Janet Jackson: 'We Attempted Interventions With Michael'
The Jackson family tried "a few times" to stage an intervention and put an end to Michael Jackson's drug dependency, the late superstar's sister Janet has confirmed.
The Rhythm Nation hitmaker was rumored to have led a family initiative to help her troubled brother in 2007 and again earlier this year, months before the King of Pop died in June.
Michael's former longtime publicist, Raymone Bain, dismissed the claims in July, insisting reports the Jacksons were locked out of his Las Vegas home after trying to take him to rehab were "not true".
But Janet Jackson reveals they did attempt an intervention on more than one occasion - because they realized Michael was becoming more and more reliant on prescription medication.
In a candid TV interview with America's ABC News, she says, "Of course (we intervened). That's what you do. Those are the things that you do when you love someone, you can't just let them continue on in that way and we did (try an intervention)... a few times... we weren't very successful."
Janet hints that the Thriller star refused to seek professional help because he believed he had his addiction under control.
She adds, "(He) understood that it was (out of) love, because of caring, but when it's something like that (drug addiction), people can tend to be in denial."
The TV chat with newswoman Robin Roberts will air in the U.S. on Wednesday night.
Investigators looking into Jackson's death have focused their case on his personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, who stands accused of administering the powerful prescription drug Propofol to the superstar prior to his death on June 25.
Janet recently placed the blame for her brother's death on Murray, who has been identified in court records as a suspect in a police manslaughter investigation.
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