Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has urged the government of India to honour Michael Jackson posthumously – by issuing a postage stamp.
According to Zed, who is the president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, entertainment icon Jacko had a special bond with India and Hinduism.
According to reports, Jackson was reading India’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s poems during the last days of his life.
When Oscar-winner and Indian musician A R Rahman of Slumdog Millionaire fame met Jackson after the Academy Awards ceremony a few months ago, in Los Angeles, the singer reportedly asked him to compose a unity anthem for his new album.
Rahman also collaborated with Jacko on a track, Ekam Satyam, in 1999, and the superstar was also working with Bollywood musician Adnan Sami, on an album before he died.
“Michael’s personal life might had been controversial, but he did provide joy to a large populace of the world through his music,” said Zed.
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AEG, the promoters of Michael Jackson’s London shows, has promised a full refund for tickets to the late King of Pop’s concert dates. However, not everyone will be getting their money back as the promoters will only be providing refunds if you bought your tickets through an authorized dealer. In a statement, AEG promised “the refunds will be processed by each of the authorised ticket agencies (e.g. Ticketmaster, Viagogo, See or Ticketline).” The statement also said that fans “will have the option to be sent the actual tickets” for the show. That’s one very expensive keepsake if you ask me.
Michael Jackson’s pal David Gest has revealed he tried to warn the star against having so much plastic surgery.
David, 56, was a close friend of Michael’s and he said the star got “obsessed” with the idea of plastic surgery.
He said: “Michael and I had always felt insecure about the way we looked. Michael became obsessed with the idea of having plastic surgery. He would say to me: ‘Don’t you want to look better?’”
Like Michael, David also had a number of plastic surgery operations and he revealed he later regretted his surgery during the Eighties but Michael still wanted more.
He said: “I begged him not to have any more. I said: ‘Your nose is perfect.’ But the plastic surgeon we were using kept encouraging him to have more procedures.
“I believe he was just trying to keep the relationship going with Michael, but he wasn’t being honest with him. Even his family tried to say enough is enough.
“This guy made a fortune on my nose, Michael’s nose, Janet’s nose and LaToya’s nose. Tito and Jackie were smart, they left their noses alone.”
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