Michael Jackson was a vile anti-Semite who branded Jews ‘leeches’ and claimed they were ‘conspiring’ to leave him penniless
The controversial singer made the sickening comments in a hate-filled voicemail message in 2005
MICHAEL Jackson called Jewish people “leeches” who were conspiring against him in a shocking anti-Semitic tirade.
In November 2005, the controversial singer called former adviser Dieter Wiesner and left a hated-filled voicemail.
In the transcript, Jackson said: “They suck them like leeches.
“They start out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money, big house, cars and everything and end up penniless.
“It’s a conspiracy. The Jews do it on purpose.”
The recording was played in ABC’s Good Morning America in 2005 which prompted a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League which battles prejudice against Jewish people.
Jacko made the comments around five months after he was acquitted of child molestation.
Allegations of child abuse against Jackson have once again made headlines following the explosive documentary Leaving Neverland in which two men, James Safechuck and Wade Robson, accuse the superstar of raping them when they were kids.
After his comments about Jewish people were made public, Abraham Foxman, director of the League, said: “Michael Jackson has an anti-Semitic streak and hasn’t learnt from his past mistakes
“It seems every time he has a problem in his life, he blames it on Jews.”
It’s a conspiracy. The Jews do it on purpose
Jackson's sick anti-Semitic rant
Jackson infuriated the Jewish community by including an anti-Semitic slur in his 1995 song They Don’t Care About Us.
The lyrics said: "Jew me, sue me... kick me, k**e me."
However, Jacko defenders, including filmmaker Spike Lee - who directed the song's music video - say the lyrics also include other racial slurs and was an attempt to highlight prejudice against ethnic minorities.
The Billy Jean singer responded to controversy over the song, saying: “It's not anti-Semitic because I'm not a racist person. I could never be a racist. I love all races."
Jackson also said some of his friends were Jewish.
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The 2005 voicemail message was released by the lawyer of Wiesner and another former Jackson adviser Marc Schaffel – who were both suing the star.
Former Neverland videographer Schaffel, a gay porn producer, was engaged to Jackson’s second wife Debbie Rowe in 2014.
Michael Jackson, who died in 2009, strongly denied all allegations of sexual abuse made against him.
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