Posted on 06/27/2009 8:26:15 PM PDT by devere
Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Had he not been driven – by a cabal of bankers, agents, doctors and advisers – to commit to the gruelling 50 concerts in London’s O2 Arena, I believe he would still be alive today. During the last weeks and months of his life, Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the concert series scheduled for next month – a series that would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but which he could never have completed, not mentally, and not physically. Michael knew it and his advisers knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. For Michael Jackson, it was fatal. I had more than a glimpse of the real Michael; as an award-winning freelance journalist and film-maker, I spent more than five years inside his ‘camp’. Many in his entourage spoke frankly to me – and that made it possible for me to write authoritatively last December that Michael had six months to live, a claim that, at the time, his official spokesman, Dr Tohme Tohme, called a ‘complete fabrication’. The singer, he told the world, was in ‘fine health’. Six months and one day later, Jackson was dead. Some liked to snigger at his public image, and it is true that flamboyant clothes and bizarre make-up made for a comic grotesque; yet without them, his appearance was distressing; with skin blemishes, thinning hair and discoloured fingernails. I had established beyond doubt, for example, that Jackson relied on an extensive collection of wigs to hide his greying hair. Shorn of their luxuriance, the Peter Pan of Neverland cut a skeletal figure.
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I don’t call someone claiming he will die in a set period of time and then engaging in activities to hasten that death to be prophetic.
Just read this article @ Drudge. I’m convinced more than ever that Jacko had AIDS or at the least HIV.
I just saw a short clip of Jackson on the news tonight. They didn’t tell when it was taken but Jackson looked like hell. I don’t think he would have completed the 50 concerts either. He was definitely living on borrowed time.
Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Had he not been driven – by a cabal of bankers, agents, doctors and advisers – to commit to the gruelling 50 concerts in London’s O2 Arena, I believe he would still be alive today.
During the last weeks and months of his life, Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the concert series scheduled for next month – a series that would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but which he could never have completed, not mentally, and not physically.
Michael knew it and his advisers knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness.
For Michael Jackson, it was fatal. I had more than a glimpse of the real Michael; as an award-winning freelance journalist and film-maker, I spent more than five years inside his ‘camp’.
Many in his entourage spoke frankly to me – and that made it possible for me to write authoritatively last December that Michael had six months to live, a claim that, at the time, his official spokesman, Dr Tohme Tohme, called a ‘complete fabrication’.
The singer, he told the world, was in ‘fine health’. Six months and one day later, Jackson was dead. Some liked to snigger at his public image, and it is true that flamboyant clothes and bizarre make-up made for a comic grotesque; yet without them, his appearance was distressing; with skin blemishes, thinning hair and discoloured fingernails.
I had established beyond doubt, for example, that Jackson relied on an extensive collection of wigs to hide his greying hair. Shorn of their luxuriance, the Peter Pan of Neverland cut a skeletal figure.
I don’t care.
There has been so much conflicting information out there...I heard that he was singing and dancing as good as he did when he was 20...it’s amazing. I tend to believe this. It’s also curious how SO many people knew...but nobody tried to do anything. Now, I know personally how hard it is to get someone emeshed in addiction to do anything about it, but you’d think someone..somehow would have leaked something to the press...oh well...
Or some kind of untreatable cancer — that would explain the whirlwind schedule, trying to lay out as many gigs as possible before he croaked.
No kidding - hardly unpredictable given his lifestyle.
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Train wreck waiting to happen.
Source: Autopsy Reveals
Healthy Jackson
Updated: Saturday, 27 Jun 2009, 6:02 PM CDT
Published : Saturday, 27 Jun 2009, 5:57 PM CDT
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A source familiar with Michael Jackson’s autopsy at the Los Angeles County Coroner revealed that investigators were surprised that the pop star was healthy.
The source revealed to Fox News that Jackson appeared to be stronger than they expected. There were bruises on his chest, which indicated someone had performed CPR on him, but there was no sign of a heart attack, which is when arteries are blocked, leading to cardiac arrest.
You get the feeling that some of these guys just want to disappear so they can live a normal life again. Not saying that Elvis and MJ aren't dead, but the temptation to fake a death has got to be there for some celebs.
If he took too many narcotics he may have died from respiratory arrest.
He did have skin cancer from his vitiligo, at least that’s what I’ve heard.
I'm sure he was. But, like the majority of Holliwierdo's, his addiction to opiates killed him.
You got to wonder about that "personal physician" of his. You'd think he would have known that you don't juice someone up with alot of Demerol or morphine when they already have a bad Oxycontin habit. You'd also think this "doctor" (person with a legal prescription pad) would have had other drugs on hand just in case considering he was well aware of Wacko Jacko's long time addiction since he was the person signing the prescriptions.
Oh well, no loss in either case, although you'd never know it if you turned on the TV. Hollywierd sure loves it's drug addicted pedophiles, eccentric nutcases.
I heard he was given a clean bill of health from a recent medical check-up.
It’s also curious how SO many people knew...but nobody tried to do anything. Now, I know personally how hard it is to get someone emeshed in addiction to do anything about it, but you’d think someone..somehow would have leaked something to the press...oh well...
I would think MJ was living in denial about a lot of things, from his appearance to his success.
I happened to catch a special edition of Headliners & Legends last night on MSBHO and several friends of his said that MJ talked about not wanting to grow old and look like his father, which prompted the years and years of plastic surgery. His surgeon said he would come in every 5 to 6 weeks and have something else done to his face. Jackson's life seemed to spiral out of control about 20 years ago, after the release of his album titled Bad in 1987. No one, Micheal included, would ever be able to top his two smash albums Off The Wall (1979) and Thriller (1982), which both were done at the height of his career.
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