The Rape Of Micheal Jackson  & 1 good cop - July 01, 2009, 10:35 AM
Channel: TheRealAix
Date: 05/03/2012

TheRealAix's 4:15  to 6:06 1 good cop  recorded Video - July 01, 2009, 10:35 AM "When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was back," the photographer who took Jackson's final performance photos, Kevin Mazur, told the New York Post. "I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the first time moonwalking."

With a phalanx of backup dancers, massive set, and stage outfits reminiscent of his signature look of old, Jackson appeared ready to reclaim his throne.  The insider traveled with Jackson for an entire year at one point, during which the singer was doing massive amounts of skin grafting. It was very unhealthy and sad to witness it all.

Jackson was going to extremes to stay on top of the pop music heap, and to fill a void in his life, said the insider. Michael was worried about losing his popularity and his relevance. Even when he was at a personal high, he was terrified of losing his edge. He felt very alone. Michael had no close friends around him and he always harbored miserable feelings with his father. He was always sad that his family was not with him.  The insider linked Jacksons massive debt, estimated at $400 million at the time of his death, to his discomfort with himself and others. Michael was always trying to find himself. He never really knew who he was. He burned through money like I have never witnessed before. He could spend a fortune in an hour, and a mega fortune in a day.

The one person Jackson trusted and felt comfortable with, said the source, was Motown founder Berry Gordy, who called Jackson my son and a showman from his toes to the top of his head after learning of the singer's death.

He truly loved Berry Gordy. He never trusted anyone with his personal and professional life like Berry. They met when Michael was just a baby, and Berry was his mentor and friend for life, said the insider. You could always tell when Michael felt good around someone, because he so rarely did, and Berry just made him feel safe.n Sydney — where Jackson married second wife Debbie Rowe in 1996 — commuters in the business district stopped outside television studios to watch coverage on outdoor monitors.

"It's a terrible day for us all. We will now start remembering him for what he was, the greatest star ever," Christos Winter wrote on his Facebook fan page, which previously had been devoted to a petition to convince the star to add Australia to his concert tour planned for this year.

The morning shows devoted full coverage to the Jackson's death, alternating reporting from Los Angeles with viewers' e-mails of memories and condolences.

In Brazil, movie director and musician Felipe Machado called Jackson "perhaps the best performer that ever existed."

"Michael Jackson died. I never thought I would write this phrase, not because he was immortal (although his music definitely is), but because it is a phrase that is as unreal as was the existence of this incredible artist," Machado wrote on the Web site of the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper. Brazilian singer-composer and former Culture Minister Gilberto Gil also expressed his sorrow.

"It makes me very sad to see such a great and incredible talent leave us so soon — a talent that provided all of us with some wonderful moments," he told Folha Online news service. "I'll miss the King of Pop."

In Japan, where Michael Jackson was a massive star, Fuji TV switched regular programs to live coverage from Los Angeles and New York.

"I woke up in the morning and saw news about Michael's death and I just could not believe it," said Hisako Ishii, a 35-year-old Tokyo resident. "It is really hard to believe he is dead. It seems so unreal."

In Australia's capital, the chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory was asked to reminisce about Jackson during a radio interview.  "I do remember him as the Jackson Five when he was just a boy and I think my clearest or perhaps my fondest memories of Michael are probably from that era," 58-year-old Jon Stanhope told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. "His reputation was a little problematic lately but he was a great performer and I always admired his dancing — I thought he was just the most wonderful dancer.

"It is sad, it is incredibly sad," Stanhope added.