Michael has tapes of Tommy Mottola's threats?

From Roger Friedman (Fox): The Michael Jackson-Tommy Mottola standoff is heading into new territory. A serious source close to Jackson told me yesterday: "There is correspondence between Michael and Tommy that will show why Michael had done what he's done. When it comes out it will clear the whole thing up. It's all about Tommy goading Michael to respond the way that he has."
My source says that on more than occasion he has been present during speaker calls between Jackson and Sony Music President Tommy Mottola in which Mottola "threatened" Jackson. "Not physical threats, but certainly the threat that Michael would be destroyed and his career would be over if he didn't agree to Tommy's terms. It's Tommy saying 'I'll ruin you."

The basis for all this? "The Beatles catalogue," says my source. "That's it in a nutshell. This has all been done by Tommy in an effort to squeeze Michael financially. Tommy wants the Beatles catalog."

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