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Had to do with the stress of the 1993 allegations. >> in 1993, crack isson was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy. jackson denied at gaugeses during a televised statement. >> im particularly upset about the handle willing of this mass matter by the incredible, terrible mass media. >> but eventually, settled the case for $20 million. no charges were ever filed. during that same televised statement, jackson admitted publicly he had a drug addiction. >> as you may already know after my...

>> the addiction, the insomnia, the desperation were so great that jackson followed powerful pills by the handful. >> that is enough to put six of you to sleep. >> but was murray responsible for jacksons fatal overdose? as the opposing attorneys gave their closing arguments, two very different answers emerged. >> ladies and gentlemen, the evidence in this case is overwhelming, that conrad murray acted with criminal negligence, that conrad murray caused the death of michael jackson, that conrad m...

Ortega was directing the most anticipated show in decades, with a star he feared wasnt up to it. but murray insisted he was in charge of jacksons health. >> he said i should stop trying to be an amateur doctor and psychologist and be the director and allow michaels health to him. >> those were the words of conrad murray? >> and on june 25th, that meant helping jackson get to sleep. based on the affidavit, dr. murrays efforts to get jackson to sleep began with a 10-milligram tablet of valium arou...

Accusations of child allegations. a highly publicized trial followed. faced with a possibility of prison, jackson was in the fight for his life. the stress took a toll, even though he was cleared of all charges. what did you see in his eyes? >> that he was dying, he was gone, already. on verdict day, he was not there he was so vacant. >> following the verdict in 2005, jackson spent the next years focused on his children. he met nurse practitioner cherilyn lee. she came to jacksons home to treat ...

Like, "whos your favorite three stooges." and i would say, "what, m.j.?" "oh, no, i dont like this. can i have more of this or that or this? yeah. i like moe." >> but we beneath the surface, concerns from the very moment the concert tour was announced. jackson was pushing himself to the brink. >> i just think how is he going to do these shows? >> record producer rodney jerkins. >> 50 dates at 50 years old? thats a lot of dates. and i just kept saying, i just hope he gets a physical trainer, some...

Both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage. after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega, the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jacksons home. aegs ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned that he wasnt coming to...

About whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega, the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jacksons home. aegs ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned that he wasnt coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house and then he would come in and paint the front door. >> on the afternoon of june 24th jackson arrived at the staples center in downtown los angeles. rehearsa...

Out of the spotlight a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jacksons home. aegs ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned he wasnt coming to enough rehearsals, it was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house, and then he would come in a...

Performance. the king of pop was poised to regain his throne. >> this is it. i mean, this is really it. this is the final -- this is the final curtain call. >> according to the concept with promoters aeg, michael was to perform 50 concerts at the 02 center in london over a nine-month period. >> ill be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> but was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance. his rebirth...

The spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it. and see you in july. >> but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega, the director for "this is it" called a private meeting at jacksons home. aeg ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned that he wasnt coming to enough rehearsals. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house. and that he would come in and paint the front door. >> on the afterno...