Guns N' Roses ex-manager says that Michael Jackson is the reason behind the strained relationship of Slash and Axl Rose.

"In 1991, we were on the road, and Slash went to my office and said 'I'll be leaving tomorrow to play with Michael Jackson on a tribute concert,'" Doug Goldstein told Rolling Stone Brazil.

"I told him not to do it because Axl was molested by his father when he was 2, and he believed the charges against Michael Jackson."

After Slash refused to change his mind, Goldstein says Rose never got over it.

"He thought Slash would support him and be against all abuse. From the point of view of Axl, that was the only problem.

He could ignore the drugs and the alcohol, but could never the child abuse."

Goldstein added that he really thought that he would be the manager to reunite the two, after an apology from Slash of course.