Here are a couple of photos from Michael Jackson’s last concert rehearsal that was held last week Tuesday, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Photographer Kevin Mazur (who owns popular photo agency WIREIMAGE) has been shooting MJ for years and released this statement with the photos:
“I am devastated by the sudden loss of ‘The King of Pop,’ who I have photographed numerous times since the Victory Tour in the ’80s. When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was BACK!!! I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the first time moonwalking. I was so looking forward to shooting the O2 Arena performances with the amazing production that Kenny Ortega and AEG put together with Michael for his fans.”
–Kevin Mazur, Celebrity Photographer and Founder of WireImage.com
In related news, it was announced yesterday that all ticket holders who bought tickets for Michael’s “This Is It” tour, can get a full refund if they want it.
Michael looked like he was really enjoying himself and the moves were still there! He will live on!
Well said #49 – i agree 100% people dont respect you until you leave this earth.
AND SOME OF YALL NEED YA ASS WHIPPED FOR YA COMMENTS.
OMG he looks so emaciated
(…i miss MJ – ugh! I’m so depressed
I’m very depressed i just hope i can get through this…
I love you Michael
THIS is my COMMENT from JUNE 17th Post in MICHAEL JACKSON. Check if you don’t believe me.
OMG…I love michael SOOOOO much he and his video’s are in my earliest memories of a child. I was born at the beginning of the 90’s so by the time i came out Mike was a fully fledged Legend. I’ve always loved him and so has my mum (hence the exposure to his music at such an early age. I just hope (i would have said pray as it sounds better but REALITY is i probably won’t pray for this, nothing against mike just i honestly don’t pray as much as i should due to laziness and forgetfulness) he doesn’t have any form of cancer. this disesase is no joke. we’ve just found out a family has this and this our very first experience with cancer as NOBODY else in our family that we know of has ever had it. Either way we were never promised to stay here long. I’m only 19 (and only just turned last month) but since this birthday i have a feeling that somethings coming ( i don’t want to get into specifics as tbh this IS a celebrity gossip site notchurch or wherever else!) I just want to make things right with God because you never know when your time is up…
Best wishes for mike, and i REALLY mean that
damn…..like others said, im still waiting for some reason to here he isnt really dead. This was gonna be his final tour and show fans AND haters why he is the “King of Pop”!!!
michael…. i will miss you. really can’t believe that he is gone!
I LOVE U M.J.
To Princess Aka Queen:
I read your comment when it was posted a little after June 17th and thought about it. You said you didn’t want to go into specifics but can you go into specifics? I just wished Michael would have made it to 80 or 90 or more, an old man.
we loved MJs music but face it people he was CRAZY AS HELL!!! He talked like a woman, he had a chimp named bubbles, he had rollercoasters on his property…he dangled his baby off a ledge. Everyone has there time to die, it was micheals time….maybe now his soul can rest in peace
I will continue saying this, Concreteloop was part of the blogs badmouthing MJ now they have done a uturn…. Hypocrites everywhere…
Michael looks so excited and happy… He always said he was happy on stage… Your on a stage now in heaven singing and dancing your heart away…
@ #25 DEY DEY – I asked my mom the same question on Sunday because although he did look white I’m sure that would have no effect on his children – they would still come out looking like they were mixed with black and white. I believe the rumours about the first two kids not being his are true because I don’t think there is anyway his kids could look like that seeing as he was black when he was young, he wasn’t dark skinned but dark enough for his skin colour to have an effect on his children.
Like other people have said, I’m still waiting for the day when I hear that Michael Jackson is still alive. I’m only 17 (will be 18 in 3 months) but I’ve been listening to Michael Jackson for as long as I can remember. My dad is a musician so every kind/type of old school artist you can imagine has been playing in my house from I was born. I would have LOVED to go to one of the concerts but I live no where near London so I couldn’t attend.
If I bought a ticket though I would keep it and possibly frame it so nothing could happen to it.
If he was really 112 lbs then he was very much so underweight. I’m 5’4 and I weigh 125 lbs and I look fairly slim so I could only imagine would he looked like up close.
I heard today that they did find a will and also that Michael’s mother was put in charge of the Neverland Ranch and is a temporary guardian for all three children ..
I keep reading that people shouldn’t speak negatively about Joe Jackson because he was the one who “introduced” us to Michael but he did so SELFISHLY. He only wanted money that’s why he made the Jackson 5. His intentions were not good and he treated Michael horribly so I hope he doesn’t see a dime – which is impossible though because whatever his wife gets- he gets.
LASTLY, so many people misunderstood Michael. The main reason why he acted the way he did was because he never had a childhood. Listen to his song “Childhood” and maybe you’ll understand a bit more. And if it wasn’t for Joe’s verbal abuse about Michael’s appearance (saying he had a big nose and stuff like that) Michael probably would not have gotten any nose jobs or other face work done.
@#72 KYLA
Thanks becoz everytime i see those kids i try to look for some mixed features…but I see none…ummm.you cud tell he never liked his skin color cuz he used to put on alot of foudatiion back then.But yes i loved MJ too..knew most of his dance moves.
SORRY..TO HEAR..WILL BE MISSED…REST IN PEACE..MJ
i am so saddened by what has happened to my idol. i will never forget Michael!
i went to mjmycar.net ordered mj commemorative decal. it came today and brougt me to tears. i’m going to put it on my car and drive to the funeral. rip michael
I miss him so…
white media is just mad and jealous as usual b/c their own hasn’t reached the level of MJ iconic and global status, anyhoo, the truth is the truth, Africa is where it all began, so it any wonder that African-decendants excel the way they do when given the same opportunity even after slavery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You guys on here are a bunch of ass kissers i wont be surprised if i see one of your heads pop out of michaels ass during the funeral ya know a while back ya was thinking that man is crazy now you all are taking back all your comments
oppps….meant to write DESCENDENTS
@77 shut up stupid michael tried to turn his self white just to be apart of the white media look at his ex wives and kids that might not be his
@80 is shut up all you have you imbecile…we are all a product of our enviornment and his MJ lived comes from the era where whitey was praised as if they were superior and as a result the world was hood winked and bambozzled into believing their BS and MJ unfortunately fell for the okey doke too, thus why he converted himself into whitey image, but thank GOD it didn’t stop MJ from being and INDEPTH GLOBAL artist…
@ #73 DEY DEY – no problem
To some of the posts below DEY DEY,
I have believed and will continue to believe Michael Jackson changed his skin because of vitiligo. At first I thought that when a person had vitiligo it was just a few light patches so I didn’t FULLY understand why Michael Jackson would change his whole skin colour when it could have possibly just been covered up with make up or something, but then I did some research and saw someone with vitiligo and I don’t blame Michael. I watched a video on YouTube and the person I saw who had it was a black man of course and his hands were FULLY white as well as his arms and all around his mouth and most of his chin and around his eyes was white. He’s been covering up his face and neck with make up but he said if his black skin starts “disappearing” more then he’ll have to use white make up – I guess Michael Jacksons was getting real bad why he changed?
And to the people who say how most of us who are somewhat saddened by Michael’s death were talking bad about him before he died. I for one can say I have never said anything bad about Michael Jackson. At times I didn’t think his actions were “normal” such as dangling his baby off of a balcony but I never said anything negative or anything like that.
@@@73 DEY DEY
Michael had vitiligo… Read about the skin condition and type Michael Jackson and Vitiligo on youtube…
I dont think CL really went after him like some other blogs did, all they did was put up pictures of MJ appearances which were and still are news. A lot of the comments were in fact much worse than what CL said, so people who are always quick to call out celebs for the smallest thing should also take a good hard look at themselves, some of the most unkind statements made are from the comments section. It’s like cyber bullying only it’s alright because they are celebrities right?
BEYONCE COULD NEVER BE YOU MICHAEL!!!!!!!
STOP COMPARING HER TO THE KING! SHE IS NOT ON HIS LEVEL!!!!!
Jackson had nine platinum singles in the United States, trailing only Elvis Presley (27) and Mariah Carey (10). Rihanna also has 9 platinum singles, which are only calculated by the RIAA for a fee, upon request.
Jackson had 16 gold singles in the United States, behind only Elvis Presley (54), Madonna (26), The Beatles (24), Mariah Carey (23), Janet Jackson (21), Whitney Houston (18), Elton John (17) and The Temptations (17).
Jackson’s Thriller remained at number one for thirty-seven weeks, the longest-ever stay by a non-soundtrack album and second only to West Side Story.[1]
Thriller spent a record 80 consecutive weeks, more than a year and a half, in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It was the first of only three albums to remain on the Top 10 for more than a year (along with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and Celine Dion’s Falling into You).
“Thriller” is the best-selling album in U.S. history, at 50 million.
Thriller is the only album in the United States to have sold more copies than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984.
Four of Jackson’s albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Invincible, debuted at number one in the United States.
Jackson was the first artist to have four Top 10 singles from one album (Off the Wall).
Jackson was the first artist to have seven Top 10 singles from one album (Thriller), a feat matched only by his sister Janet and Bruce Springsteen.
Jackson was the first artist to simultaneously have the number one album and number one single on Billboard’s Pop Charts and Black Charts.
Jackson was the first artist in the 1980s to have two simultaneous Top 5 hits (“Beat It” and “Billie Jean” on April 16, 1983).
Jackson is the only artist to have five number one hits from one LP, Bad (“Bad”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Man in the Mirror”, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, and “Dirty Diana”).
Jackson had nine number one singles in the 1980s, more than any other artist during the decade.
Jackson was the first artist to have a song debut as high as #5 on the Hot 100 (“Scream” in 1995).
Jackson was the first artist to ever have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (“You Are Not Alone”).[1]
Jackson’s album Bad remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 for 38 weeks, longer than any other album to date.
Jackson has had 13 number-one singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles charts, trailing only The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Elvis Presley (17).
Jackson had 28 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, trailing only The Beatles (29), Elvis Presley (36), and Madonna (37).
Jackson had 37 top 40 hits on the Hot 100.
Okay can someone wake me up from this never ending dream?! I seriously thought MJ would NEVER leave us….never never never! We Miss you Michael, I hope you are finally getting the rest you’ve always deserved. Rest Well.
Now..I for one have NEVER thought anything bad about Michael Jackson, im 21 so when I was growing up I knew the “white” Mike and I always asked my parents if they were sure Michael was really black..it baffled me. Poeple need to understand that Michael wasn’t weird or anything…he was a sheltered boy who grew up to be a sheltered man, based on the random youtube videos I was watching today..he was extrenely shy, soft spoken and just wanted to re-live his whote life. WITHOUT Joe Jackson. He never got to play..im sure he had times where he played with his siblings but you need space from that, you need to make your own friends, Michael never had that…..so he made up for it..What’s wrong with that? Everyone always wondered why he hung around kids and liked Peter Pan and whatnot…it’s all new to him! Those molestation charges were bullshit and lies..never believed any of it. SMH. Poor Michael..I hope you had some happiness in your 50′s and with your kids because your life story is so sad. You will always be the King of MUSIC.
As far as the kids go..they aren’t his biological children…or Debbie Rowe’s…this is about to get all kinds of crazy!!! I hope they grow up to be normal, all this nonsense surrounding them. Sheeshh!!!
First, I wish all the nay sayers would just leave Michael alone, he can’t even get peace and respect in death. Second, although his father introduced them into the business, I don’t think it was worth what Michael went through til this day, if someone is constantly begging for medication and shunning people who are trying to help, then that means he was suffering and NO ONE knows what he was struggling with every day. The only love he felt was from his fans, and when he thought the world turned on him, he had nothing left and that’s when he started to self destruct, The only piece of happiness he had was HIS children, but he was tired and I just hope he can finally get the peace he sooooo longed for. Lastly, being the most sincere and giving person he was, if Michael left his father out of the will, he had good reasons for doing so, it doesn’t mean he didn’t love his father because he did, he probably still resented what his father put him through he never stopped in trying to get his father’s love and approval, by the way, I don’t like his father! anyway I am happy to have been able to grow up listening to and watching Michael, I loved him a lot along with millions of other people. Rest in Peace our KING.
hey im sad that he also died but hey as long as we ‘member him it ok but like u all says i kant belive he dead… love and respect to u MJ
r.i.p MJ…
@ #86 VIVIDLY .ARTISTIC
@ #87 TONI
I agree with everything both of you “typed”!
I still cannot believe you are gone. I wish I were a kid again so I could see you again. Before my love and obsession with Janet there was Michael. Mike, I love you even after the vitilego, your sister did take presedence but I am broken that you are gone.
I wish you would come back.
Please come back.
LOVE YOU MAN!!!
damn no one would have thought so soon hed be gone….life is too short and tomorrows not promised.
RIP Michael Jackson.
@16… My exact thought: I was hoping he would perform so wicked at the shows in London that the peeps out there would see that THE KING OF POP still reigns! I’m so saddened by it all… R.I.P. M.J. (fav. song “Do you remember the time”)
This all still seems so unreal! I can’t believe he is gone and he will truly be missed!!! I love you Michael!!!!!!
From the pics M.J. still had it but you can tell he was not at his regular weight and condition. He looked a good 40lbs too small in the pic (especially when you look at his hands compared to this body).
R.I.P. Michael. May your music live on forever….