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Ian Halperin
Born(1964-08-17)August 17, 1964(age 59)
Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Websiteianundercover

Ian Halperin(born August 17, 1964)[1]is aCanadianinvestigative journalist,writeranddocumentary filmmaker.His 2009 book,Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jacksonwas a #1 best-seller on the New York Times list on July 24, 2009.[2]He is the author or coauthor of nine books includingCeline Dion: Behind the Fairytale,Fire and Rain: The James Taylor StoryandHollywood Undercover.He coauthoredWho Killed Kurt Cobain?andLove and Death: The Murder of Kurt CobainwithMax Wallace.Halperin has contributed to60 Minutes IIand was a regular correspondent forCourt TV.[3][4]He is a graduate ofConcordia UniversityinMontreal(BA 07).

Michael Jackson biography

In late 2008The SunandIn Touch Weeklycited Halperin as the source in articles stating thatMichael Jacksonhad serious health issues.[5]In December 2008 Halperin had predicted that Jackson had six months to live;[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]Jackson died on June 25, 2009.[12]At the time, the BBC reported that Halperin would release anunauthorized biographyon the pop star.[13]Halperin's statements had been denied by a Jackson representative who said in a December 2008 statement, "The writer's wild allegations concerning Mr. Jackson's health are a total fabrication...Mr. Jackson is in fine health and finalizing negotiations with a major entertainment company & television network for both a world tour and a series of specials and appearances."[14][15]Shortly afterward, Jackson announced a50-date residencyatthe O2 Arena,holding a public press conference.[16][17][18][19]Halperin released his biography on Jackson, titledUnmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson,in July 2009.[5]Halperin commented on the timing of the book: "I timed it because I knew around this time he was a candidate to die. I'm being totally up-front about that. Google it."[5]

Documentary film

In 2010, Halperin directed and produced a documentary film about Jackson titledGone Too Soon.It premiered on theTV Guide Networkon June 25, 2010, the one-year anniversary ofJackson's death.The documentary was based on 300 hours of footage Halperin recorded before and immediately after Jackson's death.[20]

Bibliography

Filmography

  • 2005:The Cobain Case(documentary)
  • 2008:His Highness Hollywood(documentary)
  • 2010:Gone Too Soon(documentary)
  • 2012:Chasing Gaga(documentary)

References

  1. ^Michael M. Miller:The Halperin & Fish Family Descendants ver. 0014, May 1st, 2009at posluns (archive version), access date 5 August 2015
  2. ^"Inside the List (Published 2009)".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on January 9, 2020.
  3. ^"Ian Halperin Biography".Simon & Schuster, Canada. 1997–2007. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2008.RetrievedMay 25,2008.
  4. ^"Ian Halperin Interview".Contactmusic Ltd. 2008.RetrievedMay 25,2008.
  5. ^abcdAdams, James (June 27, 2009)."A tortured star's last days".The Globe and Mail.theglobeandmail.RetrievedJune 28,2009.
  6. ^Hunkin, Joanna (June 26, 2009)."Michael Jackson's reported illnesses".New Zealand Herald.APN Holdings NZ Limited.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
  7. ^Leach, Ben (June 27, 2009)."Michael Jackson bequeathed 200 unpublished songs for children".The Daily Telegraph.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
  8. ^Ward, Brue (June 30, 2009)."Quebec publisher leads wave of Jackson bios: New book by author who predicted star's demise hits shelves next week".Ottawa Citizen.Canwest Publishing Inc. Archived fromthe originalon July 9, 2009.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
  9. ^Parent, Marie-Joele (June 29, 2009)."Questions surround cause of death".The North Bay Nugget.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
  10. ^Wagner, Vit (June 29, 2009)."Montreal book could be first after Jackson's death".Toronto Star.thestar.RetrievedSeptember 30,2009.
  11. ^Witheridge, Annette;Haynes, Deborah(June 28, 2009)."Michael Jackson's children in legal battle".The Courier-Mail.Queensland Newspapers. Archived fromthe originalon July 1, 2009.RetrievedJune 30,2009.
  12. ^Rogers, John; Jake Coyle (June 26, 2009)."Police focus on medical treatment in Jackson death".hosted.ap.org.Associated Press.Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2009.RetrievedJune 28,2009.
  13. ^"Jackson 'transplant' claim denied".BBC News.news.bbc.co.uk. December 23, 2008.RetrievedJune 28,2009.
  14. ^"King of Pop 'in fine health,' Jackson spokesman says".CNN.edition.cnn. December 23, 2008.RetrievedJune 28,2009.
  15. ^"Biographer Claims Michael Jackson Seriously Ill, MJ's Reps Deny It".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2008.RetrievedDecember 23,2008.
  16. ^"Fans await announcement of Michael Jackson dates".Inthenews.co.uk. March 5, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 1, 2012.RetrievedMarch 5,2009.
  17. ^"Jackson set to announce shows".MTV.March 5, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2009.RetrievedMarch 5,2009.
  18. ^Foster, Patrick (March 6, 2009)."Michael Jackson grand finale curtain-raiser".The Times.London.RetrievedMarch 5,2009.
  19. ^Akbar, Arifa (March 6, 2009)."Jacko on tour: 'This will be the final curtain call. I love you, I love you all' – News, Music".The Independent.RetrievedMarch 6,2009.
  20. ^Jethro Nededog (June 25, 2010)."'Gone Too Soon' preview: Documentary goes behind Michael Jackson's last days ".RetrievedMay 31,2016.

External links

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