Jackson bodyguard blames doctors

Michael Jackson's friend and former head of security Matt Fiddes has blamed the medical staff around the singer for his death last week.

Matt Fiddes told The Sun that Jackson's private physicians were "leeches" who would routinely prescribe him sedatives or amphetamines to regulate his moods.

Fiddes said: "It went two ways with what they did with Michael. Either he'd be totally sedated or they'd give him something which would make him incredibly high.

"When that happened he would chant or be very overexcitable. He had clearly been given some kind of amphetamine-based prescription medication. That concerned the heck out of me."

He added: "But none of his aides questioned it. If you did that you were thrown out from the court of yes men surrounding him."

There has been widespread speculation that Jackson died of an overdose amid claims that the star regularly used painkillers.

It has been reported that anaesthetics propofol and lidocaine were found in Jackson's home after his death.