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Would not take it, and that ultimately he did take some because the pain was so great, but that it was a big issue. >> when do you think the drug use started? >> i believe that a lot of it had to do with the stress of the 1993 allegations. >> in 1993, michael jackson was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy. jackson strongly denied the allegations during a televised statement. >> i am particularly upset by the handling of this mass matter by the incredible, terrible mass media. >> but...

>> in 1993, michael jackson was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy. jackson strongly denied the allegations during a televised statement. >> i am particularly upset by the handling 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 also admitted publicly he had a drug addiction. >> as you may already know, after my tour ended, i remained out of the c...

♪ soon and very soon ♪ we are going see the king >> the andre crouch choir sang as jacksons brothers carried his casket. >> the king of pop is not big enough for him. he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. ♪ you find the life >> it was an emotional ceremony. >> i love you, buddy. ill miss you. >> with a heart-breaking ending. >> daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> im not going to see him anymore, but i feel ...

Hours here at this rented mansion in l.a. according to the search warrant affidavit, his personal physician, dr. conrad murray, told police it was a restless and ultimately a drug-filled night with jackson battling his chronic insomnia allegedly pleading with murray to give him a powerful and dangerous drug called propofol. randy taraborrelli is a jackson biographer and a life-long confidant. >> he would have paid $1 million for a good nights sleep. thats not an exaggeration. he actually would h...

♪ >> reporter: since age 5, he had electrified audiences around the world with hit songs like "i want you back." and the world appeared ready to welcome him back. it had been 12 years since jacksons last major 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. >> reporter: according to the contract with concert promoters aeg, michael was to perform 50 concerts it at the 02 center in london ...

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. see you in july. >> there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega called a private meeting at jacksons home. >> kenny was concerned that he wasnt coming to enough rehearsals. michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house and he would come in and pain the front door. >> he was too sleepy and taking medications which made ...

The stress took a toll, even though he was cleared of all charges. what did you see in his eyes? >> i could see in his eyes he was dying, that he was gone. already on verdict day he was not there. he was so vacant. >> following the verdict in 2005, jackson spent the next four years focused on his children. six months before his death, michael jackson met nurse practitioner sherilyn lee. she came to jacksons home to treat one of his kids for a cold. one day he asked her to stay over and watch his...

This timeline suggests more than an hour had passed since jackson was found not breathing. it is a time line that murray and his attorney fiercely contest. >> i think its clear that what they are doing is hypothesizing about the timeline. thats not what happened. thats not what the doctor told him. >> reporter: what is not in dispute is this. >> we have a gentleman here not breathing. he needs help. hes not breathing and we are trying to pump him but hes not breathing. >> how old is he? >> hes 5...

Milligram tablet of valium around 1:30 a.m. it didnt work. according to the affidavit, dr. murray injected the singer with an anti-anxiety drug. by 3:00 a.m., however, jackson was still awake, so murray told police he tried another drug, a sedative. that didnt work either. what jackson really wanted according to murray was the anesthetic propofol. murray told investigators jackson repeatedly asked for the drug that final night but insisted he repeatedly denied the singer. murray claims he was ac...

Confronted him, he started to cry. he said, you dont understand. im in a lot of pain. >> he says he feared for michael jacksons health so along with a member of michaels family, he arranged for an intervention. >> he was so upset, angry, burst into a temper, left the room. >> according to biographer, randy taraborrelli, jackson was first introduced to prescription drugs in 1984. ♪ jacksons scalp was severely burned during a filming of this pepsi commercial. >> i was at the hospital that night,...