Journalist who predicted Jacko’s death says greed killed him
June 29th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 29 (ANI): It was greed that killed the King of Pop Michael Jackson, says a journalist, who predicted last December that the singer was in such poor health that he had six months to live.
According to the London Daily Mail, Ian Halperin spent five years inside the Jackson camp and saw the mental and physical deterioration suffered by the star.
When the reporter made his shocking prediction, Jackson’s people dismissed it as ‘a complete fabrication’.
However, six months and one day later, Halperin’s prediction turned out to be true.
According to him, the workload of preparing for 50-concert schedule took their toll on the 50-year-old’s weak body.
‘It was greed that killed Michael Jackson,’ the Courier Mail quoted Halperin as saying.
‘It was clear that he was in no condition to do a single concert, let alone 50.
‘He could no longer sing, for a start. On some days he could barely talk. He could no longer dance.
‘Disaster was looming in London and, in the opinion of his closest confidantes, he was feeling suicidal,’ Halperin added. (ANI)
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