Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson

Ian Halperin

Jul 2009 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

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, the King of Pop was dead.

Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Friends and associates paint a tragic picture of the last years and days of his life as Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the planned concert series at London's 02 Arena in July 2009. These shows would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but he could never have completed them, not mentally, and not physically. Michael knew it and his advisors knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. Why did it happen this way? After an intense five year investigation, New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin uncovers the real story of Michael Jackson's final years, a suspenseful and surprising thriller.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book right after Michael died. I threw it in the garbage with the other trash written about Michael Jackson. I also read all the reviews on this book. Sad to see that most people still have no idea about the TRUTH on MJ. You won't get the truth reading books like this I can tell you. Halperin is a tabloid writer so obviously he is mainly interested in scandal, ugliness and negativity. I, however, have done all the research folks and here is the TRUTH. Michael Jackson was NOT a pedophile. All you really have to do is research the two families that accused him (Chandler 1993 and Arvizo 2003). In both cases you have a mentally ill parent, greed and moral corruption. Also in both cases the allegations surfaced only AFTER Michael had begun distancing himself from the family and the money train stopped. EXTORTION my friends. And don't forget this "sick, frail" man was busy raising three terrific children the last years of his life. Please please do not believe one word the media and people like Halperin say about Michael Jackson. Read only the books from people who really knew Michael. Thank you.

Unmasked is a great book to prove that Michael Jackson was 100% INNOCENT of everything he was accused of in the past. There are a few things that Halperin claims about Michael that I highly disagree with & believe are false. But overall it's a great book to learn about how innocent MJ OBVIOUSLY was!

I have read this book I found it okay rabbi schmuley could of helped Michael but i think after the accusations he turned on michael and betrayed his trust

About the author

Ian Halperin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain, and Whitney & Bobbi Kristina, among many other biographies. He is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker, having directed and produced several films, including the documentaries Gone Too Soon, Chasing Gaga, and The Cobain Case. Halperin regularly appears on television and radio to share his perspective on celebrity culture.