Fans go wacko for Jacko
By Alexa Baracaia, Evening Standard
13 October 2005
Barely four months ago he faced virtual ruin - his career seemingly in tatters.
Now the Michael Jackson circus is back as the star visits London to produce a song to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
It is the first time he has been seen in public since June when he was cleared of molesting a child after a lengthy trial.
Many people are astonished at his new business alliance with Death Row Records' infamous CEO, Suge Knight.
The astonishing furore that surrounds Jackson, 47, proves his fans are as devoted as ever. Crowds surge outside the Dorchester
hotel, where he and Mr. Knight are staying, day and night.
Chanting his name and waving banners, the crowd - mostly in their twenties and thirties plus some children - hoped for a
glimpse of Jackson. They were finally rewarded when he appeared at his suite window and waved. Minutes later, a bulk delivery
of pizzas arrived outside, ordered by the singer for his fans.
Jackson, who is accompanied by his children Prince Michael Jr, eight, Prince Michael II, four, and Paris, seven, has enjoyed a
tour of tourist attractions, accompanied most of the time by Knight, who has proved his worth as not only a friend and ally,
but a protector.
He sparked pandemonium at Madame Tussaud's. Minders carried the children from a people carrier with blacked-out windows, their
faces masked by blankets.
Jackson, wearing a black suit, matching shirt and dark glasses, then walked through the crowds. Fans tried to rush the famous
pair but when Suge lived up to his ill-gotten reputation and gestured menacingly at the closest few, the whole crowd backed
off.
"They stayed for about an hour and had a whirlwind tour of all the waxworks," said an insider.
The fuss was repeated at a matinée of West End musical Billy Elliot at the Palace theatre and he was knocked to the ground by
crowds eager to touch their idol. There were chaotic scenes inside and outside Harrods last night when Jackson, Knight, and
Jackson's three children arrived.
He was mobbed by fans in the DVD department where he bought dozens of documentaries including the BBC's award-winning series
Walking With Dinosaurs.
He met Harrods owner, Mohamed Fayed, and shopped in private for two hours. Sources said he was particularly interested in the
plasma screen televisions.
Jackson was also besieged by fans at a studio in Chiswick where he is said to have begun work on the charity song From The
Bottom Of My Heart. It is being made by 2SeasRecords, a label co-owned by his brother Jermaine and Bahrain's Prince Abdullah
bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Jackson has said: "It pains me to watch the suffering taking place in the Gulf region."
He had been in hiding in Dubai since his California court case ended. He is expected to return to Bahrain to record this week

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what tha....suge knight!?? and michael......have i been lock up from the work for so long.... i didn't know of this alliance

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