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A alot of works come to mind when I try to describe this book: graphic, alarming, thorough, sad, tragic.
Was MJ a pedophile? NO, not according to this book
Gay? Yes, Michael Jackson was a gay man... really, not surprising to me
The final months were very sad. I don't believe he could have escaped the clutches of his entourage even if he wanted to. It really painted a sinister picture of what was going on. He made it sound as if he brought in that Murray doctor to kill him. He knew he was going to die.
Why I won't be reading it. Note, I didn't write this, but it sums up succinctly why this author isn't the least bit credible. The thing that tipped me off was the release of the rehearsal video. If MJ was capable of that two days before he died, the claims made by Halperin of MJ being frail and bedridden, blind in one eye, and all that other stuff don't wash. Besides, all his sources are anonymous. And for an "investigative journalist" there is very little non-celebrity related work (and all the celeb stuff is unauthorized tabloid trash, much like I suspect this book is) available on the web about him. I call BS on Ian Halperin.
Why I won't be reading it. Note, I didn't write this, but it sums up succinctly why this author isn't the least bit credible. The thing that tipped me off was the release of the rehearsal video. If MJ was capable of that two days before he died, the claims made by Halperin of MJ being frail and bedridden, blind in one eye, and all that other stuff don't wash. Besides, all his sources are anonymous. And for an "investigative journalist" there is very little non-celebrity related work (and all the celeb stuff is unauthorized tabloid trash, much like I suspect this book is) available on the web about him. I call BS on Ian Halperin.
It's funny, the book got terrible reviews, but I suspect these people haven't read it. Tell me why you guys think that Ian Halperin isn't credible? I'm just curious. I thought it was good, it didn't seem like a hack job to me. I don't know, I don't think he has any reason to fabricate anything.
It's funny, the book got terrible reviews, but I suspect these people haven't read it. Tell me why you guys think that Ian Halperin isn't credible? I'm just curious. I thought it was good, it didn't seem like a hack job to me. I don't know, I don't think he has any reason to fabricate anything.
I would have to read the book to really give an opinion but I am leery of books about famous people in general. When 'conspiracy theories' are involved I get lost--ie JFK and his family, the Clintons and the Bush family. I finally just gave up and have tried to accept that very few families escape unscathed.
What did he learn about the allegations against Jackson that convinced him they were unsubstantiated?
The final months were very sad. I don't believe he could have escaped the clutches of his entourage even if he wanted to. It really painted a sinister picture of what was going on. He made it sound as if he brought in that Murray doctor to kill him. He knew he was going to die.
Intersting, quick read.
Michael Jackson made a commitment to finance and co-direct a drama about foster children. He planned to start on this project after the This is It concerts were finished. I thought when I read this that it did not sound like a suicidal person or that he thought his death was imminent It sounded as if MJ was looking to the future.
Michael Jackson aimed to direct movie about foster children - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090722/film_nm/us_jackson - broken link)
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