I don't think he's [Michael Jackson] dead, I think he faked his own death to escape all the frivolous lawsuits he gets hit with every other week and the ridicule he receives from the rest of the world.

Put yourself in his shoes, the man is a walking punchline. The only reason most people don't fake their death when their life goes south is the money it would take to pull it off in a convincing fashion; something Jackson would have no problem with.

His entire family are professional entertainers, how easy would it be to get them all to play ball in front of the cameras so he could slip away to Argentina or something to live out his life in peace?

Doctors are all familiar with patient confidentiality and I'm sure the doctors he and his family use have been hand picked for their loyalty and silence. Give them a couple hundred thousand dollars for a signed death certificate and their cooperation, charter a private jet and you're home free.