Dr. Conrad Murray was both friend and physician to The King of Pop. His catastrophic story represents a classic case where the aurora of celebrity may have clouded a doctor’s better judgment. Was there a real relationship and friendship between the two men, and what motivated the doctor to disregard the rules of medical ethics? Analysis of what took place on that fatal day, and an investigation into the mystery surrounding Jackson’s use of the anesthetic drug, Propofol, may hold the answers to Dr. Murray’s complicated role in the popstar’s death.
The dazzlingly ditzy reality star and former Playboy model was found dead of a prescription drug overdose in February 2007. Her tragic story is a cautionary tale of excess and indulgence in Hollywood, and how a celebrity’s chaotic lifestyle can cloud the better judgment of those caught in the whirlwind. Howard K. Stern, Anna’s lawyer and manager, along with Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were accused of conspiring to prescribe excess drugs to Anna. The legal battle raged. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor was aquitted of all charges. However, Dr. Eroshevich and Howard K. Stern were convicted in 2010 of two counts of conspiring to obtain prescriptions under a false name. but a year later, an appeals court reversed the ruling. Deputy Dist. Atty. Sean Carney objected to the reduction saying a message needed to be sent to doctors who bend the laws for celebrities. 'It's an epidemic of doctors prescribing to celebrities and celebrities dying because doctors won't uphold their oath.’
Behind Brian Wilson's Beach Boys fame and gold records was a man suffering from drug addiction, alcohol abuse and mental illness. His family enlisted the aid of radical psychologist Eugene Landy, a doctor with an impressive client list - and unfulfilled aspirations of working in the music business - but the relationship spiraled into psychological abuse, mind games and virtual imprisonment of the rock legend.
Dr. Max Jacobson was a physician to global leaders and celebrities. In reality he was America's most influential drug pusher, peddling methamphetamines to the rich and powerful that craved a rocket-powered pick me up. One of his most famous patients was the 35TH President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. With JFK's imprimatur, New York's high society and Hollywood's elite opened up their wallets and veins to Dr. Jacobson's syringes. Did Dr. Max and his magic, amphetamine-laced elixirs actually influence the course of history? And what ultimately brought down President Kennedy’s Dr. Feelgood?
The celebrity entourage is a highly secret and coveted group to belong to - and Elvis’s “Memphis Mafia” was no exception. Made up of personally selected “Good Old Southern Boys”, Elvis’s inner circle enjoyed the extravagance afforded only the very rich and famous: from free rein of Elvis’s Memphis mansion to jet setting in his private plane to all night parties. But what happens when the person entrusted with the celebrity’s physical well-being becomes a member of the party train? Can a doctor whose livelihood is dependent on the wealth and fame of his patient ever truly make objective decisions? Or do they just become yes-men to the star’s growing drug addiction, supplying them with their daily fix? How could a respected Memphis doctor like Dr. Nichopoulos (Dr. Nick) be lured into the whirlwind life of celebrity and eventually become scapegoat for the death of a rock and roll legend?
Howard Hughes’ life is the stuff of legends: a millionaire at 18, a Hollywood player at 21 and a record-breaking pilot in his 30’s. But when the effects of debilitating OCD and excruciating chronic pain took hold, he became a broken, bed-ridden man addicted to codeine and Valium.
In the fall of 2007, Olympic superstar Marion Jones tearfully apologized for lying about taking performance-enhancing drugs, steroids. The Olympic gold medal winner was stripped of her medals, lost multi-million dollar endorsements, and was scorched by the press.
In December of 2001, Oscar-nominated actress, Winona Ryder is busted for shoplifting Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, but police discover more than just stolen merchandise in the actress’ purse: numerous bottles of prescription pain medications. This discovery would expose Winona’s relationship with Hollywood’s own Dr. Feelgood, Dr. Jules Lusman who has been over-prescribing to A-Listers for years. And even when the notorious Doctor loses his license, this story is far from over.