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Biographer: Michael Jackson needs lung transplant, gravely ill
The King of Pop has a rare and potentially fatal lung condition and needs an emergency transplant, his biographer told Britain’s Sunday Express newspaper and In Touch magazine.
Author Ian Halperin has reportedly finished a book on Michael Jackson and claims the recluse has for years had Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, an occasionally fatal genetic condition.
According to the British newspaper, Halperin claims Jackson, 50, can barely speak and has lost 95 percent of the vision in his left eye.
Although he does not smoke, the international star has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, according to news reports.
“It’s the bleeding that’s the most problematic part,” Halperin told the Express. “It could kill him.”
Jackson’s spokeswoman has not confirmed Halperin’s claims. Jermaine Jackson, Jackson’s older brother and former band mate, told Fox TV news: “He’s not doing so well right now. This isn’t a good time,” The Houston Chronicle reported.
Jackson, who was acquitted of child molestation charges in 2005, was reportedly photographed recently in a wheelchair.
Jackson’s albums include “Thriller”, “Bad,” “Off the Wall” and HIStory.
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