Who does not know Mary J. Blige? She is a Grammy winner and the artist behind the famous Family Affair song. However, all of the fame and recognition given to her will soon vanish because she and some A-list celebrities is being targeted by the state-wide steroid investigation.

Over the past years, Blige has been repeatedly identified as among those entertainers that allegedly use performance enhancing drugs - the most recent of which was by the Albany Times Union on Sunday. But as expected, her camp vehemently denied the issue. “Mary J. Blige has never taken any performance-enhancing illegal steroids,” thus reacted Karynne Tencer, who is the singer’s spokesperson in an interview conducted by the Daily News.

Blige leads a roster of entertainers in the probe given by Albany Country District Attorney David Soares, reported the Times Union. She joins rappers 50 Cent, Wyclef Jean and Timbaland and actor Tyler Perry who were also said to have ordered steroids or other kinds of human growth hormone from doctors and pharmacists that were the object of Soares’ investigation.

However, despite the accusations, authorities have yet to uncover a single piece of solid evidence pointing that the celebrity had in fact violated any drug law. On the other hand, Timbaland, 50 Cent, Jean, and Perry never even gave a comment.

The Times Union, for its part,maintains that credible sources have revealed that Blige and the other stars would sometimes make use of fake names in order to receive prescriptions that were issued by Dr. Gary Brandwein of Florida. Brandwein is an osteopath, who was also reported before to be the doctor who gave steroids to Chris Benoit. This is the pro wrestler who made a name in the history because he reportedly killed his wife, son and himself. As of this writing, the doctor has a pending trial in Albany on many drug charges.

But why would entertainers make use of steroids in the first place? Well, the unproven anti-aging effects of steroids has created a great temptation to entertainers and celebrities - who engage in the never-ending quest to preserve their youth and vitality.

The Soares’ investigation, however, is primarily directed at cutting the steroids pipeline by simply cracking down on the suppliers whom Soares compares to modern-day cocaine dealers. As of press time, 10 people have already pleaded guilty to felony charges involving steroids; and this is made up ofthe operators and three doctors of anti-aging clinics situated in Texas, Florida and New York,respectively.

The problem on steroids and other illegal drugs is at its peak right now; “pretty much anyone with a computer can go out and obtain … things that shouldn’t be obtained without the control or observation of a treating physician,” said Soares.

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