![]() ![]() At 10:40 AM, with Jackson still not asleep, Murray relented to his requests and injected him with 25 milligrams of propofol diluted with lidocaine. After several hours and several drug injections, Jackson was still unable to fall asleep, and, according to Murray, was repeatedly asking him for "milk", a term for the powerful sedative propofol, which Jackson had used in the past as a sleep aid. Jackson's physician Conrad Murray was present to help Jackson sleep and gave him various drugs including diazepam, ativan, lorazepam and midazolam while monitoring him by his bedside. ![]() Jackson had long suffered from insomnia, and had a history of using drugs in an attempt to help him sleep. Jackson returned to his home at 100 North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood around 12:30 AM the following morning and retired to bed one hour later. "He looked great and had great energy," Alonzo said. According to the magician Ed Alonzo, Jackson jokingly complained of laryngitis and did not rehearse until 9 pm. On June 24, Jackson arrived for rehearsal at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, at around 6:30 p.m. WALUIGI MICAL JACKSON SERIESand was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m.Īt the time of his death, Michael Jackson was preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, due to begin in July 2009 at London's O2 Arena. Jackson was taken by ambulance to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on June 25 where he arrived at 1:14 p.m. ![]() In 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US$250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings up until 2017 and to release seven posthumous albums over the following decade. A televised memorial service, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was viewed by an estimated 2.5 billion people globally. His death triggered reactions around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and a spike in sales of his music. Īt the time of his death, Jackson had been preparing for a series of comeback concerts, This Is It, due to begin in July 2009 in London. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011, and was released in 2013 after serving two years of his four-year prison sentence with time off for good behavior. Jackson had been administered propofol and anti-anxiety benzodiazepines lorazepam and midazolam by his doctor. On August 28, 2009, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner concluded that Jackson's death was a homicide. Paramedics treated Jackson at the scene, but he was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His physician, Conrad Murray, said that he found Jackson in his room not breathing and with a weak pulse he administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to no avail, and security called 9-1-1 at 12:21 p.m. On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Ĥ years in prison ( paroled after 1 year and 11 months) ![]() Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame became a focal point for fans, surrounded by barriers and covered with flowers. ![]()
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