All posts containing the tag: "doctor"
Posted Oct 20th 2009 12:53PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's death was a traumatic event for many people -- and apparently it's also the reason Dr. Conrad Murray can't take care of his kid.
According to documents filed last week -- objecting to the pending arrest warrant against the Dr. for not paying his support -- Dr. Conrad Murray explains, "As a result of the media coverage of Michael Jackson's death, combined with the deleterious effects of the current recession, [Murray] was simply unable to meet his obligations."
In the docs, Murray's lawyer says the doctor has no intention to "evade his obligations." But he says Murray "is temporarily unable to maintain a practice or obtain employment because of the extensive media coverage related to the death of Michael Jackson."
Murray is asking the judge to allow him to make "minimal payments" for now while he looks for a job.
As we first reported, his baby mama Nenita Malibiran (who is the mother of his 10-year-old son) obtained a judgment last month for $13,311.47 for missed child support payments.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: celebrity, celebrity gossip, CelebrityGossip, conrad murray, ConradMurray, doctor, gossip, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, news, propofol
Posted Oct 8th 2009 12:05PM by TMZ Staff
We know now why the law is after Conrad Murray -- and it's completely unrelated to the Michael Jackson investigation.
Nenita Malibiran claims Dr. Murray -- who fathered her 10-year-old son -- is currently behind in child support payments. Malibiran, who now lives in the Sacramento area, obtained a judgment last month in San Jose, CA for $13,311.47.
The judgment was sent to the District Attorney's office in Las Vegas, which honors and enforces child support judgments from out of state.
Yesterday, the D.A. went before a hearing master (not a judge), who is supposed to hear the evidence and recommend appropriate action to a judge. Dr. Murray was ordered to appear but was a no-show.
The hearing master recommended that a bench warrant be issued against Dr. Murray. Dr. Murray has 10 days from yesterday to come into court and deal with it -- otherwise the judge will issue a warrant.
Malibiran's former lawyer, Julie Brown, tells TMZ Dr. Murray was "habitually behind" on child support payments and was always "hiding income."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: arrest, bench warrant, BenchWarrant, child support, ChildSupport, court, doctor, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, las vegas, LasVegas, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, nenita malibiran, NenitaMalibiran
Posted Jul 15th 2009 5:29PM by TMZ Staff
We've learned the DEA is hot on the trail of finding out who got the powerful anesthesia that may have killed Michael Jackson.
As we first reported, law enforcement sources tell us they believe Propofol was the primary cause of Jackson's death. One of the vials of Propofol found at Jackson's home was manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals. The DEA contacted Teva to track down the vial in question.
Our sources say Teva looked at the lot number of the vial and found some of the vials in the lot went to AmerisourceBergen -- a distributor of the drug. We're told the DEA contacted AmerisourceBergen a few days ago and asked for all sales records of Propofol over a recent two-month period.
We're told the DEA is looking to match doctors or other health care providers that obtained the drug with doctors who have some connection to Michael Jackson.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: dea, death, doctor, drugs, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, mj, prescription, propofol, teva pharmaceuticals, TevaPharmaceuticals
Posted Jul 12th 2009 8:57AM by TMZ Staff
Doctors aren't the only ones in the cross hairs of authorities who want to find out how Michael Jackson scored various drugs, including anesthesia -- turns out Jackson knew his way around various dental offices as well.
As we have already reported, medical professionals have told TMZ Jackson was an "anesthesia addict," who would would seek out Propofol and other drugs that would sedate him or knock him out. Law enforcement is aware of this, sources say, and dental offices are part of their investigation.
Several Los Angeles doctors have told TMZ it was known in medical circles that Jackson used dentists to feed his habit.
A story just published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal buttresses the stories we've been reporting -- that Jackson had "doctor shopping" down to a science. According to the report, in 2003, a doctor (who spoke on the condition of anonymity) was summoned to Jackson's suite at the Mirage in Vegas.
The doctor says Jackson complained of a sore throat and cough and quickly determined it was a ploy to score prescription drugs. The doctor said, "The whole thing was staged. It was all a lie. They just wanted drugs. They wanted me to call in all these pills under someone else's name."
The doctor says when he refused to go along, Jackson's handlers intimidated him, saying doctors always helped the singer. The MD says at one point he said, "I'll see what I can do," and the handler "came up to me and put a finger in my chest and said 'You do that.'"
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: anesthesia, body, dentist, dentists, doctor, doctor shopping, doctors, DoctorShopping, las vegas, LasVegas, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, mirage, overdose, propofol
Posted Jul 10th 2009 11:50AM by TMZ Staff
As we first reported, Michael Jackson's driver told coroner employees MJ appeared disoriented as he left Dr. Arnie Klein's office in the weeks leading up to his death. We compiled video of Michael's exits from April-June -- outside Klein's office. Check it out and decide for yourself.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: doctor, dr. arnie klein, Dr.ArnieKlein, drug, drugs, high, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, prescription drugs, PrescriptionDrugs, video
Posted Jun 30th 2009 5:14AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's doctor -- the one who didn't call 911 for 30 minutes after finding MJ unconscious -- won't be attending his funeral, this according to the doc's rep.
We're told Dr. Conrad Murray hasn't been watching the media coverage and has been "isolating himself" from the public. Also, Murray hasn't spoken with the Jackson family since he saw them at the hospital on the day Michael died.
Murray's rep said he's skipping the funeral to "mourn privately for the death of his friend."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: doctor, dr conrad murray, DrConradMurray, funeral, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 8:28PM by TMZ Staff
We just got a letter that Michael Jackson's doctor sent to his patients 11 days ago, announcing that he will be indefinitely leaving his medical practice.
Dr. Conrad Murray sent the note on his letterhead from his medical practice in Las Vegas. He says, "I am deeply saddened to leave you at this point, but please know my absence is not permanent." He continues, "In my absence, I will continue to manage the practice, and be involved as much as possible but from a distance."
The letter says "My absence is not permanent."
We're told AEG -- the company that was putting on the London concerts -- put Dr. Murray on the payroll.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: doctor, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, medical practice, MedicalPractice, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 7:19PM by TMZ Staff
He's presumably the last person to ever see Michael Jackson alive -- Dr. Conrad Murray.
We've obtained this photo of Jackson's live-in doctor -- who unsuccessfully performed CPR on the King of Pop before the ambulance showed up.
UPDATE: LAPD just announced they still have not spoken to the elusive doctor. Also, the reason they towed Murray's car from MJ's house last night is because "it might contain evidence."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: ambulance, CPR, dead, death, dies, doctor, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 10:00AM by TMZ Staff
We've learned law enforcement is looking for a doctor who lived at Michael Jackson's home -- and the doctor is nowhere to be found.
Law enforcement sources tell us a BMW belonging to the doctor was towed from Jackson's home last night.
Cops are looking to interview the doc.
A law enforcement source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection before he died.
Jackson reportedly may have OD'd on Demerol. As we first reported, family members were concerned that Jackson was taking too much morphine.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911, cardiac arrest, CardiacArrest, doctor, hospital, MIA, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 7th 2009 1:34AM by TMZ Staff
Lindsay Lohan and Dr. Drew -- two of Hollywood's most respected minds on the topic of addiction -- have gotten themselves into a verbal tussle where the only victor is comedy.
Dr. Drew ticked off Lilo by commenting about her various problems, saying he believes that she'll "lose a limb or something" before she'll finally get sober.
In a sign of the times, Lohan tweeted her response, saying, "I thought REAL doctors talk to patients in offices behind closed doors. Am I wrong? Hmmmmmm. I think NOT! Yay!" Hard to argue with that.
Nothing says "I'm a respected doctor" more than being mentored by Lindsay Lohan.
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan
Tags: doctor, dr. drew, Dr.Drew, feud, fight, health, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, rehab
Posted Mar 13th 2009 11:40AM by TMZ Staff
Howard K. Stern turned himself in last night -- he was arrested and charged, along with two other doctors, for allegedly conspiring to fuel an addict with prescription drugs -- and the addict was Anna Nicole Smith.
Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor (above right) and Khristine Eroshevich are being charged with a total of eight felonies.
According to the L.A. County D.A., the conspiracy counts allege the three defendants conspired to furnish controlled substances to Smith between July, 2004 and January 2007.
Stern and Kapoor were charged with one count of unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance. Eroshevich and Stern were charged with unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance between June 2004 and January 2007.
Kapoor and Eroshevich were each charged with obtaining a prescription for opiates by "fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." They were both also charged with one count of obtaining a prescription for opiates by giving a false name or address.
Kapoor and Stern were also charged with one count of "prescribing, administering or dispensing a controlled substance to an addict." Eroshevich was charged with the same crime for separate prescriptions.
Bail is recommended at $20,000 for each defendant. We know both Stern and Kapoor bailed out Thursday night.
As we first reported, California drug officials recently raided the Los Angeles office of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, looking for evidence against Stern.
Stern has denied doing anything illegal in connection with drugs and Anna Nicole.
The pictures below -- obtained by TMZ -- were taken in Anna Nicole's bedroom in the Bahamas, shortly after she died. It was stocked with methadone (5 mg per 5 ml), along side Slim-Fast. The Slim-Fast is ironic since Anna was a TRIMSPA spokesperson.
TMZ had obtained docs showing that 13 days before Anna Nicole Smith gave birth to Dannielynn, Dr. Kapoor wrote a prescription for methadone. It was written to Michelle Chase, an alias Anna used.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, doctor, howard k. stern, HowardK.Stern, lawyer, prescription drugs, PrescriptionDrugs, sandeep kapoor, SandeepKapoor
Posted Oct 8th 2008 11:46AM by TMZ Staff
Looks like Gisele is going to need to give her errand boy a few weeks off.
Sources tell TMZ Tom Brady underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair the torn ligaments in his knee. You'll remember Brady tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee back on September 7.
We're told the surgery was performed by Dr. Neal S. El Attrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Brady probably will be on crutches for the next week or two -- so picking up the dry cleaning and walking the dog will have to be taken care of by someone else.
It's possible Brady chose this week in particular to have the surgery because Tom's Patriots played in San Francisco on Sunday and are in San Diego next Sunday.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Tags: doctor, errand boy, ErrandBoy, Kerlan Jobe Clinic, KerlanJobeClinic, knee, Neal S El Attrache, NealSElAttrache, surgery, Tom Brady, TomBrady
Posted Jul 14th 2008 1:50PM by TMZ Staff
Unwed teen father Casey Aldridge continued living life in the fast food lane this weekend -- when he hit up a Burger King after dropping Jamie Lynn off for a checkup.
Filed under: Baby Watch
Tags: burger king, BurgerKing, casey aldridge, CaseyAldridge, doctor, jamie lynn spears, JamieLynnSpears
Posted Oct 10th 2006 1:03PM by TMZ Staff
Kate Hudson was spotted out in LA yesterday leaving her doctor's office after getting up close and personal with a needle. The actress, who could have been mistaken for the forth member of the "Blues Brothers," was rocking a fedora hat and a pair of oversized sunglasses as she left the Beverly Hills Medical Center. But her disguise couldn't fool that paparazzi nor distract the cameras from the bandage on the crook of her arm, which possibly covers the only visible flaw on Kate's body.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo
Tags: beverly hills medical center, BeverlyHillsMedicalCenter, blues brothers, BluesBrothers, doctor, fedora hat, FedoraHat, kate hudson, KateHudson, poked, sunglasses
