Michael Jackson was the subject of gossip throughout his career and even
gossip throughout his career and even
gossip throughout his career and even after his death hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
after his death hi I’m Rebecca Brayton
after his death hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today
and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with author Ian Halperin
we’re speaking with author Ian Halperin
we’re speaking with author Ian Halperin who will be demystifying some of the
who will be demystifying some of the
who will be demystifying some of the many rumors spread about the king of pop
many rumors spread about the king of pop
many rumors spread about the king of pop about his concerts at the o2 arena I
about his concerts at the o2 arena I
about his concerts at the o2 arena I read that he was either never going to
read that he was either never going to
read that he was either never going to finish them or they would never happen
finish them or they would never happen
finish them or they would never happen can you elaborate on the day Michael
can you elaborate on the day Michael
can you elaborate on the day Michael announced he’s coming back I told the
announced he’s coming back I told the
announced he’s coming back I told the world I said look I’m not even booking
world I said look I’m not even booking
world I said look I’m not even booking my plane tickets he’s in no shape to
my plane tickets he’s in no shape to
my plane tickets he’s in no shape to perform at the time it was ten concerts
perform at the time it was ten concerts
perform at the time it was ten concerts and then 50 he should be in a hospital
and then 50 he should be in a hospital
and then 50 he should be in a hospital getting the right medical attention and
getting the right medical attention and
getting the right medical attention and I I think he’d still be alive
I I think he’d still be alive
I I think he’d still be alive I came out with claims in December 2008
I came out with claims in December 2008
I came out with claims in December 2008 I said he had six months to live I was
I said he had six months to live I was
I said he had six months to live I was right unfortunately but it was meant to
right unfortunately but it was meant to
right unfortunately but it was meant to be more of a wake-up call for people to
be more of a wake-up call for people to
be more of a wake-up call for people to wake up and get him off this kick of a
wake up and get him off this kick of a
wake up and get him off this kick of a comeback and get him in a hospital with
comeback and get him in a hospital with
comeback and get him in a hospital with the proper physical and mental health
the proper physical and mental health
the proper physical and mental health you said that you had dressed as his
you said that you had dressed as his
you said that you had dressed as his hairdresser and by that you must have
hairdresser and by that you must have
hairdresser and by that you must have been privy to some information about his
been privy to some information about his
been privy to some information about his physical appearance
physical appearance
physical appearance what can you can you say to set the
what can you can you say to set the
what can you can you say to set the record straight there Michael had
record straight there Michael had
record straight there Michael had between 20 and 30 plastic surgeries his
between 20 and 30 plastic surgeries his
between 20 and 30 plastic surgeries his hair was not as natural a head of hair
hair was not as natural a head of hair
hair was not as natural a head of hair we started having excessive plastic
we started having excessive plastic
we started having excessive plastic surgery after his scalp was burned in at
surgery after his scalp was burned in at
surgery after his scalp was burned in at 83 he kept having plastic surgeries that
83 he kept having plastic surgeries that
83 he kept having plastic surgeries that went wrong it went totally out of
went wrong it went totally out of
went wrong it went totally out of control he lost focus of his physical
control he lost focus of his physical
control he lost focus of his physical appearance and he also has an ailment a
appearance and he also has an ailment a
appearance and he also has an ailment a lung ailment you know the thing I
lung ailment you know the thing I
lung ailment you know the thing I noticed about Michael when I met him his
noticed about Michael when I met him his
noticed about Michael when I met him his hands the skin was peeling off than he
hands the skin was peeling off than he
hands the skin was peeling off than he had been incredibly large ends for such
had been incredibly large ends for such
had been incredibly large ends for such a small person it appeared that it was
a small person it appeared that it was
a small person it appeared that it was peeling from the hand on up under his
peeling from the hand on up under his
peeling from the hand on up under his shirt you even reported that he was no
shirt you even reported that he was no
shirt you even reported that he was no longer able to sing because of a genetic
longer able to sing because of a genetic
longer able to sing because of a genetic condition the genetic lung condition was
condition the genetic lung condition was
condition the genetic lung condition was called alpha-1 what the media failed to
called alpha-1 what the media failed to
called alpha-1 what the media failed to report was what the second part of the
report was what the second part of the
report was what the second part of the sentence that I said that he could live
sentence that I said that he could live
sentence that I said that he could live with the alpha-1 it’s potentially fatal
with the alpha-1 it’s potentially fatal
with the alpha-1 it’s potentially fatal but he could live with it to be a
but he could live with it to be a
but he could live with it to be a hundred and ten years old it did affect
hundred and ten years old it did affect
hundred and ten years old it did affect his voice in the last three days of his
his voice in the last three days of his
his voice in the last three days of his life he complained that his lungs were
life he complained that his lungs were
life he complained that his lungs were hurting him he said he had both
hurting him he said he had both
hurting him he said he had both laryngitis and his lungs
laryngitis and his lungs
laryngitis and his lungs hurting it clearly even after that video
hurting it clearly even after that video
hurting it clearly even after that video was released of him performing I had his
was released of him performing I had his
was released of him performing I had his choreographer examine it
choreographer examine it
choreographer examine it I had AIDS of they said this was not the
I had AIDS of they said this was not the
I had AIDS of they said this was not the Michael Jackson he was sluggish he was
Michael Jackson he was sluggish he was
Michael Jackson he was sluggish he was out of sync with the rest of the dancers
out of sync with the rest of the dancers
out of sync with the rest of the dancers and something was wrong and ironically
and something was wrong and ironically
and something was wrong and ironically that night after the video was shot
that night after the video was shot
that night after the video was shot Michael said he couldn’t do the concerts
Michael said he couldn’t do the concerts
Michael said he couldn’t do the concerts he did not feel up to doing 50 shows and
he did not feel up to doing 50 shows and
he did not feel up to doing 50 shows and he was livid that he had to do that many
he was livid that he had to do that many
he was livid that he had to do that many what led you to the conclusion that he
what led you to the conclusion that he
what led you to the conclusion that he was gay the gay parts is only about two
was gay the gay parts is only about two
was gay the gay parts is only about two pages in the book if I’m not mistaken
pages in the book if I’m not mistaken
pages in the book if I’m not mistaken and it was other people saying it now
and it was other people saying it now
and it was other people saying it now what I have since learned that will be
what I have since learned that will be
what I have since learned that will be in the updated edition of the book or
in the updated edition of the book or
in the updated edition of the book or the paperback edition is that the reason
the paperback edition is that the reason
the paperback edition is that the reason that Michael told me this himself but
that Michael told me this himself but
that Michael told me this himself but it’s I’ve learned a lot more the reason
it’s I’ve learned a lot more the reason
it’s I’ve learned a lot more the reason why he didn’t want to come out is
why he didn’t want to come out is
why he didn’t want to come out is because he feared being vilified as an
because he feared being vilified as an
because he feared being vilified as an african-american pronouncing that he’s
african-american pronouncing that he’s
african-american pronouncing that he’s homosexual and he alluded to a lot of
homosexual and he alluded to a lot of
homosexual and he alluded to a lot of other african-americans who are gay and
other african-americans who are gay and
other african-americans who are gay and could never come out of the closet now I
could never come out of the closet now I
could never come out of the closet now I was skeptical when I first heard that
was skeptical when I first heard that
was skeptical when I first heard that but recently I read this book called
but recently I read this book called
but recently I read this book called hugging in hip hop it’s by a writer
hugging in hip hop it’s by a writer
hugging in hip hop it’s by a writer named Terrence Dean and in his book he
named Terrence Dean and in his book he
named Terrence Dean and in his book he gives details of all these hip hop stars
gives details of all these hip hop stars
gives details of all these hip hop stars who are African American who can’t come
who are African American who can’t come
who are African American who can’t come out of the closet because it would be
out of the closet because it would be
out of the closet because it would be career suicide very similar to Michael
career suicide very similar to Michael
career suicide very similar to Michael Jackson alright also in the book leave
Jackson alright also in the book leave
Jackson alright also in the book leave the door open that he might be asexual
the door open that he might be asexual
the door open that he might be asexual he was definitely not into women what
he was definitely not into women what
he was definitely not into women what was the most shocking thing you learned
was the most shocking thing you learned
was the most shocking thing you learned in all your research well the most
in all your research well the most
in all your research well the most shocking thing is that Michael kept
shocking thing is that Michael kept
shocking thing is that Michael kept working on music until the day he died
working on music until the day he died
working on music until the day he died there were about 30 or 40 poems hanging
there were about 30 or 40 poems hanging
there were about 30 or 40 poems hanging in his bedroom new ideas for music he
in his bedroom new ideas for music he
in his bedroom new ideas for music he never stopped creating he was a real
never stopped creating he was a real
never stopped creating he was a real artist and I learned that when I first
artist and I learned that when I first
artist and I learned that when I first met him because he was talking about
met him because he was talking about
met him because he was talking about artists like Michelangelo
artists like Michelangelo
artists like Michelangelo like Leonardo da Vinci Louis Armstrong
like Leonardo da Vinci Louis Armstrong
like Leonardo da Vinci Louis Armstrong Little Richard he knew everything he
Little Richard he knew everything he
Little Richard he knew everything he could talk about modern dance and that
could talk about modern dance and that
could talk about modern dance and that was the type of curiosity
was the type of curiosity
was the type of curiosity and it never left him until the day he
and it never left him until the day he
and it never left him until the day he died thank you very much bill thank you
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