An outrageous conspiracy theory has claimed Michael Jackson is “alive” after “spotting” him in a music video by The Weeknd.
In the music video for Save Your Tears, a man with The King of Pop’s signature curly ponytail and a snazzy leather jacket passes a microphone to The Weeknd.
A glittering mask conceals his face and, although he is only visible for a few frames, it is enough to convince some people that the man is Jacko himself.
The video was shared on YouTube by the channel BeLIEve and it claimed in the caption that MJ was “seen alive” in the footage.
If that wasn’t enough, the channel pointed out he was linked to The Weeknd through his daughter Paris Jackson, who presented the artist at the Grammys.
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Batuhan Gündüz, a Turkish film director and screenwriter who co-wrote “Y. Köyü Ye’cüc Me’cüc”, owns the channel and believes Michael Jackson faked his death.
He told Daily Star the King of Pop might have faked his death to escape a “smear campaign”.
“I believe that he has changed his religion and lives away from everyone as a whole person with his religion,” he said.
“There are a lot of reasons for this. Some people taste fame and want to live the other half of their lives like a normal person.
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“But Michael has plans, and he’s going to come back and make his name in history again.”
Batuhan said MJ’s friends Akon and Teddy Riley have also publically claimed the King of Pop is not dead, backing up his beliefs.
Since it was uploaded, the clip has been watched more than 260,000 times and caused a fierce debate between believers who claim the King of Pop is still alive and fans who demand they “let him rest”.
One viewer commented: “He’s still alive. He’s just trying to keep low because of everything that has happened to him in his life.”
A second enthused: “We believe in you Michael and we love and support you always.”
“I can’t wait for Michael to come back,” said a third user.
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A more skeptical viewer commented: “Those aren’t even Michael’s hands.
“Because of the vitiligo, the skin underneath his nails was still brown.
“They were also quite worn out and veiny during his final years.”
If Michael Jackson were alive today, he would be 63 years old.
He was known to suffer from several health problems and his death on June 25, 2009, was caused by a toxic cocktail of prescription drugs.
Jackson was 50 years old when he died and his personal doctor Conrad Murray was later found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for giving him the drugs.
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
