London, July 1 Michael Jackson once got so doped up that he could not lift a fork to his mouth at dinner, according to his former manager.

Dieter Wiesner, who managed the King of Pop, has claimed that Jackson plunged deeper into drug addiction as child sex abuse allegations piled up.

Wiesner said that the late 'Thriller' star's drug use spun out of control in the wake of Martin Bashir's 2003 TV documentary, when he was asked about sleeping with kids.

"It broke him. It killed him. He took a long time to die, but it started that night," the Sun quoted Wiesner as saying.

"Previously the drugs were a crutch, but after that they became a necessity. They got him through his days and insomnia-riddled nights. And the people who gave them knew what they were doing. They should never have been around him.

"Those drugs and the 'Jesus Juice' - Michael's name for wine - began to claim him. I'll never forget the day at Neverland when he walked into the kitchen to eat. He was off his face, he couldn't even bring the fork up to his mouth.

"It was like watching a clumsy robot. There he was, one of the most talented guys on the planet, unable to even eat because he was so doped up," Wiesner added. (ANI)