Michael Jackson wanted to be immortalized in film, according to his alleged diary, that he kept before his untimely death.
Jackson felt the fame he reached in his 39-year career wasn’t quite enough, and he yearned to be a star on the silver screen as well.
The New York Post claims, the music icon unveiled his deepest desire in his private diary, writing: “If I don’t concentrate (on) film, no immortalization.”
“[I want to be] better than Kelly and Astaire . . . the greatest ever.” He challenged himself to be “in the likes of Chaplin Michelangelo Disney. These men Demanded Perfection Innovation always.”
To help him break into movies, MJ wanted to partner with “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller.
“Develop [undecipherable] 2 a year for 6 years . . . a movie a year for the next 5 years,” Jackson wrote. “Simon Fuller . . . call Fuller myself.”
Jackson’s reported desire to be on the silver screen all seemed part of his bigger plan to become the “first multi-billionaire entertainer-actor-director.”
The Jackson family’s lawyers are requesting Michael’s writings to be admitted into evidence in his manslaughter case so they can prove that the 50-year-old entertainer still had future money-making plans.
[HuffPost]
