Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson

by Ian Halperin

Book Overview

In late December 2008, Ian Halperin told the world that Michael Jackson had only six months to live. His investigations into Jackson's failing health made headlines around the globe. Six months later,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439177171
• ISBN13: 9781439177174
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

If you would like to read a book written by someone who has a personal vendetta against Michael Jack

This book is based on lies about Michael Jackson. No evidence to back up claims and information that has been debunked repeatedly. This woman is on a witch hunt and Michael Jackson paid the ultimate price.

SOUNDS LIKE THE TRUTH TO ME!

THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTS OF THIS BOOK THAT GRABBED ME....BIG TIME! ESPECIALLY WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT MICHAEL BEING CONNECTED TO THE NATION OF ISLAM, AND HOW THEY GOT HIM TO RENT THE HOLMBY HILLS ESTATE FOR $100,000 A MONTH. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE COSTED MORE THAN $25,000 A MONTH TO RENT! DR. TOHME TOHME (NO REAL DOCTOR) TOOK OVER MICHAEL'S LIFE ALSO. IT IS REPORTED THAT MICHAEL WAS SCARED OF HIM, AND WANTED NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH HIM. HE FIRED TOHME TOHME, AND HE DID NOT TAKE THE FIRING VERY WELL. THIS GUY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE THREATS TOWARDS PEOPLE IN THE PAST AND MAY HAVE MADE SOME TOWARDS MICHAEL AS WELL. YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY! OTHER INTERESTING STUFF INCLUDE: ONE OF MICHAEL'S DOCTORS ADMITTING THAT HE(MICHAEL) HAD A SERIOUS LUNG PROBLEM THAT WOULD NEED A TRANSPLANT, BUT MICHAEL WAS TOO WEAK TO GET IT, FOUR DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH, MICHAEL TOLD SOMEONE IN HIS CAMP THAT HE WANTED TO DIE, THAT MICHAEL TOLD HIS DAUGHTER, PARIS NOT TO BE MAD AT HIM IF HE DID NOT MAKE IT TO FATHER'S DAY, AND THE REAL SHOCKER: TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH, MICHAEL CALLED A CLOSE RELATIVE OF THE LEGENDARY JAMES BROWN, AND TOLD HIM "GOODBYE." THAT HE(MICHAEL) FELT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO LIVE FOR. MICHAEL WAS CRYING SOMETHING AWFUL. IT WAS ENOUGH TO BRING THIS MAN (BROWN'S RELATIVE) AND I TO TEARS. IT SOUNDED LIKE MICHAEL HAD GIVEN UP ON LIFE, EITHER BECAUSE HE WAS ILL....MAYBE WITH A CONDITION THAT HE WOULD NEVER GET OVER, AND HE FIGURED WHAT THE HELL....I AM GOING TO DIE ANYWAY. MAYBE HIS LIFE WAS BEING THREATENED--LATOYA SAYS THAT MICHAEL TOLD HER SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE WAS AFRAID FOR HIS LIFE. WHATEVER HAPPENED....JUST GET THE BOOK, AND BELIEVE ME....YOU WILL HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING IT DOWN!

Loved this book!

I was relieved that Michael was vindicated of the molestation charges,and Mr. Halperin lays out a undeniable case for him. It was heartbreaking to read the scene where he was forced to be examined. Michael was humiliated. Such a shame this man's life was cut short because his handlers cared more about the concerts and the money it could bring in than they did his life. Mr Halperin does suggest he will not be alive within one day of his death, although not because of his lungs as I was led to believe by the media, but rather due to the excess drug abuse and the stress he placed on his life in general. Michael was not sleeping, he was scared of failure, and he was not taking good care of himself in general. No one seem to care though as long as he could perform, and perform he did. I saw "This is It!" He looked great, sounded great. Of course he was on drugs, and people around him in rehearsal said he was weak. Pretty amazing what drugs can do, and a little bit of film . He was loved alive, will be loved as much now that he is no longer with us. I grew up loving Michael, one of his biggest fans. I am so relieved again that he has been cleared of these charges,I only wish he had lived to see it. This author started out to hang Michael and ended up exposing his true heart!

Unmasked: The Final years of Michael Jackson

The book was very well written and had a lot of information that I did not know about his life and health conditions. It also supplied alot of dates and facts that do help us see Michael Jackson in a more positive light and does help us see that Michael is an innocent man as I have always known and I am glad that this book was written so that many others can know this as well. It is very unfortunate the way that Michael was targeted for so many years by Tom Sneddon and that his quality of life mentally was severely affected by this. MJ was a wonderful person and a remarkable performer. Thanks for the great book to Mr. Ian Halperin!!!!

completely UNMASKED...

This is a worthy read of any true Michael Jackson fan who is curious about the untimely demise if their musical idol. Ian's account is heartfelt, insightful and provides an in depth look into an otherwise unknown world of the legend who is larger than life itself.

Sobering candid and insightful

UNMASKED is an important and timely expose of the century's (as yet) most self-destructive man of wealth and talent. Rife with fact and fingernails-on-blackboard realizations, UNMASKed takes celebrity bios to a new level of honesty and revelation. MJ emerges as the Lost Boy in Neverland--totally of his own choosing and indulgence.