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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 eventually settled the case for $20 million. no charges were ever filed. during that same televised...

>> 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 country undergoing treatment for dependency on pain medication. >> those allegations in '93, the firs...

♪ soon and very soon ♪ we are going see the king >> the andre crouch choir sang as jackson's 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. i'll 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. >> i'm not going to see him anymore, but i feel him everywhere. i really do. god picks certain people to do certain things. he knew he would be t...

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 night's sleep. that's not an exaggeration. he actually would have. >> michael jackson was plagued by insomnia for years. >> journalist jim moret spent years cov...

♪ >> 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 jackson's 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 over a nine-month period. >> i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> reporter: but wa...