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Check out some clips of Michael Jackson’s conversations with “his spiritual advisor at the time” Rabbi Shmuley Boteach who taped Michael for about 30 hours between 1999 and 2001 and for the book he’s releasing today called The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation. Among other things in the tapes Michael says he always wants to be surrounded by kids, says he surrounded himself with mannequins because he was so lonely and talks about how his father would strip him nude and oil him down to beat him while his mother yelled “please don’t kill him”.
Perhaps the juiciest bombshell on the tapes “They admire you and they know you’re wonderful and great but they’re jealous because they wish they were in your shoes…and M is one of them, Madonna. She’s not that nice…” Michael Jackson.
The Rabbi is a smooth talker so he doesn’t come across as sleazy, but…it is what it is.
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I believe everything dude said is true if it wasn’t then why was Michael so weird, hell Janet Jackson isn’t all there and you can tell and the rest of em seem so weird come on now that is all signs of mental abuse.
miss u michael
WHAT THE HELL U TALKING ABOUT HAHAHAHAH! U BUGGIN! JANET IS NOT KOO KOO. MICHAEL IS. LATOYA IS. AND THAT’S IT. THEY SUFFERED THE MOST! BUT MICHAEL WAS MORE EFFECTED POOR BABY! BUT IT MADE HIM THE BIGGEST STARS ON THE EARTH! RIP MIKE
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach did not say michael was weird he said he was going through a maze with life after breaking molds and breaking the ice with white press and the press in retaliation tried to always say negative things about him so people would not like him. Next time open your ears.
Michael had a few issues at hand just like everyone else does, but i NOW understand all the isolation celebrity world Michael lived in, and how he thought of women and how maniuplitive they can be. It all makes sense.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is being very honest and respectfull and he’s also being positive about Michael. Which is a first!
People dont understand Michael was a very hard working artist that gave your artistry and more artistry. He was a captivating person and human and I cherish him even more now than he lived which sucks bc Michael was an awesome father, and awesome guy! He did alot for the music world and opened the doors that were always slammed in african american face. MTV was his first door he knocked down with THRILLER. Love YOU Michael!
wtf!!!!