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Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson’s first Nashville home was a camper in a parking lot. The owner’s reason started before she was born.

Michael Stevens

Lainey Wilson lived three years in a camper outside a Nashville studio and never paid a cent. Find out why the owner said yes, and see her camper days.

Terri Clark

Terri Clark has no plans to retire. She keeps thinking about a girl at a Nashville bus stop.

Jada Gomez

Terri Clark says she won't retire, and an 18-year-old crying at a Nashville bus stop is why. Find out what her mom told her, then watch Terri.

Ella Langley

Ella Langley has nine CMA nominations. Lainey Wilson already has her gift picked out.

Kevin Myers

Ella Langley leads the CMA Awards with nine nominations, and host Lainey Wilson already has a gift in mind for her. See what she plans to bring.

Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie together at the 1986 Grammy Awards

Lionel Richie told Michael his shoes were two sizes too big. Michael already knew.

Alexis Morillo

Lionel Richie told Joe Rogan about the days Michael Jackson walked into his house in shoes two sizes too big, and why Michael kept them on.

Christie Brinkley smiling, with Michael Jackson in sunglasses at the We Are the World recording in 1985

Christie Brinkley found Michael Jackson hiding behind a plant. A simple question got shy Michael talking.

Nora Dominick

Christie Brinkley found a shy Michael Jackson hiding behind a potted plant at the "We Are the World" session. Watch her tell what he said.

Naomi Campbell telling her Michael Jackson story on her YouTube channel, with Michael in 1992

Naomi Campbell had 20-something shows booked when Michael Jackson called. She told him no.

Jenna Guillaume

Naomi Campbell was walking off a Versace runway in Milan when Michael Jackson called about his 1992 video. She told him no. Here's her story.

Holly Robinson Peete on The Jennifer Hudson Show, with an inset of young Michael Jackson singing in 1972

The Jackson 5 came to meet Holly Robinson Peete’s dad. The night before, she had a plan for Michael.

Rob Sheffield

Holly Robinson Peete's dad was the original Gordon on "Sesame Street." When the Jackson 5 came to meet him, she had a plan for Michael.

Cris Judd talking about dancing for Michael Jackson, with Michael Jackson inset

Cris Judd danced for Michael Jackson on two world tours. Rehearsal was the stressful part.

Jada Gomez

Cris Judd danced for Michael Jackson from the 1995 VMAs on. On OWN he described the rehearsal test Michael gave every one of his dancers.

La Toya Jackson on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Michael, with an inset of Michael Jackson at the 1984 Grammys

La Toya Jackson kept telling Michael to show more. He had his own plan.

Alyssa Lapid

At the "Michael" premiere, La Toya Jackson told Extra what she used to tell her brother at home, and the answer Michael always gave her.

A gospel group told young Elvis he couldn’t sing. When they changed their minds, his dad had an answer ready.

Jada Gomez

A young gospel quartet turned down teenage Elvis. When they came back with an offer, his dad Vernon had a blunt answer that's hard to forget.