Fans mourn Michael Jackson, two years on
US: Michael Jackson fans paid their respects Saturday to the
late King of Pop on the second anniversary of his shock death, as his
famous “Thriller” video jacket went under the hammer in Los Angeles.
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Indian singer Sanu Nigam (front-R ) and US singer/actor Jermaine
Jackson (L) sing a song to pay tribute to late US singer Michael
Jackson on Friday, during IIFA Rocks on the sideline of the 2011
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Toronto,
Ontario. AFP |
Fans were allowed to place flowers by the singer’s mausoleum at the
Forest Lawn Memorial Park just outside Los Angeles, where he died from
an overdose of powerful sedative propofol on June 25, 2009, aged 50. “He
just wanted to make the world a better place, and now that he’s gone,
that lives on through the fans who love him,” fan Linda Higgins told
KABC television. “We’re carrying that message and his mission through
us,” she added outside the mausoleum in Glendale, where Jackson’s close
friend Elizabeth Taylor was laid to rest nearby in March.
The anniversary was more low-key than one year after his death, when
the singer’s siblings gathered at the picturesque cemetery, and were
joined by thousands of fans.
This year, Jackson’s father Joe was reported to have been seen at his
son’s memorial early in the day.
Two years after Michael Jackson’s surprise death, the mystery over
exactly how he died continues to fuel legal wrangling, conspiracy
theories and family strains.
His personal doctor Conrad Murray is still awaiting trial on
manslaughter charges for allegedly giving Jackson an overdose of
propofol to help him sleep on that fateful morning at his Beverly Hills
mansion.
Days ahead of the second anniversary of his death, Jackson’s sister
La Toya published a new book reiterating her claim that he may have been
murdered, and had voiced fears to her that someone was out to kill him
for financial reasons. “I truly feel Dr Murray was simply the fall guy.
Los Angeles, Sunday, AFP
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