Elton John Calls Michael Jackson ‘Mentally Ill’ in New Memoir – TMZ

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Elton John says Michael Jackson came off as “genuinely mentally in miserable health” leisurely in life — which left the Rocket Man himself believing the King of Pop had gone off the deep pause.

The singer makes some fairly noteworthy claims about MJ in his unusual memoir, “Me,” which is popping out Tuesday. Sure retailers possess received an progressed reproduction of the book — and one excerpt about Michael is making the rounds … wherein Elton discusses his mental screech.

Per reports, Elton writes … “I’d known Michael since he was as soon as 13 or 14 … He was as soon as correct doubtlessly the most lovely kid it’s good to perchance imagine. But eventually in the intervening years, he started sequestering himself away from the world, and away from fact the system Elvis Presley did.”

He goes on to screech, “God is aware of what was as soon as occurring in his head, and God is aware of what prescription remedy he was as soon as being pumped elephantine of, but every time I noticed him in his later years I came away pondering the miserable man had entirely misplaced his marbles.”

Then comes one of the best allegation, with Elton writing … “I don’t imply that in the light-hearted map. He was as soon as genuinely mentally in miserable health, a stressful particular person to be spherical.”

Elton continues by describing a time he invited MJ to a web together of his, claiming that the actual person had wandered off at one point and was as soon as realized playing with Elton’s housekeeper’s son. He says, “For no matter motive, he couldn’t appear to handle grownup company in any appreciate.”

Michael died in 2009. He is been dragged aid into the info with claims of sexual abuse by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, detailed in HBO’s “Leaving Neverland.”