MICHAEL JACKSON'S close friend and former assistant revealed all about the King of Pop's bizarre tendencies and strange late-night demands in a newly unearthed interview.

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The interview was recorded with the permission of Jackson by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who became his friend from 1999 to 2001. The tapes are being released along with the book The Michael Jackson Tapes.

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