Michael Jackson Requested Dangerous Sedative For Insomnia

Nurse says she repeatedly denied Jackson's requests for Diprivan, but he may have obtained it elsewhere. By James Montgomery Michael Jackson Photo: MJ Kim/ Getty Images Michael Jackson suffered from crippling bouts of insomnia and pleaded for the powerful sedative Diprivan, despite warnings that it could be harmful to his health, according to a nurse who was working with Jackson for his upcoming 50-date run at London's O2 Arena. Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse and nutritional counselor, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jackson repeatedly asked her for the drug — also known as Propofol — but she denied his requests. "He wasn't looking to get high or feel good and sedated from drugs," she told the AP. "This was a person who was not on drugs. This was a person who was seeking help, desperately, to get some sleep, to get some rest." Lee said that though she refused to give Jackson the drug, which is given intravenously and is widely used in ... (link)