South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and pop star Michael Jackson hug each other at the president's official home in Capetown in this July 20, 1996 file photo. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25, 2009. He was 50. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and pop star Michael Jackson hug each other at the president's official home in Capetown in this July 20, 1996 file photo. Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on June 25, 2009. He was 50.

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