Drug Scandal In Jackson Doc's Past?
One of the doctors that many are pointing fingers at in the Michael Jackson death investigation was booted from his first medical residency because he was caught selling prescription drugs, according to a Daily Beast report.
Beast reporter Gerald Posner is reporting that Arnold Klein, who was Jackson's dermatologist for nearly 25 years, faced allegations in the '70s during his time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania claiming he sold prescription drugs to students. Posner, citing "two people who know" Klein, writes that the dermatologist to the stars "was apparently forced to leave his residency" following the allegations.Skip over this content
Posner also confirms that Klein is indeed under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department in their investigation into what caused Jackson's untimely death on June 25. Posner questions "whether Klein would have been licensed for practicing medicine had Penn authorities shared the information with law enforcement or the California medical-licensing boards." Klein's attorney did not reply to emails from Posner inquiring about his report.
Since Jackson's death, Klein has publicly denied any wrong-doing in the death of Jackson, saying he never prescribed any high-powered painkillers that may have led to his death. "I say that anyone who makes someone an addict or gives a person potentially dangerous substances directly to them to use, like propofol is a criminal. It becomes nothing more than a manslaughter, or something worse than that," Klein said during a 'Good Morning America' interview, mentioning the powerful drug that police reportedly found in Jackson's home.
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