
Family seeks autopsy
Meanwhile, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Michael Jackson’s family wants an independent autopsy.
Jesse Jackson said Saturday there were unanswered questions surrounding the King of Pop’s death, including about the role of the personal cardiologist with him.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office performed an autopsy on the singer’s body Friday but deferred a finding on the cause of death pending further tests that could take more than a month.
Janet Jackson arrived at her brother Michael’s Holmby Hills estate, where moving vans arrived earlier in the day.
Most of Michael Jackson’s family members had gathered in their Encino compound, where they were contemplating funeral arrangements.
by the associated press
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