Jacko Planned To Axe O2 Shows

Tuesday 21st July 2009 - 11:05:00

Michael Jackson threatened to cancel his entire run of This Is It shows when 40 concerts were added without his permission, according to a new report.

The singer announced at a press conference in London on 05 March he would be performing ten gigs at the city's O2 Arena in July.

Within days, 40 more shows had been added to the schedule - but Jackson was reportedly unaware of the plan by promoters AEG Live, and threatened to axe all 50 dates when he found out.

Investigative journalist Gerald Posner writes on the DailyBeast.com, "Jackson apparently knew his own limits. He insisted on no more than 10 performances... Behind the scenes, AEG and Jackson’s financial advisers had evidently worked out a deal that required the pop star to do more shows.

"When Jackson learned of that after the press conference, it kicked off several days of stormy meetings, with Jackson at times threatening not to do any."

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison