London
(ANI):
A
set
of
tapes
has
emerged
in
which
Michael
Jackson
can
be
heard
pleading
for
financial
help.
What's
more,
the
tragic
recordings
revealed
by
The
Sun,
also
reveal
the
late
singer's
fears
for
his
life.
The
tapes
were
handed
to
US
journalist
Daphne
Barak
after
she
wrote
a
book
on
celebrity
addiction.
Barak
told
The
Sun:
"Some
of
Michael's
closest
confidents
talked
to
me
exclusively
about
his
addictions
-
and
provided
audio
tapes
of
Michael
never
heard
before.
These
demonstrate
different
states
of
mind
he
was
experiencing
under
the
influence
of
pharmaceuticals."
The
messages
date
back
to
2003.
In
February
at
that
time,
MJ
was
under
fire
after
the
Martin
Bashir
TV
documentary
exposed
him
for
sharing
his
bed
with
kids.
In
the
first
message
he
is
determined
to
move
away:
"It
is
Michael
calling.
It
is
very
important,
I
want
that
150
in
that
account
for
me,
because...
I
am
very
concerned
about
my
life.
I
am
hearing
a
lot
of
stories
that
(name
withheld)
is
still
trying
to
sabotage
(inaudible)
me
and
I
want
to
be
in
a
different
environment
and,
um,
I've
found
a
place
that
I
like
and
now
(inaudible)
I
want
to
be
away
for
a
while
where
they
can't
find
me.
So
please
help
me,
help
(inaudible)
help
me,
and,
um,
more
important
than
(inaudible).
We
are
brothers.
We
think
the
man's
bad.
We
think
he
is
the
Italian
Mafia.
I
don't
trust
him."
In
a
second,
his
voice
is
slurred
and
slow,
which
Daphne
believes
is
due
to
medication.
He
expresses
concern
about
a
figure
who
he
says
could
be
involved
with
the
Italian
Mafia.
"It
is
Michael.
Ahh,
it
is
4:30
in
the
morning
here
that's
why
I
sound
very
sleepy
(laughs)
and
I'm
really
worn
out...
but
please
check
the
message
I
left
a
day
or
so
ago.
I
am
very
concerned.
I
don't
trust
that
man.
We
think
he's
bad,
we
think
he
is
Italian
mafia.
Please...
we
must
be
smarter
than
him.
So
please,
help
me
with
this.
I
need
to
get
that,
those
funds
so
I
can
do
that,
I
wanna
be
away.
.
.
I
don't
want
to
be
in
Neverland
right
now."
In
a
separate
message
Jackson
again
seems
to
be
seeking
money
urgently.
"If
you
get
this
message
call
me
immediately
at
805
***
****.
What
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
is
very
top
-
top
secret...
I
need
a
German
or
Swiss
bank...
" A
little
later
Jackson
calls
again
asking
for
cash
to
be
put
into
an
account.
He
appears
to
use
a
code
word
"Sun
Screen"
-
possibly
suggesting
protection
money.
"I
need
to
get
those
funds.
I
wanna
be
away...
I
don't
wanna
be
in
Neverland.
I
am
very
embarrassed.
But,
um,
there
should
be
that
I
have
some
finance
that's
coming
up
January,
February
2nd,
and
um...
that's
why
I,
we
need
to
have
on
Sun
Screen
to
the
account
150.
Please
don't
be
mad
at
me
for...
(inaudible)
It's
something
that's
very
important
to
me
and
my
family,
because
I'm
(inaudible)
that
I'm
being
stalked
and
I
think
it
is
(name
withheld)."
In
one
tape,
the
singer
is
at
his
most
lucid.
Jackson
urges
his
friend
to
work
with
him,
saying:
"I
would
love
to
work
together,
but
as
far
as
timing...
The,
uh,
I
really
feel
in
my
heart
-
we
must
move
as
fast
as
we
can
because
the,
on
the
film
side
of
it,
ah,
I
don't
know
if
you
have
been
reading
the
paper...
but
Marvel
already
have
sold
off
their
internet
rights
and
the
fact
that
stock
is
so
low
now.
"They
put
out
Spider-Man,
now
they
got
Incredible
Hulk
coming,
they
got
X-Men
2
coming
and
they
also
got
Spider-Man
2
coming.
It
is
going
to
jump,
it's
going
to
change!
I
mean,
you
know...
and
this
huge
frenzy
for
superheroes...
and
all
the
things
we
can
do...
I
wanna
get
in
before
the
stocks...
we
have
to
jump
in
now.
The
timing
is
perfect."