Michael Jackson put his son under anesthesia when he was 6
Michael Jackson’s son, Blanket, underwent general anesthesia for two hours at a dentist when he was only six years old, which is an illegality.
Michael Jackson allegedly put pressure on a dentist in Las Vegas to make him perform a procedure on Blanket in July 2008, which involved placing the boy under anesthesia for two hours in the office who didn’t have a permit to do that. At that time, the boy was only six years old.
TMZ has obtained internal documents from the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners, which details the relationship Michael Jackson had with Dr. Mark Tadrissi. According to these documents, Tadrissi had initially told the star that he couldn’t provide the requested intervention on Blanket because he lacked authorization.
But according to an investigator questioned by the American website, Michael told the doctor, “Have an anesthesiologist do whatever type of sedation required.”
Tadrissi capitulated and directed two hours of intervention on Blanket who remained under anesthesia throughout that period.
TMZ reports that the ethical authority did take note of this case with Dr. Tadrissi after Michael Jackson’s death and initiated disciplinary proceedings against the practitioner. He was also accused of allowing Michael to receive Propofol in his office without the required permit.
Dr. Tadrissi struck a deal with the Board in 2010. But while he was sanctioned for his sins against Blanket and Michael, in the final report there was no mention of the boy. A source connected with the investigation, cited by TMZ, said pressure was put on the Board to omit Blanket from the report.
But if this reappears in the middle of legal proceedings, it could be of great help for Dr. Murray, accused of having administered Propofol to Michael Jackson, until the fatal dose on June 25, 2009.
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Why is it so difficult for most “news” organizations to write the “facts and just the facts”? Why must they always look for ways to spin a story in order to make it sound as lurid as possible, especially when it comes to anything regarding Michael Jackson? It is frustrating to say the least and potentially lethal as we saw with what happened to Mr. Jackson.
I hope that people start to see these “stories” for what they are “FICTION” and that this kind of yellow journalism doesn’t affect the potential jury pool in the upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. As Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge at the close of the preliminary hearing “Michael Jackson is not here today because of the negligence and reckless acts of Dr. Murray,” “Because of Dr. Murray’s actions, Michael’s children are left without a father.”
Michael Jackson is NOT on trial.
http://www.sawfnews.com/Gossip/66107.aspx
For all the innuendo, speculation and heartbreak the tabloids have taken pleasure in regarding Mr. Jackson’s life over the years – that ride is long since over.
It’s time for the truth – not the slanted truth – not the half truth, but the REAL truth.. you do know what that is still, yes?
Or have the YEARS of printing gossip rotted not only your sense of morals and decency, but your brain.
http://www.sawfnews.com/Gossip/66107.aspx
STOP REPEATING TMZ’S LIES. THEY ARE LYING, THEY HAVE NOT PRODUCED ANY DOCUMENTS PROVING THIS EVER HAPPENED.
BOYCOTT TMZ, THEY ARE A TRASH WEBSITE!
Nicole, you must not have children: there’s nothing strange about wanting a 6 year old sedated to undergo a 2 hour dental procedure, and this was done when the dentists found the required specialist. If you want journalism instead of gossip, Charles Thomson has dissected this ‘story’ and put it into factual perspective. Here:
January 14, 2011, (Sawf News) – Among the less scrupulous red-top reporters on both sides of the Atlantic, there’s an old adage; ‘Never let the facts get in the way of a good story’.
I can’t think of a recent story which has embodied that philosophy more than TMZ’s supposed scoop yesterday, accusing Michael Jackson of pressuring a dentist into putting his youngest son Prince Michael II (AKA Blanket) to sleep with anesthetic.
‘MJ Pushed Dr. To Improperly Give Son Anesthesia’, read TMZ’s headline. Shocking indeed. Certainly more shocking than ‘MJ’s Son Went To The Dentist Two And A Half Years Ago’, which would have been a far more accurate assessment of the situation — for while TMZ accused Jackson of ‘subjecting one of his children to risky medical treatment’, the truth was far more banal.
At the heart of this story is the allegation that in July 2008, Dr Mark Tadrissi performed oral surgery on two occasions, once on Jackson and once on his son Blanket, which required the use of anesthetic. The snag? Dr Tadrissi didn’t have a permit to use general anesthetic in his office, but called in an anesthesiologist anyway and went ahead with the surgeries. Dr Tadrissi was investigated over his actions in 2009 and sanctioned by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners in 2010.
The TMZ article appears to have been written with two specific intentions; the first, to suggest that Jackson was reckless when it came to drugs — particularly anesthetic, an overdose of which caused his death in June 2009 — and the second, to suggest that he was a bad father, ordering his then six-year-old child to undergo a procedure involving the ‘risky’ use of general anesthetic. In actuality, the facts and evidence demonstrate neither point.
Describing the use of anesthetic on a child during oral surgery as a ‘risky medical treatment’ is utterly inaccurate and entirely irresponsible. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s (AAPD) website, “General anesthesia can be helpful for children requiring significant surgical procedures.” Jackson’s son required two hours of dental surgery. The AAPD website also states that, “general anesthetic can be used safely and effectively when administered by an appropriately-trained individual in an appropriately-equipped facility.” This brings me neatly to my next point.
According to TMZ’s own version of events, which purports to be taken from internal documents, Dr Tadrissi told Jackson he wasn’t able to administer anesthetic – so Jackson instructed the doctor to bring in a qualified anesthesiologist.
According to a legal document obtained by SawfNews.com — a Stipulation Agreement filed by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners in March 2010 — Dr Tadrissi did exactly that, hiring a ‘Nevada licensed anesthesiologist’ to administer anesthetic during Jackson’s own surgery. His son’s surgery is not mentioned in the Stipulation Agreement, but there is no evidence to suggest that Dr Tadrissi’s actions differed when treating the boy.
This confirmation that Dr Tadrissi hired a licensed anesthesiologist renders some segments of TMZ’s article entirely fictitious, not least it’s incredibly misleading headline, ‘MJ Pushed Dr. To Improperly Give Son Anesthesia’. The anesthetic wasn’t given by the doctor and it wasn’t given improperly. Moreover, Jackson didn’t push the doctor to administer anything. By TMZ’s own admission, Jackson specifically asked for a professional anesthesiologist.
The article’s first line is also fictitious, stating that, “Michael Jackson subjected one of his children to the same risky medical treatment that eventually killed him.” Jackson died in his home after his personal doctor — not a qualified anesthesiologist – self-confessedly administered anesthetic unnecessarily and did so without any of the necessary accompanying equipment. Conversely, in 2008 Jackson allowed a licensed anesthesiologist to sedate his son using the correct equipment in a dentist’s clinic for necessary surgery. The situations aren’t remotely comparable.
Once you strip TMZ’s scoop of its inaccuracy and hyperbole, here’s what you’re left with; in 2008, Michael Jackson took his son to a dentist, who told Jackson that his son required a two-hour-long surgical procedure and would need to be anesthetized. Jackson asked the dentist to hire a licensed anesthesiologist. The dentist complied. The boy was sedated under the correct circumstances and monitored by a professional throughout his surgery. In other words, Jackson behaved like any other parent, allowing his child to undergo necessary medical treatment but first ensuring that it was to be done properly.
By wrongly accusing Jackson of ‘pushing’ and ‘cajoling’ the dentist into conducting a ‘risky medical treatment’, TMZ implies that the dentist’s care was somehow substandard or dangerous. This is untrue. Dr Tadrissi did not stand accused of endangering his patients, giving substandard care or any other form of incompetence. He simply allowed a licensed anesthesiologist to sedate a patient in his clinic without the correct permit.
So for all TMZ’s sensationalism — which would have you believe that Dr Tadrissi is some sort of Dr Feelgood, dishing out anesthetic like lollipops — his only real mistake was one akin to selling a few bottles of Wild Turkey out of one’s garage without first acquiring a liquor license. Aside from covering the cost of the investigation ($2750), Tadrissi was simply required to complete eight hours of education (four on ethics, four on record keeping) and take a jurisprudence exam.
Through misleading and at times wholly inaccurate wording, TMZ has spun a bureaucratic misdemeanor into an exaggerated tale of medical malpractice and maniacally irresponsible parenting. The timing is suspicious; Dr Conrad Murray has just been ordered to stand trial for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson and the media’s coverage of both the singer and his physician could significantly impact potential jurors’ views on the star’s death between now and the trial. By twisting the facts in order to portray Jackson as a deranged diva who demanded the ‘risky’ use of anesthetic on himself and his six-year-old son, TMZ paints a picture of a man who could very easily have bullied his physician into giving him anesthetic or even have administered it to himself.
TMZ’s sensationalistic story about Jackson’s trips to the dentist is especially irresponsible given that the website is now seen by many as a go-to spot for news on the star. Ever since the site was the first media outlet in the world to break the news of Jackson’s death (although many fans have labeled this a fluke, claiming that the site announced Jackson’s death long before it was even called at the hospital) the website has achieved a level of popularity, recognition and perceived credibility which it had never before seen. Already, dozens of other websites have replicated TMZ’s story and many more will almost certainly follow suit. In an industry plagued by ‘copy and paste’ journalism TMZ should take more care to ensure that its journalism is both fair and accurate. Neither can be said for yesterday’s story.
the sawf news writer told just like it is i couldn’t said it better myself im so sick of the media lying on michael jackson they been doing this for years and now it getting old that too bad if they let their hate 4 mike get in the way of their work when comes to writing solid facts really im sick of hearing it they did this while he was living now they doing it death on top of that they want to attack his offsprings now to me that sick and twisted sounds they r the ones who r the creeps and freaks the media needs to grow up. people still going to love mike no matter what ! as for the man who wrote that i have respects 4 him a least he sticks to the facts and pointed out TMZ’s motives was all about to make mike look like a bad father father out of all the deadbeats Dad’s in the world they want to pick on mike? .soon i’ll have to soon stop looking up news about mike and just watch his videos and interviews B/c that all they do is wrote lies about him all the time about and now they doing to his offsprings !
Well can anyone honestly say they are surprised, I don`t think anyone can be more wierd than Jackson was. People say it was his upbriging but his other brothers have not turned out like him.
Look, Chris, you need to BE QUIET. First of all, Michael was not a “wierd” father. Why was Blanket needing so much extensive dental work done anyway? It was, NO DOUBT, at some DOCTOR/DENTIST’s suggestion! Michael was an EXCELLENT father by all accounts, and IF THIS STORY IS TRUE, all he was doing was trying to PROTECT his little boy from pain. Second, YOU are NOT a psychiatrist or psychologist (I bet), so you don’t even know what you’re talking about. Just chill.
Michael Jackson was an excellent father, and he loved his kids more than ever.
Why must people always blacken him? He’s the most perfect and kind person I ever know.. it’s so sad that the media make up so false stories about him. Everything they write is just BULLSHIT.
And Chris, you´re so d*mn ignorant.