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HOTEL D’ANGLETERRE – GENEVE <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

MICHAEL JACKSON<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

June 10, 2000: Thanks to Wayne Nagin and his brother, then bodyguards for Michael Jackson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Jack\u2019son had the opportunity for an exceptional meeting in Geneva after three days of waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben was able to deliver his videos, photos, and a personal letter to Michael through his bodyguards. On the third day, Michael Jackson left his hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of respect for his privacy, Ben chose not to photograph him at that moment, as he was accompanied by his children Prince and Paris, whose faces he covered with masks at the time to protect them from paparazzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, Michael\u2019s entourage consisted of his bodyguards Wayne Nagin and his brother, his driver, and his personal assistant, Grace Rwaramba. In the end, Michael\u2019s security allowed a photo to be taken from a distance, as he discreetly left the hotel through the kitchen at the rear of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few minutes later, Ben approaches Michael Jackson's van and follows him for about a hundred metres to the traffic lights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben was also able to say goodbye to him, but he also managed to amuse him! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the pavement, he discreetly performed a few dance steps, without attracting the attention of passers-by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the reflection of the van's windows, you can even see Ben waving to Michael Jackson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that very moment, and incredibly, no one around him could have imagined that Michael Jackson was inside that black van in the heart of Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perhaps only four or five people were present around the hotel at that moment and realized it was Michael Jackson. Of course, his bodyguards had to ensure the confidentiality of the move, so stopping the car \u2014 even for an autograph \u2014 was therefore impossible, unfortunately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. Cr\u00e9dit photo : Ben Jack’son – Hotel d’Angleterre – Gen\u00e8ve – 10 Juin 2000 – 15h42 . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Years later, in 2015, Ben was able to discover the next part occupied by Michael Jackson and his entourage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was staying on the third floor (central balcony). Most of the items from the suite have been preserved, such as the small statue of Napoleon on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JOE JACKSON <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As part of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, on May 19, 2015, Ben Jack\u2019son met Michael Jackson\u2019s father, Joe Jackson, dined at his table, and performed a show in front of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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