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Michael Jackson's terror 'someone is trying to kill me' just before his death

Michael Jackson was afraid that someone was trying to kill him prior to his death. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Michael Jackson was afraid that someone was trying to kill him prior to his death, extracts from his diary reveal. The music star - who died in June 2009 - believed that "evil people" wanted to "destroy him" in order to get his music catalogue, according to dark ramblings he penned.

Disturbing thoughts noted in the diary show that the sad star had become paranoid about having a target on his back, just months before his death.

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