Remembering Michael; Jackson's children mark singer's 60th birthday

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Remembering Michael; Jackson's children mark singer's 60th birthday

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London, March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Nine years after the death of the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson's children and other family members came together to launch an auction, accept a posthumous award and remember the singer on what would have been his 60th birthday.

 

Children Paris and Prince Jackson, brothers Tito and Jackie and R&B singer Usher joined some 1,500 guests in Las Vegas on Wednesday for a performance of the Cirque du Soleil show "One," based on music by the "Thriller" singer.

 

Jackson died in Los Angeles in June 2009 after an accidental overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol that he was using as a sleep aid. His personal doctor, Conrad Murray, served two years in prison for causing his death through negligence.

 

Paris, 20, and Prince, 21, accepted the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Legacy Award for their father. Taylor, who died in 2011, was a close friend of the singer and Paris is an ambassador for the Foundation.

 

"It is a privilege and honor to be here about something that my dad was so passionate about," Prince Jackson said.

 

The siblings also launched an auction for a newly created pair of ruby and diamond-studded sneakers that are expected to fetch more than $50,000 at a November sale. The money will go to Taylor's AIDS foundation.

 

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Dan Grebler)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-31

[greenchair]

It amazes me that since his death, not a single person has come forward to accuse him of abuse. 

Which leads me to believe that he was always innocent. I hope he gets many more awards. But I would love to see an exoneration of all the lies that he was accused of. 

Rip Michael. 

[Small Joke]

A deeply troubled prodigy. 

Utterly alone yet adored by millions in spite of the weirdness. 

I can only imagine the wreckage his life would be by now.  

He was $400 million in debt,  facing countless more lawsuits, he was an irrevocable addict to meds and endless cosmetic procedures. 

His doctor did him a favour in all honesty. RIP.