Jacko mobbed by fans

Back in the spotlight: Jacko at Madame Tussauds
11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Pop legend Michael Jackson pleased the tourists in London for the second day running and caused pandemonium at Madame Tussaud's

The controversial singer was mobbed by fans at the world-famous attraction when he arrived with his three children last night.

Minders carried the star's young family - Prince Michael Jr, Prince Michael II (nicknamed Blanket) and Paris-Michael - from a people carrier with blacked out windows. As usual, their faces were covered.

Jackson, 47, wearing a black suit, matching shirt and dark glasses, then walked through a crowd of fans, shielding his eyes from camera flashes, and into the building.

Large numbers of staff from Madame Tussaud's were waiting inside the attraction to greet the singer.

When Jackson attended a showing of West End musical Billy Elliott yesterday, the appearance was believed to be his first trip to the UK since he was cleared of child molestation charges in the US.

The singer has mostly been in hiding since he was cleared in June of 10 charges of child abuse and plying a minor with alcohol.

Jackson, who is staying at the luxury Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane, central London, is believed to have arrived in the UK on Thursday to record a charity song - From The Bottom Of My Heart - in aid of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Jackson left Madam Tussaud's after spending over an hour touring the attraction's famous wax statues.

Police had been drafted in to control the crowds during his exit but his people-carrier was mobbed by fans who screamed and chanted his name.

They prevented the star from leaving as they surrounded the vehicle and brought traffic chaos for a few minutes to the Marylebone Road in central London. When it finally pulled away large numbers chased after the singer.

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