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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. >> i'm 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 tour ended, i remained out of the country, undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medicatio...

>> 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 jackson's 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 murray left prince, paris and blanket without a father. >> dr. murray -- >> the defense insisted tha...

Ortega was directing the most anticipated show in decades, with a star he feared wasn't up to it. but murray insisted he was in charge of jackson's health. >> he said i should stop trying to be an amateur doctor and psychologist and be the director and allow michael's 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. murray's efforts to get jackson to sleep began with a 10-milligram tablet of valium around 1:30 a.m. it didn't work. so according to the affidavit, dr. murray injected the singer with ...

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 jackson's home to treat one of his kid for a cold one day, lee says jackson asked her to help him sleep. she agreed to stay...

Like, "who's your favorite three stooges." and i would say, "what, m.j.?" "oh, no, i don't 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? that's a lot of dates. and i just kept saying, i just hope he gets a physical trainer, someone to really work him out and to make sure he's healthy and prepared. >> jermaine jackson says h...