Global superstar Michael Jackson was forced to have his stomach pumped on numerous occasions, his nanny has said.
Michael Jackson’s death has brought with it a thunderous amount of speculation. The level of the singer’s fame, his secretive lifestyle and the sudden news of his death have all contributed to feverish rumour about his sad demise.
Already some are pointing to possibly drug abuse as a contributing factor in his tragic death. Nursing previous injuries, Michael Jackson apparently battled against the pain barrier through medication.
In a new interview with the Sunday Times the singer’s nurse Grace Rwaramba reveals that the singer was forced to have his stomach pumped “many times” after having taken a mixture of prescription drugs.
The nurse said “I had to pump his stomach many times. He always mixed so much of it.”
She said: “There was one period that was so bad that I didn’t let the children see him. He always ate too little and mixed too much.”
Earlier this year Michael Jackson held a press conference to announce a massive residency at London’s O2 Arena. Due to huge public demand the number of concerts steadily increased until Jackson was left staring at a mammoth 50 night stint.
Speaking to fans before his death, Michael Jackson revealed that he had not signed up to do 50 nights and that the plans were made without his consent. Former nanny Rwaramba states that Jackson told her he thought he was only going to be performing ten concerts.
In addition to this, the nanny alleges that the Nation Of Islam took an increasingly manipulative approach to the singer. Michael Jackson converted to Islam late last year, and joined the religious group soon after.
Rwaramba alleges that the Nation of Islam had told Jackson it cost £60,000 a month to rent his home, which she believes was up to four times too much. She added: “Michael had no idea about money.”
In a statement Jackson’s family claimed the news of the singer’s death was “one of the darkest moments of our lives”.
Published by People Magazine the statement reads: “In one of the darkest moments of our lives we find it hard to find the words appropriate to this sudden tragedy we all had to encounter.”
