This September 4, 1999 file photo shows former South African president Nelson Mandela (L) with American pop-icon Michael Jackson, who was given a lifetime achievement award, during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Sun City, some 120 km northeast of Johannesburg. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

This September 4, 1999 file photo shows former South African president Nelson Mandela (L) with American pop-icon Michael Jackson, who was given a lifetime achievement award, during the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Sun City, some 120 km northeast of Johannesburg. Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, multiple US media outlets reported, sending shockwaves around the entertainment world.

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