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     Cagedbird Veteran Poster Username: Cagedbird Post Number: 124 Registered: 02-2004 Rating: N/A |
A close Michael Jackson confidante tells the Daily Beast's Gerald Posner he believes the star triggered his death with a foolhardy plan to void a concert commitment: mixing pills to prompt a minor hospital visit. Plus, behind the scenes at the stormy meetings where Jackson's advisors told him he was insolvent; threats that creditors would seize his assets if he didn't do the concerts; friends' worries that he couldn't physically do the tour; and the pop star's bartering of performances in exchange for works of art. This top advisor, who spoke about this explanation for the first time on the condition of anonymity, says that he believes Jackson was determined to force the AEG Group, the promoter of his 50-concert London series scheduled to commence next month, to reduce the number of dates. But the advisor says that Jackson was also well aware that he was subject to serious cancellation penalties if he failed to show up for any gigs. Medical infirmity, a standard clause in most contracts like this, might have provided him a consequence-free out. AEG did not return calls for comment. "Like a child who doesn't want to go to school," the team member tells me, "Michael thought he could get away from his obligations if he had a 'note from the doctor.'" |
