Prince Prescribed Drugs Under Bodyguard's Name: Report

TWIN CITIES, MN — Global rock legend Prince Rogers Nelson was prescribed drugs under his bodyguard’s name in order to protect his privacy, investigative records unsealed Monday revealed. Documents show that Dr. Michael Schulenberg told a detective that he prescribed oxycodone to Prince on April 14, 2016, but put the prescription in Kirk Johnson’s name for Prince’s privacy.

Prince was found dead on April 21 at the age of 57. He died after taking fentanyl, an opioid pain-killer that is highly addictive, a medical examiner later found.

Witnesses interviewed after his death said Prince had a recent history of going through withdrawals, "which are believed to be the result of the abuse of prescription medication," documents state.

Other findings from the investigation:

• Detectives believe Prince used the alias "Peter Bravestrong" while traveling.
  • During the search warrant of Prince's home, detectives located numerous narcotic controlled substance pills in various containers and areas of Prince’s bedroom, some of which were in a suitcase with the name tag of "Peter Bravestrong."
• In the "Purple Rain Room" of Prince's house, authorities found a pamphlet for "Recovery Without Walls," an organization that describes itself as "a personalized outpatient clinic, specializing in innovative, evidence-based medical treatment for chronic pain and drug and alcohol addiction."
• Detectives learned that Prince did not use a cellphone and would communicate through email and his landline phone. Prince communicated through the email address jyramadan@gmail.com.
• Prince used his MacBook laptop to read reviews about his shows.
• Judith Hill told investigators she had been in a romantic relationship with the singer since the fall of 2014, communicating with him through his landline or email.

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