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We still can't believe we live in a world without Michael Jackson, but it's looking more and more like his penchant for drugs was deeper than we all thought. Just released was a frantic voicemail from Michael to his doctor where it appears that the singer is shopping for drugs.

This was just 7 weeks before his death!

What makes it scary is that it sounds like he can't even complete a short sentence on May 3, 2009 at around 11:06 a.m. He was begging Jason Pfeiffer, who worked for the singer’s Beverly Hills, Calif. dermatologist Dr. Klein, to call him back.

You can listen to it (above).

Pfieffer said this afterwards in an interview:

Tags: doctor, drugs, michael jackson, new voicemail, sad, scary, shopping

What the heezy?!?

The late Michael Jackson used to get injected with Demerol from his former dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein months before he died, and because the doc's career was pretty much over after the King of Pop passed in 2009… he now has a warrant out for his arrest because he FAILED to return over 100 pieces of uber expensive art work.

Tags: andy warhol, claes oldenburg, david hockney, dermatologist, dr arnold klein, michael jackson, renoir, robert graham, rodin, roy lichtenstein, toilouse lautrec, warrant

Dr. Conrad Murray's trial for the involuntary manslaughter of the King of Pop began on Tuesday morning.

According to sources, Michael Jackson's former doctor isn't only losing sleep over the threat of being jailed for 4 years if convicted, but he's losing weight!

Apparently, he's already lost between 10 and 15 pounds, as a source explained:

“With the trial beginning, Dr. Murray is having trouble eating and sleeping. Dr. Murray is deeply religious, and his faith is the one thing that seems to be sustaining him right now."

Defending yourself against manslaughter charges is one diet plan we DON'T suggest! Ha!

Do U think MJ's former doc who allegedly gave his patient a lethal dose of the drug Propofol will be found guilty?

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: allegedly, case, charges, dr. conrad murray, involuntary manslaughter, jail, king of pop, lethal dose, michael jackson, murder trail, propofol, sleep, weight

Michael Jackson's doctor isn't the only one in hot water over prescription drugs.

The number of doctors in trouble is still relatively small, but growing at an alarming rate. According to a CDC report, the amount of fatal overdoses from prescription painkillers has more than TRIPLED between 1999 and 2006!

Reuters tallied around 37 reported criminal cases in the decade from 2001 to 2011, with most recent cases against doctors for over-prescribing painkillers and other controlled substances.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration information suggests a similar trend. For 2003, the agency reported 15 physician arrests that resulted in convictions. By 2008, the most recent year with comprehensive data, the number had grown to 43.

That's crazy!

So, we're wondering what kind of effect that has on doctors and how they practice medicine. Are the becoming too scared to properly prescribe to their patients? Are they losing trust in a patient's word on the amount of pain that they have versus being possibly addicted?

Is there a proper balance between professional judgement and the fear of accidentally giving too much??

It'll be interesting to see what happens to this trend.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: abuse, accident, addict, arrest, doctor, doctors, drug, drugs, judge, medicine, michael jackson, pain, patient, report

LeAnn Rimes has been defending her skinny frame for MONTHS from accusers asserting that she has become anorexic.

However, unless she's paying her personal trainer to lie to the press, he says otherwise!

In fact, Michael Jackson, a Tier III trainer at Equinox, goes as far as to call the rumors "comical and absurd". In a recent interview, he told sources:

"Her eating and workout regiment is very consistent and efficient on a daily basis. LeAnn is in the gym three to four times a week which includes her 20-30 minutes of strength & conditioning, as well as 20-30 minutes of boxing with 10-15 minutes of cardio."

If anything, the trainer blames his country singing client's crazy work ethic for her thin figure, but maintains her diet is still "very strict" whether on or off the road, saying:

“Her eating on and off the road is very strict, and she takes this very serious being that she is constantly on the move with her career. These rumors of her being bulimic and anorexic are pretty comical and absurd."

We hope the rumors are as absurd as he says because she does appear to be the incredible shrinking woman these days. If her work schedule is melting off the pounds all too easily, maybe it's time for her to take some time off and relax!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: age, anorexia, boxing, country singer, eating, equinox, interview, michael jackson, personal trainer, pounds, rumors, skinny, thin

Mohammed Al Fayed loves two things: Soccer and Michael Jackson.

Which is why he combined the two!

Mohammed, who owns the Fulham soccer club, honored Michael Jackson by erecting a statue of him in front of the stadium.

Pretty awesome!!

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

Tags: michael jackson, soccer, statue