Did drugs kill Michael Jackson?
Could Michael Jackson's death have been caused by prescription painkillers? According to the Jackson family's lawyer Brian Oxman, the singer had been taking painkillers to deal with injuries sustained whilst rehearsing.
Speaking to CNN, Mr Oxman said "His injuries, which he had sustained performing, where he had broken a vertebra and he had broken his leg from a fall on the stage, were getting in the way."
Elsewhere, stress has been cited as a possible cause for Jacksons death.
Close friend Uri Geller told Sky News that preperations for his upcoming O2 dates may have been to blame "Stress is a killer, any doctor will tell you that. I think the anticipation of this mammoth challenge that was coming upon him, doing these 50 concerts, wanting to be close to perfection when he was going to be on stage, put him under huge, huge pressure. That could have done it, though this is just my opinion. I didn't think it was a mistake to take the tour but I think it was a mistake to do so."
An autopsy is now underway with the results of the toxicology tests due to be released later today.
god bless the BOY!