Jackson Family Fallout ; Exclusive: First Interview with Jackson Business Manager Reveals Family Rift - and His Own Dire Concerns for 'Too Thin' Star [Edition 2]
Mail on Sunday › July 05, 2009
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MICHAEL Jackson's manager has revealed the rift within the Jackson family over the tragic superstar's funeral this week.
And he has disclosed that although he believed the singer was generally fit and healthy before his shock death, he had warned him about a sudden weight loss as the star worked hard to prepare for his marathon 50 concerts in London.See the full content of this document
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Jackson Family Fallout ; Exclusive: First Interview with Jackson Business Manager Reveals Family Rift - and His Own Dire Concerns for 'Too Thin' Star [Edition 2]
Business manager Dr Tohme Tohme said Jackson's brothers and father Joe wanted a shrine for Michael at the Neverland Ranch but his mother and sisters vetoed the idea.
His brothers, the original Jackson Five, also wanted an open coffin funeral, similar to that of soul singer James Brown, and for the star to be driven through the streets so that mourners could throw flowers, as at Princess Diana's funeral.They had even ordered the same rare Pounds 15,000 gold-plated blue-velvet lined 'Prometheus'-style coffin used for Brown's funeral.But their mother Katherine, 79, has overruled them, saying she felt an open coffin would be 'ghoulish' and harmful to Micha...See the full content of this document
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