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Jackson Doc -- I Gave Michael Demerol

Posted Jul 9th 2009 8:58AM by TMZ Staff

Dr. Arnie Klein, Michael Jackson's longtime friend and dermatologist, admits to giving MJ Demerol -- one of the strong painkillers we're told Jackson sought out.

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Klein says it was only "on occasion" to sedate him, and when asked about the drug Diprivan -- the brand name for the drug Propofol, which was found in Jackson's house when he died -- Klein said he was aware Michael was using it but warned him of its dangers.

As for fathering Michael's kids, Klein admits to donating sperm once -- to a sperm bank -- not specifically to Jackson. Klein hedged on whether he was the father of Jackson's kids but at one point said he was not.

Klein also strongly intimated he felt Debbie Rowe should get the kids -- because he felt Katherine was too old and Joe was out of it. Interestingly, Klein didn't go to the memorial and as we reported, the Jackson family gave LAPD a list of doctors they were suspicious of -- and Klein was on the list.



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286. THIS DOCTOR NEEDED TO WORK ON DEBBIE ROWE'S FACE.

Posted at 12:20PM on Jul 13th 2009 by IMJUSTNOISY

287. I don't care if Michael is the biological father or not, but I sure hope THIS guy isn't.
I hate that Michael was surrouned with "yes men" and enablers...I know one person alone didn't stand much of a chance telling Michael, "no this isn't safe"..but perhaps if his staff would have come to him as one... I dout he'd can his whole staff...not when they came to him out of care and concern. I guess whats done is done. I just hope whatever doctors involved in enabling him are punished...

Posted at 4:57PM on Jul 13th 2009 by Merita

288. I hope that all of those that had anything to do with Michael's death is caught and prosecuted. They can't even imagine what they have taken away from the world. I myself feel like there is an empty place in my heart. I can't even begin to imagine how his family and children must be feeling. And to think all of this could be because of someone's negligence just makes me sick to my stomach. Their greediness has taken him away from all of us. We love you Michael! RiP!

Posted at 7:47PM on Jul 13th 2009 by skc

289. i dont like look of michael doctor and im going to be honest im only 14 years old but i think poeple that keep saying FIRST! on pages are a disgrace! were trying to find out what happened to jackson not thinking oh im first here i think the dictir killed him or debbie rowe! I think it was murder that killed him poor michael. your always in my heart.

Posted at 6:30AM on Jul 14th 2009 by Michaels Fan

290. im still surprise that noone tried kill hiss fat as he should go to jail forever til he gets bigger &bigger til he dies what u know hes really going 2 hell

Posted at 8:02AM on Jul 14th 2009 by dd

291. I think the kids should go to whom michael wants to have them! It said on the will n I think that is who should get them n my opinion I think that's only fair! The will is what it is! That is how it should be! What ever michael calls for!

Posted at 4:28PM on Jul 14th 2009 by ma

292. I am a non celebrity patient of Dr. Arnold Klein and have been his patient for 30 years. He is a brilliant and kind man and an
exceptionally talented dermotologist. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

Posted at 10:26PM on Jul 14th 2009 by Farley

293. i agree with #6, this dude is really creepy, and he does look like he could have something to do with michael jackson's death, he just dont want to admit it cause he will have life in jail, and everybody will hate him cause he murdered michael jackson. And he has no right calling katherine old because she looks younger than him, and michael's mother is going to be great with those kids as long as she can cause she wont go off trying to murder them. Michael is watching over us and he would really be upset with you because you took away his life, you took his kids away from him, and he didnt even get to say goodbye, he didn't get to finish his life, you took the 1 thing that mattered to him, was his FFF (Family, Friends, and Fans) millions of us wanted to be there for him and his kids at his last concert, but that cant happen anymore because he is gone, he cant come back, and if someone could give up their life to replace it would someone, i would give my life for him, cause he is more important to this world than me, he wanted to be with his kids forever, and how do you think its fair that you took him away from his kids, i would give anything for him to be with us...anything! rip michel jackson, please

Posted at 10:50PM on Jul 14th 2009 by mia

294. #75 you need to shut up cause you act like michael jackson was just a person and nothing more, well he was, you need to open your eyes and see who he really is, and do you even know how hard for us to say goodbye, it happened so unexpectidly, and how do you think his kids feel hunh, or is it just about you and your life, and how you need to live, well its not, its about everybody, god didn't just make you, he made everybody, and in every person, they have a dream coming

Posted at 10:55PM on Jul 14th 2009 by mia

295. THESE PEOPLE ALL MAKE ME SICK, SPERMS, DONERS, DRUGS, DEBBIE A MOM? NOT A MOM!!! DOCTORS WHO WERE WILLING TO BE PAID OFF, FAMILY WAS NOT OUT THERE TRYING TO GET MICHAEL ARRESTED AND OR HELPED FOR HIS DRUG ADDICTIONS, NOW THEY COMPLAIN AND POINT FINGERS?

TAKE THOSE KIDS AWAY FROM THEM ALL AND ADOPT THEM OUT TO A NORMAL FAMILY!! AND ARREST ALL THE DOCTORS,AND TELL THE FAMILY TO SHOVE OFF AND PAY L A FOR THEIR "BIG EVENT" FOR GAY MICHAEL THE MAN WHO PREFERRED TO SLEEP WITH LITTLE BOYS!! SICK SICK PEOPLE, ALL OF THEM!

Posted at 1:26PM on Jul 15th 2009 by Jane D.

296. ROWE AND KLEIN ,THERE IS SOMETHING JUST NOT RIGHT ABOUT BOTH OF THEM,I WOULD NOT GIVE HER MY CAT TO LOOK AFTER,NEVER MIND MJ'S KIDS,AND KLEIN ,I WOULD NOT TRUST THIS MAN AS FAR AS I COULD THROW HIM, SPEEKING OUT LIKE THAT ABOUT A PATIENT , IF THEY CEEP MJ ON THE DRUGS HE WILL MAKE MORE MONEY OUT OF HIM ,OR WERE THEY LOOKING FOR THE JACKPOT???????????? WITH MJ SADLY GONE, (get the kids get the bigger jackpot) I HOPE THE KIDS WILL BE IN A SAFE PLACE WITH THE JACKSON FAMILY AT THE END OF ALL THIS. I ALSO THINK THE TWO OF THEM KNOW ALOT MORE THAN THEY ARE LETTING ON.

Posted at 3:38PM on Jul 15th 2009 by tamleo

297. I was never a big big fan, but I love you Michael. I didn't know how much you suffered. And you kept it all to yourself. You always showed love for everyone, and didn't become embittered with your lonliness, and your physical pain. You were very strong, but I will remember you as a gentle soul who I must believe (for you and all of us) is alive elsewhere, and in the light of the goodness you felt and did for others.

Posted at 3:25AM on Jul 20th 2009 by Rand

298. I completely agree with you number 15. I believe that Rowe and Klein purposely got MJ hooked on drugs to take his money. They set MJ up from the start. I also believe that MJ is talking about Rowe and Klein when he refers to someone saying "Trust in me" and someone injecting "Demerol" into his system in his song "Morphine". It was all about $$$ and I strongly believe that even though Michael is talking in codes he is referring to Rowe and Klein in this particular song and crying out for help. Hopefully these two will be locked up for what they did to him.

RIP Michael Jackson
I LOVE YOU!!

Posted at 12:41PM on Jul 21st 2009 by Kimberly

299. I heard that Klein wrote RXs for his ex lover under different people's names also! HIs ex was speaking out about that but who can you believe?

Posted at 5:52PM on Aug 6th 2009 by PYT

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