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Posted Jul 3rd 2009 2:41PM by TMZ Staff
A spokesperson for Lloyd's of London tells us she's never heard of a case where her company has insured someone for a drug overdose.
AEG, the company that was promoting Jackson's London concerts, claimed yesterday the policy it took out from Lloyd's did not cover death from natural causes but did cover overdoses.
Louise Shield -- the head of communications for Lloyd's of London -- tells us such a policy is "odd" and that she's never heard the company insuring for drug overdoses.
What's more -- Shield says the company typically requires a "medical assessment" .... a physical before the policy is written.
As we first reported, Jackson's body had dozens of injection sites in various places. So the question -- how could a policy be issued with clear evidence of a problem?
Shield would not comment on the policy, and found it strange AEG discussed it publicly. She's not saying if overdoses were covered or not.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: AEG, insurance, Lloyds of London, LloydsOfLondon, Louis Shield, LouisShield, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, od, overdose
Posted Jun 26th 2009 9:56AM by TMZ Staff
A close member of Michael Jackson's family has told us Jackson received a daily injection of a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine -- Demerol -- and yesterday he received a shot at 11:30 AM.
Family members are saying the dosage was "too much" and that's what caused his death.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: demerol, michael jackson dies, MichaelJacksonDies, morphine, od, overdose
Posted May 7th 2009 5:55PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned VH1 reality star Daisy de la Hoya was rushed to the hospital early this morning after paramedics responded to a 911 call for a "possible overdose."
A source close to the situation says friends called 911 after they heard Daisy making strange noises in her friend's Hollywood Hills home.
When firefighters and medics came to the house, sources tell us Daisy was acting "crazy" -- yelling, screaming and thrashing around. It took multiple emergency personnel to get Daisy into the ambulance.
We're told Daisy is currently receiving treatment at a Los Angeles area hospital.
Hours before the incident, TMZ cameras caught Daisy looking really, really out of sorts on her way out of Les Deux nightclub in Hollywood.
UPDATE: We've learned that Daisy's appearances for this weekend, which were booked by her agent, Mike Esterman have been postponed at this time. They hope to re-schedule in the near future.
A rep for Daisy tells us, "Daisy was taken to the ER early this morning suffering from delirium as a result of exhaustion. There was no overdose. She is fine this evening and resting comfortably. No further details are being released at this time."
Filed under: Exclusives
Tags: Daisy De La Hoya, DaisyDeLaHoya, OD, overdose
