Michael Jackson is alleged to have praised Nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler in a shocking interview - branding the evil dictator a "genius" and a "showman."

The explosive taped interviews have been revealed by the late pop star's good pal Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who recorded a string of candid chats with the singer during their friendship.

In an exclusive interview with America's Dateline TV, the celebrated life coach aired the chats, which expose the tragic Thriller star's strange respect for the man who kickstarted World War II.

In the tapes, Jackson can be heard saying, "Hitler was a genius orator. To make that many people turn and change and hate, he had to be a showman and he was."

The Rabbi is then heard asking Jackson, "You believe that if you had an hour with Hitler you could somehow touch something inside of him?"

The superstar replies, "Absolutely. I know I could. You have to help them, give them therapy, teach them that somewhere, something in their life went wrong."

In another bizarre taped conversation, the star explains he had argued with ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley after admitting he wanted to visit the notorious British child killers of Liverpudlian toddler James Bulger.

Jackson recalls, "She had a fight with me one time when two little boys in London (sic) killed this other kid and I was going to visit them 'cause the Queen gave them adult sentencing of life. These were like eleven and ten year old boys and I was going to go to the prison and visit them. She said, 'You idiot - you're just rewarding them for what they did.' I said, 'How dare you say that. I bet if you trace their life you can find they didn't have parents around, they didn't have any love, nobody there to hold them, look in their eyes and say I love you. I just want to say I love you and hold them.'"



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