Michael Jackson took 10 Xanax a night; his body is being stored in a L.A. crypt for now

Now that the flurry of gushing aggrandizement is over and done, we can get back to being realistic about poor ol' Michael Jackson. First up: his alleged drug use. It seems that MJ had a tendency to down 10 Xanax pills a night, CNN says. Why, whatever could be bothering him?

The network discovered the apparent habit using a 2004 report from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department, in which authorities interviewed two of Jackson's former security guards. They were asked questions in preparation for the singer's 2005 trial for molesting a child.

One subject told deputies he told one MJ staffer he was worried about that many pills, to which the person replied, "Jackson was doing better because he was down from 30 to 40 Xanax pills a night."

One guard said he and three other employees would all get prescriptions under their names for Jackson to use, a story corroborated by the other guard, who said he had picked up drugs under other people's names for MJ's use. Their characterization of Jackson: He would often appear "out of it and sedated."

The guard who talked the most told authorities he wasn't comfortable with the drug situation and quit after the King of Pop "fell on his face" and hurt himself in a hotel room. Investigators haven't ruled out homicide in the singer's death, considering how many doctors may have been fueling his alleged drug binges.

Meanwhile, the New York Post reports it has discovered where Michael's brainless body ended up: A marble crypt owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy at Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills. But that's not his final resting place, if the family has anything to say.

While his family argues over his eventual tomb, his corpse rests among the likes of Liberace, Bette Davis, Sandra Dee and Freddie Prinze, who are all interred nearby.

Brother Jermaine and abusive dad Joe want to take the body to Neverland Ranch and open a Graceland-style museum, the Post says, while mom Katherine and most of the other siblings don't want the body there, out of respect for MJ's wishes following his 2005 acquittal.

At least most of them agree that they should take part in a new documentary about the family. Because they would make a reported $20 million from it, the Post says. Ah, family values.

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Comments

[Jessica]

That freak should not have even been out in public and NEVER NEVER been allowed to adopt those kids (who are not his biological kids). He couldn't have the sleep overs with the little boys anymore so he went out and bought some kids.....YUCK!

[Jeremiah]

I heard the one thing that he and KMart had in common, they both had boys jeans half off!

[Banglijk]

Ten xanax a night. Is that bad?

[Joe B.]

I heard he didn't die of drug overdose, it was a food problem. He actually choked to death on a couple of 10 year old nuts!

[InquiringMindsAlreadyKnow]

The fault of the Tabloids.

[Joey]

I read this story this morning and am still laughing..."The network discovered the apparent habit using a 2004 report from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department" so it took you fools 5 years to figure out what was in the report, and GASP! Michael Jackson took copius amounts of drugs? and he's in a crypt owned by Berry Gordy. that's just Jackson freaky weird, man. do we know how many people have previously resided in this crypt? and I love the discription of the father-"abusive dad Joe". what's going to be on the where ever it may end up headstone-here lies the brother of all the wish we could have been as popular siblings and son of want more control and money Katherine and abusive father Joe. let's not forget the poor children who will probably never know who their real daddy is, but it won't matter, cause there's always the $$$$$$$$ he's dead,it's over, move along people.

[whatthel]

I think Joe would like to take the funeral on tour.

[shuturyap]

I heard he would pop 10 Xanax and a 10 year old each night if he could get his hands on one.

[Paul]

Please stop the the MJ stories.

Nothing that can be said will bring him back, and most of us were not really fans.

Morbid curiosity is only for those idiots who need to get a life of their own .

"Ask not what you can do for the dead. Ask what you can do for the living".

Rest in peace MJ, but for God's let us do the same.

[Artis]

GOD!! ENOUGH!!!

[Rebecca Chandler Whistler]

Michael is what he always wanted to be now, he is a zombie and my guess is anyone would be a zombie at 40 Zanax a day, with probably Ambien in there as well...the perfect Zombie Cocktail...the Jackson Jesus Juice Zombie Bomb...