Brooke Shields Says About Michael’s Memorial

Brooke Shields, the 45-year-old actress and one of Michael’s longtime friends, delivered an emotional speech at his memorial on July 7 last year, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, about the friendly relationship between the two. During her seven-minute emotional speech, she struggled to overcome her feelings. She said: “Did you notice I was shaking? Well, they didn’t tell us that Michael’s coffin would be there. In my mind, I imagined that maybe Michael wanted to jump out of the coffin and perform on stage.” Brooke Shields, who had been friends with Michael since she was 13, hadn’t had a relationship with him in recent years. “Not only had I not talked to him. I hadn’t seen him for years.” Brooke says that Michael’s mother asked her to give a speech at that ceremony. A formal text had been prepared for her, but Shields preferred to speak from her heart. “They wrote something for me. But I wrote my own text, and I needed to write my own words. I’m proud to have been part of this ceremony.” Source: eMJey / newsblaze.com