Once the face of the music industry, Michael Jackson died years back. But his charm is still present in the world. Michael Jackson’s Death was undigestable by the fans. They still wonder how their favourite artist can die at the age of just 50. Although he had to take medicines because he had a chronic sleep disorder, he looked fit and fine while performing. Even on his last day of rehearsal, he seemed well. Then how, all of a sudden, he dies. Well, today, we will cover the truth about that day.
Who is Michael Jackson?
Michael Joseph Jackson was one of the most successful singers in America. He was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, US. Besides being a singer, he was a popular songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. His signature dance move is “moonwalk.” But he named it a robot. He got the talent from his father, Joe Jackson, who was a great musician.
Furthermore, he was the eighth child of Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson. He, along with his siblings Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, started his career in 1964 as Jackson 5. In their group, Michael was the lead singer who became popular soon. In 1871, he left Jackson 5 and became a solo singer, and that’s when he gained popularity.
He releases some of the best songs of all time, such as “Beat It”, “Billie Jean”, “Thriller”, and more. Thriller was Jackson’s best song. But as the coin has two faces, Jackson also became part of controversies related to his appearance, relationships, and sexual assault of a friend’s child. However, he came out of the case due to no solid proof.
Michael Jackson’s Relationships
Michael Jackson is also popular due to his relationships with top actresses, singers, and models. In 1970, Jackson was in a relationship with actress Tatum O’Neal. However, due to their platonic relationship, the couple got separated. After many years of Michael Jackson’s death, singer and actress Stephanie Mills revealed that she was Jackson’s first girlfriend.
Moreover, he later had a platonic relationship with Brooke Shields, a popular actress and model. He fell for Lisa Marie Presley so hard that he married her. The main reason behind his strong love towards Lisa is that she greatly supported him. Furthermore, she even convinced him of drug rehabilitation. He proposed to her romantically on call, and they married in 1994.
However, due to conflicts, the couple ended up divorcing in 1996. Later, he married her assistant, Debbie Rowe, who was pregnant. They welcomed their first child, Michael Joseph “Prince” Jackson, in 1997 and 1998, and a daughter, Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson. But later, Rowe and Jackson got separated, and he welcomed his third child, Prince Michael Jackson II, through surrogacy in 2002.
Michael Jackson’s Death
Now is the time to discuss one of the main topics of this blog, our beloved singer’s death:
On 24 June 2009, Michael was doing his concert rehearsals named “This is It.” This was about his comeback performance and the first performance that his children would attend. After his rehearsal, he reached home, had dinner and left to sleep. But Michale had Insomnia (a sleep difficulty disease), and he was unable to sleep. So, his personal physician, Conrad Murray, reaches his home.
Moreover, like every night, Conrad gave him three drug injections: diazepam, lorazepam, and midazolam. Conrad waited for a few hours beside Jackson’s bed. But surprisingly, he was not able to sleep even after his regular medicines. After a few hours, Michael asked for “milk”. Here, milk means anesthetic Propofol. But Murray denies it as it is a strong drug which has side effects.
At 10:40 a.m., Michael asked for milk again. Murray could not deny his order and injected 25 milligrams of Propofol diluted with lidocaine. Finally, Jackson was able to sleep. Seeing Jackson asleep, Murray went to the bathroom. When he returned, he noticed Jackson was not breathing, and his pulse was weakening.
Furthermore, Murray gave Michael CPR for approximately 10 minutes, but his body was not responding. He then injected flumazenil to reduce the overdose. Murray calls Michael’s assistant, Michael Amir. Moreover, Amir calls Jackson’s personal security Alberto Alvarez. He calls 9-1-1 and asks for help. They said to lay Michael down on the bed and give him CPR.
At 12:30 p.m, the paramedic team reached Jackson’s room and took him to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. After multiple tries, at 02:30 p.m., the doctor declares him dead. The news of Michael Jackson’s death spread like wildfire.
Bottom Line
Michael is one of the most talented celebrities and is popular globally. He was a successful singer, dancer and scriptwriter. After being a part of so many controversies, Jackson would perform his comeback performance. But God has another plan for him. Just before a few moments of his performance, on 25 June 2024, Jackson passed away due to a drug overdose. Michael Jackson’s death broke the hearts of millions of fans because he was such a down-to-earth person.
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