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Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson

Untouchableportrays Michael Jackson's life and death in unprecedented depth. Beginning with his last departure from Neverland, Sullivan captures Jackson's final years shuttling around the world, and plans to recapture his wealth and reputation with a comeback album and planned series of fifty mega-concerts. Sullivan delves deep into Jackson's past, depicting a man both naive and deeply cunning, a devoted father whose parenting decisions created international outcry, a shrewd businessman whose failures nearly brought down a megacorporation, and an inveterate narcissist who desperately wanted a quiet, normal life. Sullivan has never-before-reported information about Jackson's business dealings, the pedophilia allegations that besmirched his reputation, and the fate of his billion-dollar-plus estate, and exclusive access to inner-circle figures including Jackson's former attorneys and managers. Untouchableis a remarkable portrait of the man who still reigns as King of Pop.

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"A dishy Michael Jackson biography that makes the exhaustively covered King of Pop fascinating all over again."—People

"The first deep-dive narrative by a veteran journalist covering the King of Pop's convoluted final years on earth . . . [Untouchable] helps cast Jackson in a new light."—Los Angeles Times

"A tale of family, fame, lost childhood, and startling accusations never heard before."—ABC Nightline

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 704 pages

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