Fact and fiction in Jackson death

The death of Michael Jackson has prompted an explosion of rumour that has grown more lurid with every day that passes. Now more than a week since he died, there is no let-up in the speculation. But what are the facts, and what the fiction? What do we know for sure about why he died, and about the ungainly scramble for assets that his death has unleashed? The death Jackson was pronounced dead at about 2.26pm local time on Thursday, June 25, at the UCLA hospital in Los Angeles. He had collapsed at home in his rented mansion in the hills of LA. Paramedics were called on the emergency line at 12.22pm by a Jackson employee. His personal doctor was present and unsuccessfully attempted resuscitation. The drugs A raft of friends and employees have come forward since the death to give details about Jackson's addiction to painkillers... [read full story]                    

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