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    The Hidden Reason of Michael Jackson’s Death?

    According to the Rolling Stone, Michael Jackson had 100 unreleased songs: “Jackson’s manager Frank DiLeo told RS that he estimates that Jackson’s vaults contain more than 100 completed and unreleased songs.” and “At the time of his death Jackson reportedly left hard drives filled with...

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    Was the Mafia Involved in the Fall of Walter Yetnikoff?

    By Richard Behar | Time | Jun 24, 2001 With his stocky build, spread-collar shirts and locker-room charm, Walter Yetnikoff fit right in among the sharp-elbowed power brokers in the music business. He was tone-deaf as well, yet for 15 years the colorful and fiery...

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    Cory Rooney and Chris Apostle Speak About Michael Jackson

    In July 2009, Chris Yandek from CYInterview.com spoke with two former Sony/Epic executives, Cory Rooney and Chris Apostle, about Michael Jackson. Cory Rooney commenced his career in the music industry when he was initially approached by Sony to sign a solo artist deal in the...

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    1993: The Year That Broke Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson’s life began to publicly unravel in 1993. When i look at the chain of events that unfolded right before our eyes at the beginning of that year, it’s hard not to start to wonder if there wasn’t a bigger plan behind the demise...

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    Michael Jackson: The Death of Peter Pan

    By RICHARD CORLISS | Time | Jun 26, 2009 Right now we could all use a selective memory wipe — a magical eraser to remove all the misery Michael Jackson endured and caused. Just for a minute, we’d like to have pure recollections of the...

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    Walter Yetnikoff – Howling At The Moon

    I recently finished reading ex-president of CBS, Walter Yetnikoff’s biography, Howling At The Moon and was pleasantly surprised. Yetnikoff’s tone is informal, honest, engaging, and all 292 pages are filled with delicious tidbits of his rollercoaster life as a music mogul in the 80′s. Most...

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    Tommy Mottola

    Tommy Mottola is the ex-CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. In 2002, Michael Jackson spoke out about Sony and Mottola, blaming them for sabotaging the success of his album “Invincible” by deliberately failing to promote it. Michael went even further and called Mottola a ‘devil’ and...

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    Michael Jackson: “Don’t leave me, they’re trying to kill me”

    By Bryan Monroe | huffingtonpost.com | August 25, 2009 Homicide. The word hangs in the air. Somebody killed him. By accident or on purpose. Somebody killed Michael Jackson. On Monday, the Los Angeles coroner’s office reportedly ruled that the 50-year-old “King of Pop” was killed...

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    Michael’s Murky Murder Mystery?

    Reprinted with the kind permission of Dr. Firpo W. Carr “They’re trying to kill me” Though the media hype has died down around the controversial and mysterious death of Michael Jackson, millions of fans from around the world are still keenly interested in how, why,...

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    A Timeline Of Michael’s Money

    From the time he made his fortune in the 80′s, Michael’s finances have been the source of many rumors and much speculation. He purchased the most lucrative music catalog in the world, weathered damaging allegations against his character, openly criticised his record company, shouldered countless...

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