Michael Jackson was killed by drugs and stress says friend

Medium Uri Geller told the Associated Press of how he tried to prevent Jackson from abusing painkillers and prescription drugs but was constantly thwarted by others close to him.

Geller said, "When Michael asked for something, he got it. This was the great tragedy."

Geller told of how is relationship with Jackson sharply deteriorated after Geller tried to persuade him to give up the drugs, and even tried to confiscate them. Gellar claimed he had "to shout at Michael, to scream at Michael"

He added, "Most of the people around Michael could not say `No!' to him. He desperately needed someone there all the time who could say `No!' and mean it, who could warn him of the dangers ... and tell him the truth... The big problem was that many people wanted to help Michael, to save his life, but we could not be there all the time."

Gellar claimed that Jackson relied on drugs in order to deal with the constant pressure and attacks from the media. He said, "With his sanity buffeted and health wracked by global bullying nonstop, I think it's actually incredible that Michael held up as well as he did."

Another associate of Michael Jackson, Matt Fiddes, who worked as his bodyguard during visits to Britain, told a similar story, saying Jackson abused prescription, but not recreational, drugs.

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Fiddes said, "I confiscated packages and Uri did too. I mean, Uri confiscated injection equipment from his room," reports Sky News.

He continued "Uri would scream at Michael, you know, intensely, to stop doing this. But we just were getting pushed out."