Usher got really upset with Deepak Chopra on Larry King last night. I understand where Usher was coming from, Deepak already had elaborated previously on CNN, on the Campbell Brown show, that he had been concerned about Michael, Michael had asked him for a prescription for a narcotic and Deepak was shocked.

Deepak realized that Michael was surrounded by doctors that were feeding him this stuff – in other words nothing has changed since Elvis Presley died and brought it up again on Larry King when all the rest of the people were just trying to remember Michael for the positive things.

But I understand that Deepak is upset and that this was a tragedy that should have been avoided. On the other hand Michael Jackson was a 50 year old man who made his own choices, he was otherwise very smart and I think he was pushing his physical limits on this comeback. But he was raised on “the show must go on” credo. Especially if he thought this was his last chance to redeem himself and pull himself out of debt.

I have to wonder why Michael Jackson had a cardiologist living with him for the last 2 months? Any doctor can prescribe the drugs he needs. Why a cardiologist? Was something else going on?

It also sounds like this doctor was a quack and yet how did he get to be a cardiologist. The 911 call suggests that the doctor was administering CPR to MJ on top of his bed. Even I know you don’t do CPR on a soft surface. The doctor did also administer some additional shot that was supposed to counter act the Demerol, this was noted by the firefighters/paramedics. Essentially Jackson was dead then but the paramedics are saying the doctor refused to allow them to pronounce him dead and insisted they continue CPR. When Mr. Cardiologist should have known that without oxygen to the brain for that period of time, he would have been a vegetable if they were able to resuscitate him. Very sad.

And I do agree with Deepak. Why aren’t the authorities making more examples of these celebrity doctors who are causing, feeding and enabling dangerous addictions? But then it isn’t just celebrity doctors, there is a prescription medication problem that is more widespread.

The one interesting thing that I heard on CNN was that the royalties on Michael’s music go to the kids already? Hopefully he set something up already that is beyond challenge. Aye there’s the rub.

I find the need to go out and buy MJ music odd. If you were a true fan don’t you already have everything that Michael ever did? And for example when Michael Hutchence died, I couldn’t listen to INXS music for 2 years. Perhaps because it was a death of the band as well as his death. Just too painful for me. However apparently MJ was bringing in 50 – 70 million dollars a year on his royalties alone before he died.

I understand your point Niall but since CNN spent all the time before and after Larry King talking about all of Michael’s problems including Deepak telling his story about Michael and his concerns and his anger at the celebrity doctors parasites there is also a time to talk about the good things since Larry was a friend of MJ and had gathered people close to MJ including Liza Minelli and Miko Brando, both of whom were in near tears the whole hour. It was not like CNN wasn’t giving or will be giving Deepak lots of coverage for his concerns all night long. They were the first to have Mr. Oxman, former MJ lawyer and family friend, talking about Michael’s abuse of prescription drugs.