The Michael Jackson Tapes is a collection of audio tapes made by the late pop singer's spiritual adviser, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Boteach made more than 30 hours of taped interviews with Michael Jackson from 1999 to 2001. The tapes are being released in audio form and in published book form.http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/09/michael-jackson-tapes-rabbi-tells-nbc-that-michael-jackson-felt-scarred-for-life-found-madonna-to-be.html
On the tapes, Jackson discusses his abusive childhood, his affection for friends Princess Diana and Brooke Shields and his feelings of loneliness and isolation. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009. The Los Angeles Police Department is treating the death as a homicide.http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/09/michael-jackson-tapes-rabbi-tells-nbc-that-michael-jackson-felt-scarred-for-life-found-madonna-to-be.html http://www.tmz.com/2009/07/15/lapd-treating-jackson-death-a-homicide/?ncid=AOLDSN00280000000002