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No drugs for KISS

Sam — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:13:18 +0000

Even though they may very well have been the start of the whole craze, it seems that the guys from KISS don’t really concede to the phrase “sex, drugs and rock’n’roll”, mainly because of the drugs part. Bassist Gene Simmons said the following about this: “Even the phrase ’sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ what a losers phrase that is! Why isn’t it just sex and rock ‘n’ roll? How did drugs become cool? You can’t win a marathon high, you just can’t. Don’t get me started.” Apparently somebody did get him started, but it didn’t last too long. Well, KISS should probably remember that back in their day the fairy powder was a real craze… well, maybe not that, but certainly other magic little potions.

Jay-Z Talks Drugs with Oprah

Sam — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:34:17 +0000

In the October issue of O Magazine, Jay-Z discussed selling crack as a 13-year old in his run down Brooklyn neighborhood, his so-called divine intervention and his marriage to Beyonce. The rapper spoke on dealing drugs, saying “You become addicted to the feeling, the uncertainty and adrenaline and danger of that lifestyle.” Apparently, he was saved from that kind of life due to being shot at while dealing on the streets, in what he’s calling as his divine intervention. Jay-Z also talked about his youth and moving up, saying “You become addicted to the feeling, the uncertainty and adrenaline and danger of that lifestyle.”

DJ AM’s Last Hours

Sam — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:34:12 +0000

As the New York City Medical Examiner’s office struggles to find the cause of death for DJ AM, authorities have figured out the inner workings of his last hours. At 1AM on the day that he was discovered in his NYC apartment, Adam Goldstein sent a text message to two of his friends about his Las Vegas gig later than day at Rain Nightclub at the Palms. 16 hours later, his friends called 911 because the DJ couldn’t be reached before his scheduled flight as he was not answering his cell phone. According to a police source, the NYPD broke down his door to find him lifeless. The initial autopsy report was proven to be inconclusive and a toxicology report will be expected in the following weeks. They suspect that drugs may be involved due to the various paraphernalia found in the DJ’s apartment.

Michael Jackson Case Calls for Presidential Attention

Sam — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:54:16 +0000

One of the doctors who assisted the LAPD in Michael Jackson’s death investigation has written a letter to President Barrack Obama. The topic of the letter was to make it tougher for people to obtain controlled medication. In the letter, Dr. Susan Essien Etok, the doctor who claimed that the late King of Pop offered her £500,000 to supply him with drugs, urges the President to consider “harsher punitive measures” for unethical doctors who are willing to hand out strong drugs to anyone for the right price. Etok also said that “no individual Doctor is responsible for Michael’s death.” She also compared the singer’s passing to that of Elvis Presley, Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith – all of whom died with drug cocktails in their system.

Green Day Singer Talks Drugs

Sam — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong recently had an interview with Maxim. In that interview, the rock star talked about what drug he will never do again. The band’s front man said “Acid. I don’t regret doing it, but. I sure as fuck wouldn’t do it now. I’m way too neurotic. I’d be, like, sitting in the corner sucking my thumb for nine hours.” Honestly, I can imagine him behaving like that. I don’t know. There’s just something about the way that he looks that screams that sort of behavior. I’m not talking about the drug use here, alright? It’s just the thumb sucking thing.

Police ‘twisted’ Dr Conrad Murray’s account of Michael Jackson’s death

Sam — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:51:13 +0000

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s under-fire personal physician say police have twisted his account of the superstar’s final hours.

Attorney Edward Chernoff called much of the contents of the search warrant affidavit “police theory”. Los Angeles Police had filed the documents to search Dr Conrad Murray’s clinic in Houston, Texas, last month.

A statement released by Chernoff said: “Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual.

“However, unfortunately, much is police theory. Dr Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11am not breathing. He also never said that he waited a mere 10 minutes before leaving to make several phone calls. In fact, Dr Murray never said that he left Michael Jackson’s room to make phone calls at all.”

The Los Angeles Coroner’s office has ruled Jackson’s death a homicide caused by a mix of drugs meant to treat insomnia, according to reports.

Source: Splash News

Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray could be charged with manslaughter in next two weeks

Sam — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:22:40 +0000

Michael Jackson’s doctor is expected to be charged with manslaughter within the next two weeks, according to a US report.

A law enforcement source had told Foxnews.com that Dr Conrad Murray is set to be arrested and charged within the next 14 days.

The news comes just a day after Murray posted a one-minute video online insisting: “I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail.”

The source initially told Fox that Dr Murray could be arrested as soon as August 26.

But investigators have now reportedly decided to execute one more search warrant, likely at a Los Angeles pharmacy, next week in an attempt to gather more evidence against him and the arrest is now expected the following week. They have searched Murray’s offices in Houston.

And Murray is not the only doctor who faces criminal charges in connection with Jackson’s shock death on June 25. A law enforcement source told FOXNews.com that Jackson’s long-time dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, will also be hit with charges related to medical malpractice.

Investigators are still building their case against Klein, and he will not be arrested for at least another two weeks, the source said.

However Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, denied that prosecutors had decided to charge Jackson’s physicians.

She insisted: “Until police complete their investigation and bring it to our office, there is no way to know what charges may be filed and against whom.”

Law enforcement sources previously revealed that Murray admitted he gave the King of Pop the intravenous anaesthetic Propofol to help him sleep just hours before his death – and that Propofol was at least a contributing factor in the 50-year-old entertainer’s death.

Propofol stash found in doctor’s closet

Sam — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:55:58 +0000

Conrad Murray, live-in physician to Michael Jackson, kept a stash of the powerful anaesthetic Propofol in a closet in Michael Jackson’s home, a report claims.

The drug is the smoking gun in the case building against Murray, which has been labelled a manslaughter investigation, even though no charges have been laid. Propofol could well be the pivot point in the minds of prosecutors.

Law enforcement sources said three large bottles and five vials of the anaesthetic were discovered at the Jackson house.

The drugs were found in the closet attached to Murray’s bedroom. Murray is said to have administered the drug in the bedroom where Jackson was later discovered to have arrested.

He may also have kept the drug elsewhere and had a steady stream of Fedex deliveries of it, the report claims.

Lil Wayne in Arizona court

Sam — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:07:47 +0000

The rapper has apparently made an appearance in a court in Yuma, Arizona regarding weapon and drug possession charges. Lil Wayne was supposedly discovered to have had cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun in his tour bus and these were found by the Arizona border patrol… of course, the rapper has pleaded not guilty to all of these charges. Now this is the stuff real rappers are made of. And Lil Wayne is probably going to do hard time for it… not community service or get probation periods. Oh well, it probably pays to have a good lawyer too, considering all of this.