HOLLYWOOD (Indiana's NewsCenter) - He might not have much to base it on but the late Michael Jackson's father says the pop icon's death was likely the result of "foul play."

In an interview with ABC News, Joe Jackson says "foul play" was involved in his son's death but wouldn't elaborate.

Joe Jackson says he knows nothing about Michael's drug use except that whatever he was taking "was to make him rest because he had been working so hard."

Authorities are waiting on the coroner's report, which hinges on time-consuming toxicology tests.

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