He said that he had a giant crush on Diana Ross in the Oprah interview as well.
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In these tapes it sounds like more than a giant crush it sounds like tainted love. It all might have been in Michael's mind (or mine), but I get the feeling he felt betrayed.
M: Cuz I DON’T love those people! I want to be with someone…I want to know what a relationship is all about before I die, cant you understand that girl?… I never had.. I mean I’ve been with Tate.. I’ve been, well not with.. I been with Tate..I thought I was with Diana.. it was just in my own mind..
G: You were a little boy..
M: I know, I have never had a real relationship, my brothers have been married… My brothers have had girlfriends I really haven’t had that….
G: How long did it take you to get over Diana?
M: Years…… A hell of a long time..I just .. wanna know what its like girl…. to have a real relationship with someone who doesn’t want me for me…. that I dont, I dont’ have to look over my shoulder all the time…
G: Who doesn’t have an ulterior motive..?
M: Yeah, that doesn’t question me.. I mean..(inaudible) I dont… and, and.. like La Toya said in her book.. she said, either I am going to have to find somebody who doesn’t know who the heck I am.. o rrr..oorr deal with somebody whos career is equally as important, or equally like mine..
G: Well.. so much for both of those…….
M: What am I gunna do.. I dont want to die without knowing about ..having a real relationship with a woman or being involved.. I .. I was involved but we never did anything.. we never really had sex…
G: But that was your decision, that wasn’t her’s I mean
M: But.. ya.. but girl, girlfriend had my nose wide open… ok, you could drive a truck through my nose…
>Edit For Time<G: Laughs… How did they come up with that… I am just wondering who thought of it..
M: Its a black thing…
G: Ok…
M: But I loved her so much…God…
G: (inaudible)
M: No, no it was…
G: But where did Tatum and…um
M: Tate I dealt with when I was younger.. (inaudible)… She came up to me in a club, and put her hand on mine…..I would give her money.. I would give her jewelry.. a house.. a car..whatever..and we never did..it.. it was like, you.. know…
G: Well she wanted all of you Michael, she wanted…. she wanted a relationship
M: She knew how I was from the beginning…it wasn’t like she didn’t…
G: Well she was probably hoping that .. that it would change.. (inaudible)
M: No, not until I got married…
G: Well I know that.. but.. I’m sure she loved you and you were.. you had been with somebody that many years..
M: I loved her so much…I didn’t wanna see that, I did not want to see that and I knew.. she was fooling around, I knew girl, I knew for a FACT.
G: Well don’t you think that attracted you was..the fact that she was such a strong person and that she stood up for you against your dad, and she was always there wasn’t that a lot of the attraction? I mean cuz.. she’s older than you are …
M: Well yeah…
G: You said you were drawn to that…
M: Yeah… yeah I was.. I was so in love and I had my nose wide open and I didn’t want to believe what was really going on.. It didn’t matter.. but that’s another story… (inaudbile) and it’s a good thing it was (indaudible)
G: You don’t have any regrets?
M: No…uh hu.. I dont regret that I didn’t sleep with her…I am glad I didn’t….
