Did Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman feel that Michael Jacksons death could have been drug-related?
Outpouring of grief, regret at Jackson’s death Reactions to the death of Michael Jackson have begun to hit the media, and speculation surrounding Jackson’s cause of death are beginning to surface as well. Jackson family friend and lawyer Brian Oxman spoke out on CNN, expressing his shock at Jackson’s death but implying that it was neither unlikely nor unexpected. Oxman hinted that Jackson’s situation was far worse than that of Anna Nicole Smith and stated cryptically, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” Oxman also said that Smith’s situation was nothing compared to the level of enabling and drug abuse that he believes lead to Jackson’s shocking death. Jackson was said to be training hard for a series of comeback concerts with Lou Ferrigno. TMZ posted a statement from ex-publicist Michael Levine: “As someone who served as Michael Jackson’s publicist during the 1st child molestation incident, I must confess I am not surprised by today’s tragic news. Michael has been on an impossibly dif
Brian Oxman, Jackson family spokesman and attorney, reacted to the tragic news of Michael Jackson’s death on CNN. He said he was “stunned” and that he cried with the family. He also said that the people surrounding Michael were “enabling him” and that he “warned” the family that Michael may have been abusing prescription drugs. Was Michael Jackson’s death caused by a painkiller overdose? Sources report Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest after an injection of Demerol, a narcotic pain reliever similar to Morphine. Read more below. A source at the UCLA hospital’s emergency room said that Jackson’s people told paramedics Jackson had collapsed after an injection of Demerol. The source stated: “Shortly after taking the Demerol he started to experience slow shallow breathing. His breathing gradually got slower and slower until it stopped.” “His staff started mouth-to-mouth and an ambulance was called which got there in eight minutes “But found he was in full respiratory arrest, no breat
Jackson family lawyer Brian Oxman confirmed Jackson may have had trouble with prescription drugs as he prepared for his London show. “This was something which I feared and something which I warned about,” Oxman said on CNN. “I can tell you for sure that this is something I warned about. Where there is smoke there is fire.” Mr Oxman compared Michael to Anna Nicole Smith, alleging that Michael had ‘enablers’ just like her. The cause of his death is still unknown, but an autopsy is scheduled for this coming Friday afternoon Sources: http://www.kansascity.com/stargazing/story/1282600.
