MICHAEL JACKSON’S mum is to sue promoters AEG for neglect of the singer’s medical care in the run-up to his death last year.


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“At the time of his death, Michael Jackson was under the immediate care of a doctor selected by, hired by, and controlled by AEG,” reads Katherine Jackson’s official complaint, filed yesterday at Los Angeles Superior Court.

Jackson died of a drug overdose while rehearsing for the This Is It series of sell-out concerts at London’s O2 arena. Katherine Jackson alleges that AEG pushed Michael beyond the limits to get him ready for those concerts.

“In reality AEG was merely doing whatever it took to make sure that Michael Jackson could make it to rehearsals and shows,” the complaint continues.

The doctor who allegedly gave Michael the mistaken lethal dose of Propofol was Dr Conrad Murray, who goes on trial next year charged with manslaughter.

AEG have yet to comment on Katherine Jackson’s complaint.