Police Open Investigation of Two Doctors Who May Be Responsible For Singer Prince’s Death

According to TMZ Prince’s primary physician Dr. Michael Schulenberg and addiction specialist Dr. Howard Kornfeld wrote illegal prescriptions or aided Prince in acquiring meds.

This is no Andy Griffith investigation, the FBI, the DEA and the Carver County District Attorney’s Office are all on deck to uncover the truth.

The drug in question? Fentanyl, a powerful drug which is used to help fight addiction. If you recall, Prince was said to have been addicted to percocet.

Mad Scramble to Cash In On Prince's Famous Image

A free-for-all has erupted over the right to sell merchandise with Prince's mug.  

We did some checking, and turns out there's no particular law in Minnesota that protects a person's image after he or she dies. Translation ... when Prince passed away last week, there's nothing in the law specifically prohibiting any Tom, Dick, or Harry from plastering Prince's face on t-shirts, socks, posters, key chains and all things cheesy.

It's way different from places like California and Tennessee, where courts and legislatures have given the estates of dead celebs the right to go after people who try and make a quick buck off famous images. 

Cops Interview Family Attorney, As Sister Files Legal Documents, No Evidence of Will, With Claims Prince Was Cash-Strapped During Life

Police in the Prince death investigation have interviewed a lawyer who repped 2 of the singer's siblings who claimed Prince abused Percocet and cocaine and they feared he'd "die young." 

Mike Padden is an attorney who repped Prince's half sister Lorna and stepbrother Duane in the early 2000s. Padden tells TMZ both Lorna and Duane separately told him Prince regularly abused the drugs. BTW, Duane was very close to Prince and even worked as his bodyguard.  

We're told the lawyer contacted the cops and they called him back over the weekend for an interview and he relayed the information about the drugs.

Duane died in 2011 and Lorna passed in 2006, so Padden's information is not up to date. Another very close family member -- who was in touch with Prince 'til the end -- also tells TMZ Prince had used those drugs for many years.

Prince's Business Affairs in Chaotic Situation Before His Death

Prince's business empire lacked control before his death, and now his relatives and lawyers are left scrambling to pick up the pieces. 

Sources close to the singer tell TMZ he often switched up his team of advisers, especially if he didn't like what they had to say. We're told Prince lacked high powered attorneys with the kind of experience needed to sort out business affairs, and handle a music catalog like his. 

Prince Death Spurs Tributes in Purple

The life of the singer Prince, who has died at the age of 57, is being marked with purple-coloured tributes.

Buildings, newspaper front pages and websites across the US and beyond have changed colour in his honour.

Prince was found dead at his Minnesota home on Thursday. He became a superstar in the 1980s, with the albums 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times.

No cause of death has been stated and a post-mortem investigation will take place on Friday.

US President Barack Obama said the world had "lost a creative icon".

Prince's innovative music spanned rock, funk and jazz. He sold more than 100 million records during his career.

Prince Suing Bloggers & Facebook Users For $22M

The renowned musician is suing 22 bloggers and Facebook users a cool $22M for bootlegging his live concerts.  Reports Spin: Prince is hitting the road, but maybe think twice before recording any of the shows and posting tracks online. His Purpleness has filed a copyright lawsuit against 22 different users of Facebook and Google's Blogger platform. And although he doesn't know the identity of all the defendants, he's demanding each pay $1 million in damages. That could've bought a lot of Paisley Park pajama-party tickets. Continues....