Celebrity Speakers At Michael Jackson Memorial Hardly Knew Him

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Michael Jackson Memorial

Many of the celebrities who turned up for the Michael Jackson Public Memorial and spoke so fondly of him either haven’t been in contact with him for years or have never even met him says Hollywood celebrity gossip news rumors mag Usmagazine.

Brooke Shields who called Michael Jackson her “true friend” hasn’t seen him in the last 18 years after attending Elizabeth Taylor’s 1991 wedding where Shields recounted how she and Michael sneaked into Taylor’s room for a sneak peak at her wedding dress.

Rapper and soul singer Queen Latifah confessed to David Letterman that “I never actually got to meet him. My partner met him because we managed Naughty by Nature and they did a remix with him. He thought I had beautiful cheekbones.”

Soul singer Usher who wept during the memorial service while performing “Gone Too Soon” performed with Jackson at his 2001 concert in Madision Square Garden but “their contact was minimal”.

Singer John Mayer who performed an instrumental of “Human Nature” at the service told Larry King he also “never met” the King of Pop. His only connection was listening to Thriller as a teen. He said the Jackson family asked him to perform.

Other celebrities who had past friendships with Michael Jackson but were no shows include Macaulay Culkin, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley, Webster’s Emmanuel Lewis, Diana Ross and Elizabeth Taylor.

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