Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson "had a real monkey on his back" with a longtime drug addiction his family kept secret from the world, and it led to his overdose death, a lawyer for AEG Live said. The concert promoter's defense against the Jackson family's wrongful death lawsuit begins Tuesday and will include testimony from "all of the many, many doctors" who treated Jackson over the past decades, AEG Live attorney Marvin Putnam said. It will also include a parade of Jackson family members, including a return appearance by matriarch Katherine Jackson, who just concluded two days of testimony as her lawyers presented their case.
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AEG Live will question "all of the many, many doctors" who treated Jackson, lawyer says
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AEG lawyer: The Jacksons want "to blame somebody else for things that only they knew"
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The lawyer "badgered" Michael Jackson's mom during cross-examination, her attorney says
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AEG's lawyer won't comment on questioning Katherine Jackson about beatings by husband
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