Michael Jackson's longtime manager once planned to have the King of Pop kidnapped and admitted to a rehab facility in a desperate bid to save the superstar from his drug demons.
Ron Weisner, who guided the singer's career at the height of his fame with hit albums Off The Wall and Thriller, has opened up about his attempts to help his famous client in his new memoir, Listen Out Loud.
In the book, Weisner reveals Jackson's friends and family became deeply concerned about his painkiller dependency.
This followed serious burns to his scalp during an infamous Pepsi commercial accident in 1983, when the King of Pop's hair caught on fire while filming.
Weisner claims their efforts had little affect on the star and it prompted him to come up with a more drastic plan of action, which he outlined to sister La Toya Jackson.