[THREAD] This Is It: The FACTS Behind The Greatest Concert To Have Never Happened.
Lets get started shall we?
In 2007 (just two years after being acquitted of child molestation charges) Michael Jackson meets with Kenny WHOREtega. (For those who dont know Kenny directed the Dangerous Tour 92/93 and HIStory Tour 96/97 shows)
The deets of this meeting are unknown. However they had dinner, took photos l, and chatted the night away. Kenny is a very well known film director/tour director in hollywood. Probably most famous for Hocus Pocus and that corny high school musical shit
So its 2007 and Michael returned to America permanently after years of living abroad with his family and got settled in Vegas. Over the past year He’s in the studio with Will I Am, Akon, and a few others. He starts work on Thriller 25, does access hollywood, Vogue and EBONY
Oh yea Here is me in 2007 with my Ebony magazines. (had to throw that in there)
Back to thread. So as of yet nothing comes from this meeting. But who cares? Michael is spotted out in vegas. He’s in the studio, giving interviews, i think he even called into GMA this year (07) for his birthday, its feb2008 and he has accepted his NRJ and relases Thriller 25
And Yes i skipped school to get my different editions of Thriller 25 . Had to throw that in there also.
So lets recap real quick: From 06-08. michael has done award shows, interviews, photoshoots, been seen in public, released a remix album partnered with sobe water ,the original ‘hold my hand’ leaked, did public appearances in asia allat. But what about the 2007 meeting with Tega?
Fast Forward to the end of 08 December 2008 (somebody correct me if im wrong) Michael signs his AEG Deal after months of being pursued (allegedly stalked) by Randy Phillips of AEGlive. [This is Mike december 2008 at the beverly hills hotel]
So theres this new state of the art Arena valled the o2 and AEGLive and Randy Phillips practically beg Michael to do a residency after months and months and months and months of trying to get hom to come back to the stage. They reach a deal. He signs in december 2008. The fan
community starts to get some buzz of something going down. Its January 09 and we’re being told by insiders to prepare for something...march 2009 comes up. Theres a press conference announcement...but we dk why...then these random posters started popping up around England.
We like 10 shows?! Excuse me?? tf is going on???!? Michael hadnt even said a word. He was a few hours late getting to the pres conference (typical Michael) we see him dash from his hotel to the big bus that takes him to theo2 Arena
He arrives. Some British dude is amping the crowd. Gans are everywhere crying and screaming and now its time for the King to speak.
Michael has announced his return to the stage....TEN SHOWS at Londons o2 Arena. He signed a contract for TEN SHOWS. Keep that in mind. See posters that were placed around england. And Michael HIMSELF told us he agreed to 10 shows. [ yes its time for mess]
Below is Michael’s contract with AEG. As u can see the contract in discussion is between AEG and Michaels COMPANY (not michael). The creepy and HIGHLY questionable Tohme preapproved up to 31 shows but no less than 18 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐. Starting July 26 and NOT july 9 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
We’ll get back to the contracts and Michael AGREEING to do 10
Comcerts. So michael leaves the lress conference the world and social media is in a frenzy and king steps out later that night to see Oliver. Wearing this iconic wig
Tickets go on sale a few days later with 2million pple trying to snag tickets and 750,000 tickets are sold in 4hr during the presale. The demand was so High 40 extra dates were added. FORTY. Michael went to bed knowing he had to do 10 shows only to wake up to 50 sold out shows
So we have a signed contract. A venue. An artist who agreed to 10 shows but sold out 50. Yet we dont have a setlist, band, or dancers ,...or a show for that matter...but its March....the shows start in July....4 months.
Now if you know anything about a show of this magnitude or touring in general you usually announce dates after you have an actual show put together. So when dance/band auditions started to take place 4 months before opening night i was a little concerned. The bullshit has started
So dancer auditons are underway and we’re told the fans get to vote for the setlist. We were geeked/excited but still closely watching this situation based on certain emails we received from people within michaels camp. Heres my actual setlist i voted for in 2009
The actual setlist as of may 22 2009. A month a 3 days prior to Michael dying.
Actual Setlist (cont)
We have a band and dancers. A show director and management. Fan votes for the setlist are submitted. Its official. Rehearsals are officially underway. Shit is about to get done...right? Wrong. This is when shit starts to get weird and quite sad.
We get emails stating that Michael is worried about completing 50 shows. He has told multiple fans this at the forum in burbank. Somehow this gets out to the public and AEG PUBLICLY threatens Michael. Basically saying HE is a business and needs to be run as an institution.
An institution?! Thats a whole HUMAN BEING. I remember the press release being posted and reading it when it happend and was like ok whoaa this is clearly a threat (and guess what press release can not be located anywhere??)
So on top of that we’re now receiving emails from fans who have met with Michael and pple within Michael’s camp saying he’s not doing well. He’s out of it. He’s losing tons weight and his vertebra can be see through his white tshirts. So now we’re like wtf is really going on.
Soon after that Kenny Ortega and Randy Phillips release a video of them postponing the first few dates saying the show has grown so much that they need more time to prepare saying Michael is in great shape and the reason for the pushback is due to technical growth.
But we’ve seen Michael. He’s clearly thin as fuck. Fans have witnessed it. And his mental health has plummeted. A fan made Michael a custom red jacket and when he took his jacket off to out hers on she told us she saw nothing but bones. This was that day.
(Cont)If u have watched the this is it film this is the day they filmed the 3D segment for thriller.
But according to Kenny Ortega and Randy Phillips Michael is fine and in great health. 🙄. Yet at this point we kno Michael has missed tons of rehearsals, has lost MAD weight, isnt eating, and his mental is shot and the shows were pushed back to due a growth with production
So michael is out a few times and we catch him living kleins office. Wearing his face mask...and he seems out of it. Remember the day he left kleins office in thos ugly zebra pants? He seemed out of it.
That was june 16th...9 days before Michael died. Fast forwad...Ortega shows up at michaels Holmby Hills home for an intervention...but he’s in good health tho? So Why are u showing up to force him to rehearsals? 🧐
Michael shows up to rehearsals on the 23rd of June and allegedly has the best rehearsal he has ever done. They do a full run through of the show. Everybody is feeling good and things are looking like they may happen. This is Michael at rehearsal june 23. He’s dead in the eyes.
June 24 Michael shows up to the staples center for rehearsals (his last rehearsal) this is surveillance footage of Michael at the staples center just hours before he died (very creepy to watch)
During Michaels last rehearsal/ the morning of his death hes wearing sweats and a winter coat...in the summer in LA...while performing in front of the largerst 3D LED screen under thousands of lights . 🧐🧐 (nobody thought tbat was strange?)
June 25th Michael is dead.
But how? He annoucned this comeback in march. He sold out 50 concerts a record breaking accomplishment...he was healthy he was happy! Nobody saw this coming...this was how AEG tried to spin it. But it was the furthest from truth.
im sleepy so i wont do this with the contracts and emails and all that. But AEG live tricked Michael. They “negotiated” a contract through Michaels company (tohme in charge) and he signed thinkin he was signing 10 shows. When Tohme preapproved no less than 18 and a min of 30
Michael was hurt and confused and knew he couldnt back out he needed the money and he knew the fans would be crushed if he didnt go through with it. The show must go on. Plus had he not completed the show that music catalog wudda been used to pay AEG what they wouldve lost.
So on top of figuring out how he’s going to get through 50 concerts hes being randomly hit with lawsuits left and right. He signed a contract with Allgood Ent. For a Jackson 5 reunion the same year which stated he was not to perform prior to that reunion show.
The this is it dates were already signed so was the jackson 5 concert. So what now? Dont worry AEG handled it. So now he can focus on the slave trade that is This Is It right? WRONG. He’s not eating, resting, or sleeping. He’s missing rehearsals and when he’s there hes out of it.
By the time of his death michael jackson had gone 60 straight days with no rem sleep. SIXTY. He was literally out of his mind. Literally. I wont repeat some the things that caused him to say/ do but my boy was done. On top of not sleeping he isnt eating.
He’s at rehearsals struggling. Can barely walk up the ramp and stand. As pple sit in that arena and do nothing. They knew what was going on hence the pushback but did they care? NO. They were forcing him to work despite his condition.
This Is It film is FAKE. And severely edited. They painted Michael as fit and healthy and claimed they didnt see it coming when they knew the entire time and lied to cover their asses. Sadly Michael was going to die anyway do to not sleeping for Sixty days. But they kept those
(Cont) cameras rolling to have something to fall back on. I’ll touch back on the contracts, insurance policy, and the murderer a different day. Im tired. we miss you KING!
Also guys this wasnt meant to make anyone emotional. I was scrolling through the tv and saw This Is It was on showtime and was like awl hell nah bitch. And i also hate how the estate pushes this is it like its the greatest thing. So dont cry guys wasnt my intent.
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