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Janet Jackson: ‘Family Staged Drug Interventions for Michael’

Posted by Adam

Thursday November 19, 2009

Janet JacksonJANET Jackson has revealed how the Jackson family did their best to stop Michael Jackson‘s addiction to prescription drugs by staging more than one intervention.

In an interview with Robin Roberts which aired on Wednesday’s Good Morning America, the 43-year-old Got ‘Til It’s Gone hitmaker recalled the family’s unsuccessful attempts at helping Michael — who died on June 25 — battle his drugs demons.

“Of course, that’s what you do,” she said. “Those are the things that you do when you love someone. You can’t just let them continue on that way.”

“We did a few times,” says Janet, the youngest child in the family. “We weren’t very successful.”

The singer says that her brother responded in a measured way to his family’s attempts to help. “He understood that it was out of love, out of caring. But people can be in denial.”

When Roberts follows up to ask if Michael was in denial, she replies, “I wish he could answer this question. And not me.”

Janet also blamed Michael’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, for her brother’s death.

“He was the one that was administering,” she said. “I think he is responsible.”

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  • http://intensedebate.com/people/Tierney Tierney

    The question is why was Michael using? How would any of us fare if we had endured what Michael did, I wonder? I'm a mess if I miss a deadline at work or if my computer plays up? When he did try to seek help – Rabbi Shmuley for instance; Shmuley would abandoned Michael when trouble came his way. We saw many of these so-called friends emerge days after Michael died, each selling their story, each looking for a piece share of the media spotlight. These were the kind of people Michael had in his life –is it any wonder he was drowning? Good friends help us weather the storms of life, they offer us mirrors to ourselves and perspective when we have lost our own. Propofol, by the way, is not a drug used to get high, but rather one that brings loss of consciousness. Michael moonwalked above the stars once upon a time. I hope wherever he is right now – he is once more.

  • hirut

    Janet and the family should have tried more. This is not good enough, Janet. Now it is too late even to blame dr Murray. He tried to take advantage of MJ like the rest of his so called friends. Look for example Rabbi Shmuley, it was supposed to be a private converstaion. Now that MJ dead, this so called Rabbi selling MJ's private conversation. Shame on you all people who claim that you were MJ friends or family and yet unable to help or intervene when he needed you more.

  • cecile

    LISTEN PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD, LIKE JANET SAID THEY DID HELP THEIR BROTHER TO GET OUT OF DRUG BUT EVERYBODY KNOW IT’S NEVER EASY BUT MICHAEL TOO WAS AROUND THOSE STUPID ,IDIOT PEOPLE CLAIM TO PROTECTING HIM AND ON REALITY THEY WASN’T PROTECTING HIM BECAUSE THEY KILLED HIM.AND WHATEVER THE FAMILY WANT TO TRY TO DO IT WAS LOST IN ADVANCE BECAUSE MICHAEL WASN’T LESS THEM DO IT.OK NOW ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION IF MICHAEL WAS DIED BEFORE CALLED 911 AND IF HE DID WHY OR WHO PAID THE DOCTOR TO KILLED HIM.TO PAY HIM.LATER.OR PROMESS HIM TO GET LESS JAIL.AND HE MICHAEL WAS HAVE ANY CHANCE TO BE ALIVE AT THE HOSPITAL WHY THEY DID NOT SAVE HIM.MICHAEL GONE BUT THOSE CRIMINAL WILL MAYBE NEVER CHARGE BUT THE LORD WILL NEVER FORGET AND HE WILL JUDGE THE CRIMINAL ON THE LAST DAY.BELIEVE THAT.THE PROPOFOL SHOULD AND MUST BE ADMINISTRATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND WHERE YOU CAN BE WATCHING OVER 24HOURS NO STOP UNTIL YOU WAKE UP.THE DEATH OF MICHAEL HIS SHAME ON THOSE CRIMINAL KILLED HIM.AND HE SAD BECAUSE HE GO TO SOON.