Jacko ‘accidentally killed himself while trying to get sick’
By ANIWednesday, July 1, 2009
MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson inadvertently killed himself while trying to get sick enough to avoid tour commitments, according to a prominent author.
Jackson’s contract with the firm handling the 50-show tour stated that if the singer cancelled any concert, he would have to pay a penalty to the promoters, according to The Daily Beast.
However, most contracts have a medical infirmity clause, whereby if a performer is hospitalised no penalty needs to be paid, reports News.com.au.
Author Gerald Posner says that a top member of the singer’s entourage has told him that Jackson wanted to cancel several shows without having to pay out his touring company.
Jackson intentionally took a large amount of prescription drugs to induce a trip to hospital, according to the advisor,
The advisor reportedly said: “Like a child who doesn’t want to go to school… Michael thought he could get away from his obligations if he had a ‘note from the doctor’.” (ANI)
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July 2, 2009: 12:00 am
Wow. I knew he originally was going to do 10. When I first heard 50 - I thought it was a mistake and they meant 15 concert dates. Fifty concert dates for anyone in that period of time is a lot, and even more so at the age of 50 for Michael Jackson - with the energy of his shows. They probably knew he could not fulfill it - just wanted their hands on the catalog - the gift that just keeps giving. What a box to be cornered in. What a dirty business. The whole thing is so sad. |
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