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Jackson's doctor denies drugging, paternity

Published Thursday, Jul 9 2009, 10:06 BST | By Rebecca Davies
Jackson's doctor denies drugging, paternity

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Michael Jackson's dermatologist has hit back at reports that he gave Jackson illegal drug prescriptions and that he fathered the star's children.

Arnold Klein, who denies being one of the five doctors involved in the investigation into the singer's death, said that he had no knowledge of Jackson using drugs.

Klein told Good Morning America: "I've not been contacted by police. I didn't give him this crap that they're talking about."

The dermatologist, who met the singer through his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, went on to say that any doctor who did supply Jackson with drugs should be prosecuted. "I say that anyone who makes someone an addict or gives a person potentially dangerous substances... is a criminal," he said. "It becomes... manslaughter."

Klein did admit that he treated Jackson for his ongoing Lupus three days before his death, but claims he was in good health. "He was not in terrible pain," said the dermatologist. "He was happy and dancing. I saw nothing that would make me worry." However, the doctor did mention that the singer could have got drugs somehow, saying: "Here's the problem with Michael - no matter what he wanted, someone would give it to him."

Klein has also had to fight off reports that he is the biological father of Jackson's children with Rowe. He said: "To the best of my knowledge, I am not the father. I don't want to feed any of this insanity that's going around."
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