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Michael Jackson and Brooke Shields smiling together in the 1980s

Brooke Shields was Michael Jackson’s friend from age 13. His daughter didn’t remember her

Alexandria Lettman

Brooke Shields was Michael Jackson's friend from age 13. Years later his daughter Paris turned to her at a Calvin Klein show and spoke first.

Katherine Jackson laughing in an interview, with an inset of a teenage Michael Jackson singing

Katherine Jackson found baby Michael dancing on the floor. No record was playing

Jenna Guillaume

Katherine Jackson found baby Michael on the floor in his diaper, dancing with no record playing. She told Dateline NBC what he was moving to.

Shaquille O'Neal smiling on Drink Champs with an inset of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson showed up at Shaq’s front door. Shaq says he told the King of Pop no.

Rob Sheffield

Michael Jackson once turned up at Shaquille O'Neal's front door in Orlando. Shaq tells what the King of Pop asked for and how he answered.

Young Michael Jackson smiling, with an inset of Nelly laughing

Nelly turned 52 dressed as Michael Jackson. Ashanti’s videos show the look he picked.

Deborah L. Jacobs

Nelly threw a Studio 54 party for his 52nd birthday and came as Michael Jackson, with Ashanti as Diana Ross. See which Michael look he chose.

Paris Jackson smiling, with an inset of Michael Jackson and young Paris

Paris Jackson told Oprah her dad was the best cook ever. Then she named the dish that proved it

Joanna Woodnutt

At 12, Paris Jackson told Oprah her dad Michael was "the best cook ever" and a normal dad. Then she named the one dish nobody made better.

Barry Gibb singing on stage, with Michael Jackson inset

Michael Jackson kept coming to Barry Gibb’s house. Barry remembers what he finally had to tell him.

Sarah Sherman

Chris Tucker watched the Oscars with Michael Jackson at Barry Gibb's house. Barry says Michael came by so often that he finally had to tell him something.

Michael Jackson in a 1983 portrait with an inset of Elizabeth Taylor smiling

Michael Jackson thought Elizabeth Taylor walked out on his show. She told Larry King the real reason she left

Andy Frye

Elizabeth Taylor left Michael Jackson's 1984 Dodger Stadium show halfway through. He called her the next day. She told Larry King why she left.

Usher laughing with a hand to his head, with an inset of Michael Jackson singing on stage in 2001

Usher had the No. 1 song in America. Next to Michael Jackson, he says he just shut down.

Nora Dominick

Usher was 22 with the No. 1 song in America when he was told to dance with Michael Jackson at Madison Square Garden. He says he shut down.

Tracee Ellis Ross laughing with her hand to her ear like a phone, with an inset of Michael Jackson in 1983

At 10, Tracee Ellis Ross sang Michael Jackson his own song. Then she asked if she had it right.

Megan Schaltegger

Diana Ross's daughter Tracee was 10 when she got Michael Jackson on the phone and sang him his own song her way. Here's what he told her.

Michael Jackson smiling in his blue and gold coat at the 1984 Grammys, with Brooke Shields in an inset

Brooke Shields was Michael Jackson’s date at the 1984 Grammys. His other guest was just 12.

Alexis Morillo

Brooke Shields was Michael Jackson's date the night he won 8 Grammys in 1984. His other guest was a 12-year-old TV star.