New Authorized Book in 3 Weeks?
March 28th, 2006By Roger Friedman
Michael Jackson may be cold in the music world, but someone thinks he’s hot
in the book biz.
Listed on Amazon.com right now is a new book called “My World: The Official
Photobook, Vol.1.” There’s no publisher listed yet, but sources say that the
authorized work is registered to the German company owned by Jackson’s
former associate Dieter Wiesner.
Wiesner, you may recall, was one of the five unnamed conspirators in
Jackson’s child molestation case last year. He wasn’t indicted, but Wiesner
and his partner Ronald Konitzer were known as “the Germans” when they
managed Jackson from 2001 to 2003. They are considered to be the ones who
bungled the handling of the Jackson-Martin Bashir documentary, and
consequently the Arvizo family.
Shortly after Jackson was arrested in November 2003, Wiesner and Konitzer
got the boot from Jackson’s affairs. But now I’m told that Jackson’s early
February visit to Hamburg - the one where he stayed with the Schleiter
family - was also to work with Wiesner on putting together “My World.”
The book contains photographs, poems and drawings. It also supposedly will
carry the lyrics to a song Jackson told his fan clubs he was writing for
them during the trial. It’s called “You Are So Beautiful,” not to be
confused with the famous song of the same name written by Billy Preston and
recorded by Joe Cocker.
Wiesner has frequently been described by Jackson and other witnesses in his
various cases as trying to come up with business ventures for the King of
Pop.
According to sources, “My World” will go on sale around the world on April
17.
Source: FOX News
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