A Star Is Born: Episode 35: Michael Jackson: "I just wanted to be loved by everyone"

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Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 68th birthday.

Few artists have ever reached his level of fame — and perhaps even fewer paid such a complicated price for it.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...
28 Aug English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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