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James Desborough · 2026-06-25 · via New York Post

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The Emmy-winning producer, who socialized with Klein for several years in the late 1990s, exclusively claimed to Page Six that the doctor did not do enough to aid the King of Pop as he battled opioid and painkiller addictions from the late 1980s to his tragic death in 2009.

Mark alleges that the doctor acted more like an enabler than a responsible medical professional.

Arnold Klein in a purple sequined vest.

Emmy-winning producer Geoffrey Mark (seen above) alleged to Page Six that Michael Jackson’s friend and “dermatologist to the stars” doctor Arnold Klein could’ve done more to save the singer before his tragic death. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

Arnold Klein, wearing a purple sequined vest, hat, and tie, and large dark sunglasses.

Mark (pictured above) told us he blames Klein for allegedly acting like an enabler during Jackson’s addiction struggles. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

“Arnie thought that Michael was addicted, but that didn’t stop him from writing the prescriptions,” Mark said of Klein, who first introduced him to the superstar.

In the last few months of Jackson’s life, Klein (who died in 2015) jabbed the singer dozens of times with Demerol and gave him Botox treatments at his Beverly Hills office.

Mark believes that Klein “didn’t try hard enough” to wean Jackson off substances or intervene, despite those who knew the singer having tough talks about him.

Instead, Mark claims that Klein was more focused on enriching his own wealth and status than aiding in his friend’s recovery.

Michael Jackson, Arnold W. Klein and Elizabeth Taylor

Mark believes that Klein (pictured in a throwback image with Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor) “didn’t try hard enough” to wean Jackson off substances prior to his 2009 death. WireImage

Michael Jackson

Jackson (pictured above during his molestation trial in 2005) was treated by Klein for over 20 years. Getty Images

“Arnie was very much about the jet-set Hollywood life, knowing, being on the inside of all this stuff. I think that was Arnie’s drug,” Mark told Page Six.

“To that end, Arnie couldn’t say ‘no’ to Michael,” he added, “because saying ‘no’ to Michael would have ended that kind of entrée.”

Mark further claimed that Klein’s self-centered mindset also impacted Jackson’s care.

“His nature was having financial, social power and getting himself the spotlight, getting the men he wanted to be with, getting famous people to want him and need him, so that he was on the inside of things,” the author alleged. “And then once he was on the inside, he used what he learned to further himself.”

Dr. Arnold Klein

According to Mark, Klein (pictured above) was allegedly more focused on enriching his own wealth and status than helping in Jackson’s recovery. Corbis via Getty Images

Geoffrey Mark

However, Mark (seen above) said he overall feels that Jackson is still most responsible for his own death. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

Despite morally bankrupt Klein “enabling him for so long,” Mark believes that Jackson still played the ultimate role in his own death.

“Michael had millions of dollars to go to other doctors who would have just as happily taken the money and enabled him,” Mark explained. “So unfortunately … the addiction was already there, and no one person could have made a difference, except Michael himself.”

“An addict needs a moment of clarity,” Mark added, “to understand, ‘If I don’t change, I’m gonna die.'”

Geoffrey Mark

“No one person could have made a difference, except Michael himself,” Mark explained to Page Six. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

Geoffrey Mark

The producer (pictured above) claimed Jackson became hooked on meds after suffering scalp burns from a pyrotechnic accident in 1984. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

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Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, from cardiac arrest caused by acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication. The fatal dose was administered by the “Man in the Mirror” singer’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was trying to treat the pop icon’s insomnia.

Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served less than two years in prison before his release in October 2013.

As Mark noted, Jackson used a staggering amount of meds and narcotics in the last 20 years of his life, including cocaine, daily Demerol jabs while on tour and hospital anesthesia Diprivan to aid in his sleep.

Michael Jackson

Mark said he knew Jackson (seen above) “needed help” back then, but claims he was too powerless to do anything. Getty Images

Michael Jackson

“When I realized there was nothing I could say or do for Michael or Arnold that could be helpful, I walked away,” Mark said of Klein and Jackson (seen above on tour in New Zealand in 1996). Getty Images

The “Thriller” singer also allegedly used sedatives, including Lorazepam, Midazolam and Diazepam, and stronger meds like Xanax, Zoloft, hydrocodone, paroxetine, carisoprodol, and hydromorphone regularly.

Mark further claimed that Jackson became hooked on meds after suffering scalp burns following a pyrotechnic accident on the set of a 1984 Pepsi advert.

“Back then, I realized Michael needed help,” Mark admitted to Page Six.

Geoffrey Mark

Mark (seen above) was close friends with Jackson before the singer’s death in 2009. Courtesy of Geoffrey Mark

Michael Jackson

Jackson’s physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after administering drugs to the singer to try to treat his insomnia (Jackson is seen above arriving at his trial in 2005). Getty Images

Despite his concerns, he felt powerless to stage any kind of intervention with the singer at the time.

“An ethical doctor or a good psychologist could have helped him,” Mark alleged.

“In the bigger picture of addiction, I’ve tried to help a lot of celebrities through the years. I’ve had more failures than successes, quite frankly. When I realized there was nothing I could say or do for Michael or Arnold that could be helpful, I walked away.”