In Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, former bodyguards of Michael Jackson, reveal astonishing truths of the late superstar's last few years. The book provides an incisive look into his life in seclusion with his children, his financial crises, preparations for the This Is It tour, and his sudden and shocking death.
Summary of the Book
Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days provides the readers glimpses of the life of Michael Jackson in his last few years. Michael Jackson was constantly hounded by the media and was driven out of his own Neverland Valley Ranch. He spent his last few years moving from one city to another and living with his children in complete seclusion. Bill Whitfield, a former police officer and a veteran of the security profession, and Javon Beard, a former basketball player, served as the singer’s security team in the last two years of his life. Stationed beside him 24/7, they are the only two men who knew everything about Michael Jackson and what really happened to him.
This book provides a definitive first-person account of Michael Jackson in the last two years of his life in seclusion. The authors were driven by a desire to show the entire world who Michael Jackson truly was. Remember the Time is the story of a pop icon who struggled to live a normal and peaceful life under extraordinary circumstances. It is the story of a hapless father fighting to protect his children. This book very firmly dismisses all the tabloid myths at once to give Michael Jackson back his humanity.
About the Authors
Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard are experts in the field of private protection. They served for two and a half years as the personal security team for Michael Jackson. They have also worked with numerous high-profile clients, including Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Alicia Keys, and Shaquille O’Neal.
Tanner Colby has co-authored this book. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in The Acts, Belushi: A Biography, and Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America. Tanner is also a frequent contributor to Slate magazine.