US pop star and entertainer Micheal Jackson (R) poses with Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela (L) in Kwazulu-Natal on July 20, 1996. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in on June 26 for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop." Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

US pop star and entertainer Micheal Jackson (R) poses with Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela (L) in Kwazulu-Natal on July 20, 1996. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in on June 26 for the tortured music icon revered as the "King of Pop."

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