The 'laughing stock' Michael Jackson statue which found a new home in Manchester before its mystery disappearance
A statue of the controversial pop singer Michael Jackson, whose removal was blamed for Fulham FC's relegation, found a new home in Manchester before being removed from public display.
The Daily Star reported the shy star was tempted into a Craven Cottage trip after a tour around Al Fayed's Harrods department store. He was treated to a routine victory having been shielded from the sun by an umbrella before taking his seat, with Kevin Keegan's players greeted by the singer in the changing room afterwards.
The unpopular statue was removed in 2013 after Fulham FC's new owner, Shahid Khan, completed the purchase of the club from Mohamed Al-Fayed. Following its removal, the new owner said: "I respect Mr Al Fayed and know he had good intentions in paying an individual tribute. However, the removal of the statue is the right thing for Fulham Football Club."
“I said: 'You will pay with blood for that,' because it was something loved by people. It was a big mistake but he paid for it now. He's been relegated and if he wakes up he'll ask for Michael Jackson again and I'll say: 'No way.'” "When the museum approached me, I hesitated because the statue means a great deal to me and my family. But on reflection, I decided that the statue of Michael should go to the place where it can be enjoyed by the greatest number of people.”With its new home at the National Football Museum, the statue was on display in Manchester for four years.
A spokesperson for the museum said: "Plans have been underway for a number of months to remove the Michael Jackson statue from display as part of our ongoing plans to better represent the stories we want to tell about football.So what happened to the controversial statue of the late King of Pop? Since its removal in 2019, the statue's whereabouts have remained a mystery with no sightings of it reported.
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