Prince May Have Obtained Prescription Drugs From ‘Friend’ Doctor Just Like Michael Jackson

Superstar Prince may have obtained prescription drugs from a “friend” doctor just like the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who died of an overdose in 2009.
Prince May Have Obtained Prescription Drugs From ‘Friend’ Doctor Just Like Michael Jackson
Prince makes an announcement at The Apollo Theater on October 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images); Michael Jackson prepares to enter the Santa Barbara County Superior Court on June 13, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Photo by Kevork Djansezian-Pool/Getty Images
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Superstar Prince may have obtained prescription drugs from a “friend” doctor just like the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who died of an overdose in 2009. 

The “Purple Rain” entertainer was compared to the “Thriller” singer by TMZ on April 29, citing similarities on medication overdoses.

It is believed that Prince was overprescribed the painkiller Percocet, similar to Jackson’s case, when he was prescribed Propofol as a sleep aid by his doctor Conrad Murray.

Dr. Conrad Murray listens in court during his involuntary manslaughter trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court on October 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Robyn Beck-Pool/Getty Images)
Dr. Conrad Murray listens in court during his involuntary manslaughter trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court on October 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck-Pool/Getty Images

Jackson’s doctor was sentenced in 2011 over the singer’s death and was released from jail in 2013.

Prince was able to obtain prescription drugs from more than one doctor, reported TMZ, and at least one of them was a “personal friend,” according to the superstar’s family members.

The singer became addicted to Percocet before his hip surgery in 2010, TMZ claims.

Prince, 57, had supposedly gone to Walgreens four times during the week that he was found dead at his Paisley Park home in Minnesota on April 21.

Investigators believe a previous health concern, which forced his plane to make an emergency landing in Illinois a week prior his death, may have been a result of a reaction to the pain medication, said an official to CNN.

Authorities found prescription opioid medication on Prince and at his Minnesota residence, said an official.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has stepped in to help investigate the singer’s death and will focus on the source of the medication. The agency stressed, however, that the investigation is still in its infancy.