Michael Jackson: Elizabeth Taylor opens up on close relationship with late star

Michael Jackson was unequivocally the king of pop. The star shot up in stardom from childhood, after maintaining his position as the frontman of the Jackson 5. Following that, he endeavoured to create his own legacy under his own name.

However during an award show back in the 1989 Jackson was awarded the Soul Train Heritage award live on TV.

Jackson was awarded this by lifelong friend Elizabeth Taylor, who announced he was the king of pop.

Whilst announcing the award, Taylor said: ““In my estimation, he’s the true king of pop, rock, and soul. Mr Michael Jackson.”

Since then, he lived with the iconic title that fans around the world called him by.

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The youngster appeared on Paris Jackson’s Facebook Watch show titled Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn.

“Being on TV and having these appearances later led me to Michael Jackson,” Bhatti explained, whilst discussing the late pop star.

“Where he, in a way, adopted me and became like a mentor and a father figure for me.

“As a little kid, looking up to him, the way I did back then, it’s like everything that I saw, it’s like I was like a sponge, just taking up everything.”

source: express.co.uk