Michael Jackson Dying from Lung Disease? Or is it Just Another Publicity Stunt?

The Biographer for Michael Jackson Claims He is Sick and Could Die from Genetic Disease

Michael Jackson is allegedly dying from a potentially fatal genetic disease that is affecting his lungs. This is what Michael Jackson's biographer is claiming -- that the pop-star is waging in the fight of his life against a genetic disease that has left him nearly blind and in need of a lung transplant. Among the other afflictions that biographer Halperin claims he is suffering from are emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. So from the sounds of this announcement, it could look bad for Michael Jackson in the near future.

Looking at it from a purely subjective point-of-view, this is bad news for Michael Jackson, and something which wouldn't be wished on anyone. However, if this announcement, that has been watered down as it makes its way through the media, is at all true could be called in to question. It wouldn't be the first time that something has been placed in the press that was false about Michael Jackson, and was intended to bring either harm or fame to the maligned pop-star. Jackson has received his share of bad press along the way, a lot of it brought on by himself, and has been also known to plant stories in the media to make he look better as well. Many involved in the celebrity world feel that his marriage to Lisa-Marie Presley was staged just for the benefit of the public, and that there have been many other instances where public perception was manipulated through press releases such as this one.