10 Bizarre Conspiracy Theories About The Deaths Of Music Icons
9. Michael Jackson Faked His Death To Escape From Debt
In June 2009, the world was shocked to learn that the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson had passed away.
Officially, the fifty-year-old singer's doctor administered a lethal dose of drugs, which ultimately resulted in cardiac arrest and Jackson's untimely demise.
Despite selling over 60 million records in his lifetime, the controversial singer reportedly owed creditors around $400 million at the time of his death.
As a result, some concluded that the megastar faked his own demise as a way to deal with the crippling debt.
A Reddit user known as 'Frankenstein,' who buys into theory, pointed out, 'There's just too many coincidences. He was too smart not to be able to work a way out of his financial problems. Dying really boosted his financial worth.'
At the time of his death, Jackson was worth around $236 million. According to Celebrity Net Worth, his estate has brought in around $1.7 billion since his passing.
Jackson would have likely needed to pay off and put his trust in a lot of people to successfully fake his own death, making it extremely unlikely — particularly given his financial situation at the time.
Still, as conspiracy theories go, there is at least a viable motive in this instance.