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| − | '''Michael Sands'''<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-sands-dead-choked-deli-meat_n_1424637</ref> was an American fashion print model and actor turned media consultant, representing clients such as [[George Lazenby]], [[Michael Reagan]], [[Gary DeVore|Gary Devore]], [[Mr. Blackwell]], and [[Kevin Federline]], the husband of [[Britney Spears]]. Sands also handled a lineup of Beverly Hills plastic surgeons, defense attorneys, family law practitioners and Hollywood private eyes.<ref>People Magazine, [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088143,00.html Michael Sands Will Do Anything – Even Take His Clothes Off – To Sell His Cakes and Cookies], 25th June 1984</ref><ref>USA Today, [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-06-reagan-anniversary_x.htm Family remembers Reagan on anniversary], 6th June 2006</ref><ref>St. Petersburg Times (Florida), "Dick Tracy' done with bold strokes, 16th May 1990</ref><ref>Christopher Rocchio, [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/kristy-swanson-arrested-for-assaulting-fox-skating-partner-ex-wife-5357.php Kristy Swanson arrested for assaulting Fox 'Skating' partner's ex-wife], Reality TV World, 18th June 2007</ref><ref>China Daily, [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/30/content_840355.htm Britney Spears, K-Fed Divorce Settlement], 30th March 2007</ref><ref name=wrap/> | + | '''Michael Sands''' <ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-sands-dead-choked-deli-meat_n_1424637</ref><ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129744/Michael-Sands-death-deli-meat-sample-Hollywood-publicist-claimed-CIA-chokes.html</ref> was an American fashion print model and actor turned media consultant, representing clients such as [[George Lazenby]], [[Michael Reagan]], [[Gary DeVore|Gary Devore]], [[Mr. Blackwell]], and [[Kevin Federline]], the husband of [[Britney Spears]]. Sands also handled a lineup of Beverly Hills plastic surgeons, defense attorneys, family law practitioners and Hollywood private eyes.<ref>People Magazine, [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088143,00.html Michael Sands Will Do Anything – Even Take His Clothes Off – To Sell His Cakes and Cookies], 25th June 1984</ref><ref>USA Today, [https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-06-reagan-anniversary_x.htm Family remembers Reagan on anniversary], 6th June 2006</ref><ref>St. Petersburg Times (Florida), "Dick Tracy' done with bold strokes, 16th May 1990</ref><ref>Christopher Rocchio, [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/kristy-swanson-arrested-for-assaulting-fox-skating-partner-ex-wife-5357.php Kristy Swanson arrested for assaulting Fox 'Skating' partner's ex-wife], Reality TV World, 18th June 2007</ref><ref>China Daily, [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/30/content_840355.htm Britney Spears, K-Fed Divorce Settlement], 30th March 2007</ref><ref name=wrap/> |
His death in a freak choking incident occurred as Sands was cooperating on the [[Matthew Alford]] documentary ''The Writer with No Hands'' about the strange death or disappearance of [[Gary Devore]].<ref name=bit/> | His death in a freak choking incident occurred as Sands was cooperating on the [[Matthew Alford]] documentary ''The Writer with No Hands'' about the strange death or disappearance of [[Gary Devore]].<ref name=bit/> | ||
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Sands acted in various roles, including in the [[Dennis DeYoung]] Music Video "Don't Wait for Heroes," and frequently discussed celebrity images in the national media.<ref>Hollywood Life, [http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/02/19/tiger-woods-public-address-scripted-bad-image-expert-michael-sands-critic-phony/ Image Expert on Tiger Woods's Public Performance]</ref><ref>Time Magazine, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100803010317/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2008007,00.html Lohan's Release: How to Choreograph a Walk of Shame], 1st August 2010</ref><ref>USA Today, [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-03-grading-celebrity-couples_x.htm Grading the star couples], 4th November 2005</ref> Through producing CelebrityDoctor.co in the late 1990s, Sands pioneered the trend for live TV/web screenings of face-lifts, most famously with [[Arabella Churchill (charity founder)|Arabella Churchill]].<ref>The New York Times [http://www.celebritydoctor.com/niptuck.html Nip, Tuck, Click: Plastic Surgery on the Web Is Hip], 19th September 1999</ref><ref>The New York Times, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2D7123CF93AA2575AC0A96F958260&pagewanted=all Now on the Web: Plastic Surgery for Voyeurs] 19th September 1999</ref> | Sands acted in various roles, including in the [[Dennis DeYoung]] Music Video "Don't Wait for Heroes," and frequently discussed celebrity images in the national media.<ref>Hollywood Life, [http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/02/19/tiger-woods-public-address-scripted-bad-image-expert-michael-sands-critic-phony/ Image Expert on Tiger Woods's Public Performance]</ref><ref>Time Magazine, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100803010317/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2008007,00.html Lohan's Release: How to Choreograph a Walk of Shame], 1st August 2010</ref><ref>USA Today, [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-03-grading-celebrity-couples_x.htm Grading the star couples], 4th November 2005</ref> Through producing CelebrityDoctor.co in the late 1990s, Sands pioneered the trend for live TV/web screenings of face-lifts, most famously with [[Arabella Churchill (charity founder)|Arabella Churchill]].<ref>The New York Times [http://www.celebritydoctor.com/niptuck.html Nip, Tuck, Click: Plastic Surgery on the Web Is Hip], 19th September 1999</ref><ref>The New York Times, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2D7123CF93AA2575AC0A96F958260&pagewanted=all Now on the Web: Plastic Surgery for Voyeurs] 19th September 1999</ref> | ||
| − | The book ''The CIA in Hollywood'' <ref>Jenkins, Tricia. (2012). ''The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television (1st ed.).'' Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292728615. </ref> by Tricia Jenkins reports that Sands supported the [[CIA]] in establishing a presence in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] in the mid-1990s and even assisted in the capture of [[Abu Abbas]], the front man in the hijacking of the [[MS Achille Lauro|MS ''Achille Lauro'']] cruise ship in 1985. | + | The book ''The CIA in Hollywood'' <ref>Jenkins, Tricia. (2012). ''The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television (1st ed.).'' Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292728615. </ref> by Tricia Jenkins reports that Sands supported the [[CIA]] in establishing a presence in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] in the mid-1990s and even assisted in the capture of [[Palestinian]] terror leader [[Abu Abbas]], the front man in the hijacking of the [[MS Achille Lauro|MS ''Achille Lauro'']] cruise ship in [[1985]]. Sands arranged for Abbas to be interviewed in Baghdad for a book and movie deal, and then gave the interview and Abbas's contact details to the FBI and CIA.<ref>Tricia Jenkins, [http://wwwhost.utexas.edu/utpress/books/jencia.html The CIA in Hollywood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041849/http://wwwhost.utexas.edu/utpress/books/jencia.html |date=2012-04-26 }}, University of Texas Press, 2012 p. 95</ref> US Special Forces captured Abbas in 2003.<ref>Jane Sutton, [http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/achille-lauro-hijack-mastermind-in-us-custody-1.104750 Achille Lauro Hijack Organizer Held by U.S. in Iraq], Reuters</ref> |
In 2011 Sands was approached by the Utah family of [[Wassef Ali Hassoun]] over a $1m book and movie deal about the Marine corporal charged with desertion who allegedly faked his own kidnapping in Iraq.<ref>CBS News, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/08/national/main20031057.shtml Family of AWOL Marine Seeks Book Deal: Marine Corporal Charged with Desertion for Faking His Own Kidnapping; Family Wants to Clear His Name], 8th February 2011</ref><ref>Deseret News, [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700109521/Missing-Utah-Marines-story-may-be-TV-movie.html Missing Utah Marine's story could become TV movie], 12th February 2011</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-deserter-story-of-u-s-marine-who-faked-kidnapping-to-become-hollywood-tv-movie</ref> | In 2011 Sands was approached by the Utah family of [[Wassef Ali Hassoun]] over a $1m book and movie deal about the Marine corporal charged with desertion who allegedly faked his own kidnapping in Iraq.<ref>CBS News, [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/08/national/main20031057.shtml Family of AWOL Marine Seeks Book Deal: Marine Corporal Charged with Desertion for Faking His Own Kidnapping; Family Wants to Clear His Name], 8th February 2011</ref><ref>Deseret News, [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700109521/Missing-Utah-Marines-story-may-be-TV-movie.html Missing Utah Marine's story could become TV movie], 12th February 2011</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-deserter-story-of-u-s-marine-who-faked-kidnapping-to-become-hollywood-tv-movie</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:44, 14 December 2024
 Michael Sands    (Hollywood publicist, spook, Hollywood/Premature death) | |
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| Born | Michael Shapiro December 14, 1945 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 6, 2012 (Age 66) Los Angeles, California |
Cause of death | "Choked on free food sample" |
| Nationality | US |
| Interests | • Matthew Alford • Gary Devore |
Publicist for Gary Devore. Close to the CIA. Choked to death on free food sample | |
Michael Sands [1][2] was an American fashion print model and actor turned media consultant, representing clients such as George Lazenby, Michael Reagan, Gary Devore, Mr. Blackwell, and Kevin Federline, the husband of Britney Spears. Sands also handled a lineup of Beverly Hills plastic surgeons, defense attorneys, family law practitioners and Hollywood private eyes.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
His death in a freak choking incident occurred as Sands was cooperating on the Matthew Alford documentary The Writer with No Hands about the strange death or disappearance of Gary Devore.[9]
Biography
Sands acted in various roles, including in the Dennis DeYoung Music Video "Don't Wait for Heroes," and frequently discussed celebrity images in the national media.[10][11][12] Through producing CelebrityDoctor.co in the late 1990s, Sands pioneered the trend for live TV/web screenings of face-lifts, most famously with Arabella Churchill.[13][14]
The book The CIA in Hollywood [15] by Tricia Jenkins reports that Sands supported the CIA in establishing a presence in Hollywood in the mid-1990s and even assisted in the capture of Palestinian terror leader Abu Abbas, the front man in the hijacking of the MS Achille Lauro cruise ship in 1985. Sands arranged for Abbas to be interviewed in Baghdad for a book and movie deal, and then gave the interview and Abbas's contact details to the FBI and CIA.[16] US Special Forces captured Abbas in 2003.[17]
In 2011 Sands was approached by the Utah family of Wassef Ali Hassoun over a $1m book and movie deal about the Marine corporal charged with desertion who allegedly faked his own kidnapping in Iraq.[18][19][20]
Official death narrative
On March 24, 2012, Sands started choking on free food sample in a Los Angeles deli.[21] He was pronounced dead on the scene for five minutes, then revived and taken to Cedars Sinai hospital. At the hospital, Sands was placed in a medically induced coma to prevent inflammation of the brain. He died thirteen days later on April 6, 2012 at the age of sixty-seven.[8]
His death in a freak choking incident occurred as Sands was cooperating on the Matthew Alford documentary The Writer with No Hands about the strange death or disappearance of Gary Devore.[9] DeVore's body (or a double) was eventually found submerged in an Californian aqueduct — an apparent accident, but the tip that led to the discovery of the body came directly to Sands.[8]
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References
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-sands-dead-choked-deli-meat_n_1424637
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129744/Michael-Sands-death-deli-meat-sample-Hollywood-publicist-claimed-CIA-chokes.html
- ↑ People Magazine, Michael Sands Will Do Anything – Even Take His Clothes Off – To Sell His Cakes and Cookies, 25th June 1984
- ↑ USA Today, Family remembers Reagan on anniversary, 6th June 2006
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times (Florida), "Dick Tracy' done with bold strokes, 16th May 1990
- ↑ Christopher Rocchio, Kristy Swanson arrested for assaulting Fox 'Skating' partner's ex-wife, Reality TV World, 18th June 2007
- ↑ China Daily, Britney Spears, K-Fed Divorce Settlement, 30th March 2007
- ↑ a b c https://www.thewrap.com/bizarre-death-and-life-publicist-michael-sands-exclusive-37005/
- ↑ a b https://www.bitchute.com/video/NHbIFih3kbYR/
- ↑ Hollywood Life, Image Expert on Tiger Woods's Public Performance
- ↑ Time Magazine, Lohan's Release: How to Choreograph a Walk of Shame, 1st August 2010
- ↑ USA Today, Grading the star couples, 4th November 2005
- ↑ The New York Times Nip, Tuck, Click: Plastic Surgery on the Web Is Hip, 19th September 1999
- ↑ The New York Times, Now on the Web: Plastic Surgery for Voyeurs 19th September 1999
- ↑ Jenkins, Tricia. (2012). The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television (1st ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292728615.
- ↑ Tricia Jenkins, The CIA in Hollywood Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine., University of Texas Press, 2012 p. 95
- ↑ Jane Sutton, Achille Lauro Hijack Organizer Held by U.S. in Iraq, Reuters
- ↑ CBS News, Family of AWOL Marine Seeks Book Deal: Marine Corporal Charged with Desertion for Faking His Own Kidnapping; Family Wants to Clear His Name, 8th February 2011
- ↑ Deseret News, Missing Utah Marine's story could become TV movie, 12th February 2011
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-deserter-story-of-u-s-marine-who-faked-kidnapping-to-become-hollywood-tv-movie
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9246872/Michael-Sands.html
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