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Michael Jackson' Manager Planning Tell-All Book

I like Frank. I think this will be a good book.:clapping:
 
I was not too happy with Frank over the AGE lawsuit situation. But still, if this book is respectful to Michael, I'll buy it.
 
sammichael;3177751 said:
thats good :clapping:but what is wrong with dileo:unsure:
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There is this:

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“Even former Michael Jackson manager Frank Dileo chimed in against the singer. “Tommy Mottola is not a racist”, Dileo told Stacy Brown. “This whole thing about Michael looking to put the blame for a bad record on somebody besides himself, and it’s an unfortunate way to do it. Despite what Michael Jackson says, he has been making his own marketing and management decisions for twelve years now. What that kid really needs to do is stand in front of a full length mirror and take a good hard look at the real problem.”



http://rockandrollbookofthedead.com/blogs/141-michael-jackson-history-3-the-bad-chronology
1988-89​
-MJ fires long time manager, Frank DiLeo, his “Uncle Tookie.”
-MJ writes in Moon Walk: “Frank was responsible for turning my dream for Thriller into a reality.”
-DiLeo: “It was cowardly…. I treated him like my own son.”
-DiLeo threatens to go public w/ “secrets to make the tabloids blush.”
-MJ pays him $5 million severance. (Source: MJ biographer, Darwin Porter)
 
sammichael said:
thats good :clapping:but what is wrong with dileo:unsure:
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And then there is this:

***** CLAN IN A DEEP FUNK

A TALE OF RICHES BACK TO RAGS AS MICHAEL-JILTED KIN HIT ROCK BOTTOM

By STACY BROWN and JAMES FANELLI
Last Updated: 4:16 AM, March 23, 2008
Posted: 4:16 AM, March 23, 2008
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EXCLUSIVE
STIFFED by their superstar brother Michael and plagued by decades of bad fiscal decisions, the once-mighty Jackson family is barely scraping by, with one brother stocking groceries, another repairing cars and others living at home with mom while hoping for sister Janet's next handout.
They have fallen far from their days as sequin-studded stage stars who could rake in seven-figure paydays for a single performance. Then they were the Jackson Five, the undisputed kings of Motown, a Berry Gordy-led, bell-bottomed global phenomenon.
Their first four singles rocketed to the top of the charts, four albums went platinum, and the band of brothers sold more than 100 million albums, second only to the Beatles, while pioneering a multimedia empire that spanned radio, TV, cartoons and magazines.
But in a series of interviews with three of the nine Jackson children, two relatives and a current and former employee - over the last three years and as recently as last week - The Post learned in stunning detail just how down and out the Jacksons are.
Marlon Jackson, 51, an original Jackson Five member who stocks shelves at a Vons supermarket in San Diego, had to temporarily move into an extended-stay hotel.
Randy, 46, does odd jobs, including fixing cars in a Los Angeles garage owned by a family friend. He recently claimed Michael was going to give him $1.7 million - "a pipe dream," said another brother last week.
Jackie, 56, the oldest and most debonair of the brothers, is struggling to manage his son Siggy's aspiring rap career after an Internet clothing business startup and attempts to produce music failed.
Jermaine, 54, shuttles back and forth from his girlfriend's home in Ventura County, Calif., to his parents' mansion in Encino, where Jackie and Randy still bunk.
Tito, 55, is the only brother still making music, but it's a meager living. The guitarist fronts a blues and jazz band that plays small venues and nets him $500 and $1,500 per occasional gig - a far cry from the days when the Jacksons could pull in 50,000 people at $30 a ticket.
Family patriarch Joseph Jackson, 79, spends most of his waking hours conjuring up schemes he hopes will replenish a bank account that once had more money than the FDIC cared to insure. Peddling musical girl groups in Las Vegas and a book about his family in Germany, Joseph, despite evidence to the contrary, is not convinced that time and the music industry have passed him by.
"We can get back out there and set the world on fire," he told The Post last week. "If the Rolling Stones can still rake in the money, so, too, can my boys."



Like their days growing up in hardscrabble Gary, Ind., the Jacksons are approaching poverty. Tough times have the clan recalling how the six boys and three girls shared a shingled home with a two-car garage, when Joseph worked in a steel mill and mother Katherine, 77, scoured thrift shops to clothe her brood.
THEIR home now, called Hayvenhurst, sits on more than five acres and is adorned with Michael's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, statues of animals, a lush flower garden, a dollhouse and a four-car garage with the word "Welcome" written above it.
But the beauty belies the family's dark fiscal troubles - workers often go months without a paycheck, and Janet Jackson, 41, the new breadwinner in the family, purchased a Vegas home for her mother in anticipation of her eventually losing Hayvenhurst.
"It was better in Gary, Indiana," Jermaine said a couple of years ago.
How did their fortunes crumble? A slew of bad investments, poor advice, bankruptcy, stubborn pride, divorces, IRS debt, child support and a brother, Michael, who would rather give $1 million to Marlon Brando than do a concert tour or record to help make his brothers whole again.
"Michael was not going to work with the family again," said Frank DiLeo, the manager who oversaw Michael Jackson's ultra-successful "Bad" album and tour. "He was concerned only about building his legacy. He had to be bigger than Elvis."
The family's downfall is not entirely Michael's fault, others argue. The Gloved One footed their bills for years. But his generosity came at a devastating price: The King of Pop used his vast power and influence to prevent his siblings from plying the trade that led to such mega-hits as "I Want You Back," "The Love You Save" and "ABC."
Jackson, riding high in the music world, signed his brothers to his personal record label, MJJ, and refused to release any of their music.
"Michael's mission was to make sure his family was broke, and he accomplished that through the industry, which mostly kowtowed to him," said Bob Jones, former longtime director of communications for Jackson and the author of "Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask."
"We were always ordered by Michael to keep his family away from his offices and out of his business," he said. "He hated them. He wanted them broke. Michael even refused to allow Jermaine, who had come over to Europe to see one of Michael's concerts about a decade ago, to guest on 'I'll Be There.' Jermaine was devastated."
The family filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1997, listing debts of more than $45 million following the collapse of Jackson Communications Inc., which was started by Jermaine. Only Michael, Janet and sister La Toya were spared from the many lawsuits connected to JCI.

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ED by Janet, the Jack son sisters have carved out a far different lifestyle than their famous brothers.
Janet is said to be worth upward of $150 million, while controversial sister La Toya, 52, is a millionaire. Rebbie, 57, the oldest, has been married for more than 35 years to a successful businessman she met in Gary, and the two live in an exclusive Las Vegas enclave.
With the release of his "Invincible" album in 2001, Michael celebrated 30 years in the music industry with two star-studded concerts in Madison Square Garden.
While paying Brando $1 million to appear and giving five- and six-figure fees to artists such as Whitney Houston, Usher, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child to perform, ***** had his brothers sign a contract that would pay them just $1,100 each.
Michael charged the brothers for hotel and travel, and the siblings were never paid their measly performance fees, according to the brothers.
"Charity begins at home," Joseph Jackson said during a 2005 interview. "Michael should think about that."
Promises again abounded during the 2005 child-molestation trial in which Michael swore he would regroup with the family and do a "Celebration" tour.
While Michael's publicist, Raymone Bain, often held impromptu press conferences to denounce those she claimed were taking advantage of *****, family members themselves were capitalizing on the daily headlines.
Joseph Jackson demanded payment for interviews during the trial. A Vegas-based magician named Majestik the Magnificent worked closely with Joseph to secure pay.
Inside the gates of the Hayvenhurst estate with Joseph, Majestik told a producer from MSNBC's "Scarborough Country" by cellphone that "our conversation must begin with at least $50,000 for Joe to come on."
When the producer, George Uribe, declined, Majestik shot back, "Your ratings go up with the Jacksons on, and you make a lot of money . . . so you gotta share the love."
Family members, led by Jermaine, began shooting home video of the goings-on during the trial, hoping to shop it to networks as a reality show.
DRAMATIC footage never seen by the public includes *****'s drive to the courthouse on verdict day. In the SUV, Michael wails, "Why me? Why me?" Gripping a Bible, he begins to compare himself to the biblical Job.
More broken promises followed *****'s acquittal.
"Michael said after the trial ends, and we know he is going to walk, that we are definitely going out on tour," Jermaine said. "We are going to set the world on fire." Instead Michael fled to the Middle East. Randy Jackson, who persuaded several friends to remortgage their homes, used the cash to help pay Michael's legal and other expenses. Randy said he was left holding the bag when Michael fled to Bahrain. When Michael returned to the States, taking up residence in Las Vegas in December 2006, Randy tried to confront him, but Michael would not have it. A desperate Randy charged the compound housing Michael, but bodyguards were sicced on the youngest brother.
"We are willing now to go out and do some things without [Michael]," one of the brothers said recently. "We have to."
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Joseph Jackson, 79 and Katherine Jackson, 77
Dad hustles various girl groups in Las Vegas. Mom is still a stay-at-home housewife and the only family member in contact with Michael. Both have previously filed for bankruptcy
Janet Jackson, 41
The current family breadwinner. She bought her mom a Vegas home in anticipation of losing the family's mansion, Hayvenhurst, to foreclosure. Like their Neverland colleagues, workers at Hayvenhurst have not been paid for months.
La Toya Jackson, 52
Family turncoat who declared Michael guilty during the 1993 molestation case, she earns a living mostly in Europe and in the UAE judging beauty and singing contests. She lives with a wealthy boyfriend in Beverly Hills and has little contact with her siblings.
Rebbie Jackson, 57
The oldest, she's married to successful businessman Nathaniel Brown.
Tito Jackson, 55
Formed a blues band several years ago and plays at small venues for $500 to $1,500 a gig.
Michael Jackson, 49
On the verge of losing Neverland ranch as well as the family's Encino, Calif., home. He's hiding out in Las Vegas and repeatedly makes promises to his brothers while sabotaging any attempts by them to ply their musical trade.
Randy Jackson, 46
Does odd jobs like changing tires to support himself. He was Michael's business manager during the 2005 molestation trial but ran into serious problems with friends after he persuaded three people to take out lines of credits against their homes to help Michael pay his attorney fees and Michael stiffed them.
Marlon Jackson, 51
Lives in San Diego, where he works stocking groceries at a Vons supermarket. He fell on hard times three years ago when he was forced to leave his foreclosed home and move into an Extended Stay America hotel with his wife, Carol.
Jackie Jackson, 56
The oldest son started an Internet clothing business and is trying to produce records by his sons. Nothing has panned out.
Jermaine Jackson, 54
Splits time between the parents' Hayvenhurst mansion and his girlfriend's home in the San Fernando Valley. With more than $5 million in federal, state and
other liens against him and a 1995 bankruptcy filing, he doesn't work or have a regular income.
jfanelli@nypost.com

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Which is kind of wierd as Diane Demon also reported something similar on the View, that Marlon was working in a grocery store & Tito in a body shop at 5:35. Maybe not so wierd as Stacy Brown is friends with DD & wrote a book review for "Be Careful Who you Love" on Amazon:




 
elusive moonwalker said:
tacky very tacky whether positive or not
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How can positive be tacky? If no one who really knew MJ ever speaks out there will only be lies and speculation.

I wonder if Frank will mention Thome? He refused to in 2 taped interviews. No one ever mentions Tohme......
 
Thome seems to be highly protected, for some reason, that houndog. That's enough to make one uneasy.. After his surprise appearance at the press conference that Jermaine did to announce that horrendous tragedy, he was almost nowhere to be found; he did an interview shortly afterwards with a paper, saying he "is a nobody", falsely portraying himself as being modest, and then cancelled his appearance on Larry King Live and nothing's been heard of from him since...

Anyway, this is about Thome Thome, sorry for the O/T. The conclusion would be that they're simply so many people today, former associates or what not, of Jackson's, trying to save skin and blaming on each other, saying grossly false things like 'I was the one who was Michael's real/best friend and wanted best for him'. 'Sure' you were, 'sure' you did....
 
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Everything that comes from STACY BROWN & Diane Dimond is not reliable. They do exchange informations or better said lie-formations when comes to Michael Jackson and the Jacksons. Stacy Brown is a very disturbing person, how long is he going to hold grunge over the family is beyond reason. Stacy wrote that Michael is alcoholic, and Diane is running that rumor like a broken mill, even now days. Can't stand them both. Ugh, parasites at a worst form.
 
Krshna28 said:
We don't need another book about MJ..............
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We definitely need more books about mike. Some dead celebrities like marilyn monroe and jackie kennedy have lots and lots but with mike, good biographies are few and far between. That's because publishers don't like books that portray mike in a positive light and that's why the las vegas bodyguards still cannot find a publisher and are thinking of self-publishing. Hopefully this will change in the near future.

There's a book titled "In the Court of the King: Inside the World of Michael Jackson" by Stuart Backerman, one of his publicists in the past, which was published last year but it's not available at amazon. Since I'm only confident in giving credit card details to amazon I will not be able to get this book unless by some miracle one of my relatives brings it to me from the u.s.
 
Frank Dileo was hired March 20, 1984 and was fired February 14, 1989, a total of five years, which isn't much if he is going to write a tell-all book, and he was rehired only in May 2009. Bob Jones was better with more stuff as he was hired September 1987 and was fired by Randy June 10, 2004, except that he turned out to be an a**hole. If we want to go way back, nothing beats Bill Bray, Mike's bodyguard since 1971 during the Jackson 5 years, who retired in 1997 - an association spanning 26 years. It's a pity he didn't write a book. What a treasure trove it would have been!
 
Those who don't write books.. tell-all books, mostly, are the ones to trust. Bill Bray was a strong, yet quiet shield for Michael, a wonderful person, chatterboxes are mostly just that. Don't need mobsters telling one how best friends they were with him in their dreams.
 
When I think of Frank I think of him as shady and then I see money! That's just how I've always felt.
 
I used to like Frank but I don't know anymore. The fact that MJ is dead tells me he's shady as hell. I can't understand how all of these people had no idea what Murray was doing to MJ. I just can't believe none of them had no idea what was going on. Didn't they notice the change in MJ's demeanor? the change in his body weight? the changes going on with his face? Klein was injecting who knows what, Murray was injecting loads of sedatives and propofol and no one noticed that something was wrong? Isn't that the purpose of the manager?
 
norbat said:
I thought Frank was a good guy? isn't he?

If he is going to write a book to destroy the negativity, I'm in :)
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analogue said:
Frank has stood by MJ. Out of all the managers that MJ has had Frank was the only one who showed up and supported him during the trial.

So i can't say anything negetive about the guy. He was one of the rare ones who didn't turn his back on Michael.
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norbat said:
Agree with analogue over here.

Rememeber, it will come more about Michael, much more positivity and negativity. So if Frank, who was his manager, is going to release a book (do we now this is actually true?) I can accept that. I think he will write very much good things.

I think this is about to keep the public positive on Michael.

+ Frank have always stood by Michael, every interview I have seen, he just talk good about him and telling the press get the fu** to hell
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Shamonee said:
"I'm tired of people slandering my name when it comes to this particular album."

It's all about you.
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When I read a "tell-all" by one of his managers I thought it would be Weisner or any of the many scum ball managers he had after the 80's.

I was relieved to find out it was Dileo. He was one of the few ppl that stood by him during the trial and on all the interviews that I saw or read involving him he NEVER Not ONCE had any negative thing to say about Michael. On the contrary he totally defended him and reiterated that Michael was NOT a "drug addict" or you know what. He was very firm about those things. Unlike his own family and even Lisa Marie coming out saying horrible, disparaging things about Michael.

As far as him defending himself, well why not? Wouldn't you defend yourself if someone is slandering you. Isn't Gaz defending himself from false accusations? Well, we ALL should defend ourselves and set the record straight- so why is that being selfish and just thinking of himself?

I really believe this will be very positive and let's be realistic, how many books are out there that are positive toward Michael? You have these ppl that have not known him very well or never knew him at all who have written negative books about him.

It is about time somebody that knew Michael well write a book that dispels all the nasty rumours about Michael. Michael needs his image restored all the way back to the real, true Michael Jackson we all know and love, not all the garbage these books reveal.

Again I really believe this book will be very positive about Michael in ALL areas. We need that right now. And I would definitely buy it.
 
i am talking to a publisher right now and seeing if i could do a tell all book... Im good at writing fiction...
 
Alma said:
Those who don't write books.. tell-all books, mostly, are the ones to trust. Bill Bray was a strong, yet quiet shield for Michael, a wonderful person, chatterboxes are mostly just that. Don't need mobsters telling one how best friends they were with him in their dreams.
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the full story between Bill Bray & Michael Jackson wasn't all rosy though.

StacyJ said:
I used to like Frank but I don't know anymore. The fact that MJ is dead tells me he's shady as hell. I can't understand how all of these people had no idea what Murray was doing to MJ. I just can't believe none of them had no idea what was going on. Didn't they notice the change in MJ's demeanor? the change in his body weight? the changes going on with his face? Klein was injecting who knows what, Murray was injecting loads of sedatives and propofol and no one noticed that something was wrong? Isn't that the purpose of the manager?
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A question for you, Do you blame MJ's kids as well? Prince was 12 and a half...he was old enough....And they are highly intelligent kids.

So please, enlighten me...
 
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GinnyJackson said:
i am talking to a publisher right now and seeing if i could do a tell all book... Im good at writing fiction...
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Yeah.. I too unfortunately have kept putting off talking to my editor, $%#^*_+, but I do feel more encouraged and determined now to.

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All about the money. Fact is, people can defend themselves in other ways that don't necessarily have to be via writing it down in a book. Everybody wanting to write a book about Michael, the man in the street, the stray cat, RoboCop, an excess that gets overbearing and loathsome.
 
Memefan said:
the full story between Bill Bray & Michael Jackson wasn't all rosy though.



A question for you, Do you blame MJ's kids as well? Prince was 12 and a half...he was old enough....And they are highly intelligent kids.

So please, enlighten me...
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No I don't blame them because they are kids and they probably didn't have anyone to tell if they felt their Daddy was ill.
 
u keep saying mj wasnt ill so murray cant use that as an excuse. make your mind up. according ot you mj spent to much time with his kids anyway

seeing as mjs own family are writing tell alls u cant blame staff who you should expect no loyalty from unlike family
 
All of these new Michael Jackson related books. Where do we start.

In my opinion, the books should be bundled as to content.

LaToya and Jermaine can do a 2-for-1 deal, because their books will most likely say how united and together the Jackson family is.

Frank DiLeo and Alejandra can also do a 2-for-1 deal, because their books will most likely say how the Jackson family really behaves behind closed doors.

LOL! I think that type of plan will just make things easier.
 
I trust Dileo more than I trust any of the Jackson family gang (parents, siblings, cousins, nephews, etc) LOL

Wasn't Bill Bray the one that was fired and then wrote a book of lies saying all those allegations about Michael were true?

I may be in the minority, but again all the interviews that I have seen Dileo on have been very positive toward Michael, so I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
that was Bob Jones but what's the story with Bill Bray ? Please Memefan could you explain further?
 
Have heard/read nothing bad about Bray so far. He didn't talk to the media, like ever (which is something else in Jackson's world), and he was Michael and Jacksons' bodyguard since the Jackson 5 days. Michael was very sad when he passed and sent out a public note of condolences.
 
Soundmind said:
that was Bob Jones but what's the story with Bill Bray ? Please Memefan could you explain further?
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MJ & he had a falling out. To the point where , he was very sick with cancer, bed-ridden, and MJ never went to see him.

His wife/girlfriend did an interview a while ago.. I will try to trace that report.

BTW, I am not blaming Bray ..I just wanted to bring up the relationship ended in a not so positive way.
 
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MJ & he had a falling out. To the point where , he was very sick and MJ never went to see him.
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I remember that, this guy never ever said anything bad about MJ , no comment .
 
Bill remained on Michael's payroll up until he died. I heard something years ago about Bill saying something off color about Michael in a joking way which Michael did not like
 
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