Michael Jackson: The Final Years

Noted celebrity biographer, J. Randy Taraborrelli, has updated the acclaimed biography he wrote nineteen years ago, including behind-the-scenes details of Michael Jackson's life up to his untimely death and its aftermath.

The Final Years is a selection from Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009. In this production author J. Randy Taraborrelli who spent more than thirty five years researching his biography, reflects on the death of Michael Jackson. What if Michael Jackson was never accused of molestation? Why did the Santa Maria molestation trials destroy Michael? What was Michael's life like in his final years?

So much has how been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. Here is the truth about Michael's, ever-changing personal appearance, the Santa Maria molestation trials, and struggles with illnesses and prescription drugs from a journalist who not only reported on Michael Jackson, but knew and loved him.