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Prescription drugs may have caused Michael Jackson’s death

Brian Oxman, who was the Jackson family’s attorney for 20 years, says he was afraid the pop star would die from misuse of prescription drugs. He told reporters outside of UCLA Medical Center last night: “I have warned that one day Michael Jackson would wake up dead, and that I would not be silent if that was the case, because of the misuse of medications.” He later told CBS: “I do not know how much he has taken, I don’t know what his current situation is in the last couple of weeks. Over the last several years I have said to family members that he is overmedicated.” During his 2005 trial for child sex abuse, the singer showed signs of stress and frailty, and became addicted to Demerol and morphine. Jackson was also under stress due to a 50-concert show in London that he and his brothers were scheduled to commence on July 13. People around him were unsure that his health would stand up to the pressure, as he’d become increasingly unwell. Hear Oxman’s interview with MSNBC below.