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Michael Jackson civil trial UPDATE: Singer asked for propofol 10 years before his death

Michael Jackson’s civil trial in Los Angeles revealed today that the megastar asked a doctor for propofol 10 years before he died of an overdose of the drug.

Dr. Christine Quinn told how Michael Jackson asked her to give him propofol to help him sleep.

Michael Jackson died of an overdose of the drug given to him by Dr. Conrad Murray.

His mother, Katherine Jackson, is suing promoters AEG Live for $40 billion over her son’s 2009 death. The company has denied any wrongdoing.

Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 over Jackson’s death. AEG, which was promoting his planned comeback concerts, denies it hired Murray.

Dr. Christine Quinn was giving evidence for the defense.

Michael Jackson asked a doctor for propofol 10 years before he died of an overdose of the drug

She said the request for propofol came after she met Michael Jackson while he was undergoing dental procedures.

Dr. Christine Quinn said she told him it was not appropriate to use the drug as a sleep aid.

She told him the sleep you get with anaesthesia “is not real sleep, not restful sleep”.

But Michael Jackson told her it had given him the best sleep he had ever had.

Nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee also told the court that Michael Jackson had told her he needed propofol to sleep in April 2009.

She said she had warned him that it was unsafe for home use and he might not wake up.

But Michael Jackson told her that doctors had told him he would be fine as long as he was monitored.

She said “his demeanor was <<I have to have this. I have to have this to sleep. You don’t understand, I have not had a good night’s sleep>>”.

AEG Live has also called a number of Michael Jackson’s former doctors to testify.

Dr. Petros Levounis, who had been hired by AEG, told the court on Tuesday that Michael Jackson showed signs that he was shopping around to try to find a doctor who would give him opioid drugs.

Katherine Jackson’s lawyers have said Michael was not an addict.

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