Stars remembered Michael on his birthday
Many stars marked Michael Jackson’s birthday on social media, sharing photos they had available as well. Here are some of them:
Bianca wrote in her Instagram post after sharing this image: "We love you, Michael."
Quincy Jones: "For 'Smiley' today, on his 56th birthday, I’m missing you."
Paris Hilton: "Happy birthday, Michael Jackson! I love you so much and I miss you! You always have a special place in my heart and you’re always there. I’ll never forget the day I was next to you on the set of the BAD video. On your birthday, I’m thinking of you. I’ll always love you, Paris."
Chilli, whose love for the King of Pop is no secret, wrote: "Happy birthday to my husband, Michael Jackson! There will never be another Michael. No one will ever reach the level of your greatness. You are the biggest. King of Pop."
Spice Girls group: "Happy birthday, Michael Jackson. He would have turned 56 today. His music, art, talent, and kindness live on forever."
Kobe Bryant, a basketball champion and one of Michael’s friends, in a tweet that was retweeted by the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, said: "Happy birthday, the greatest."
Brett Barnes, who was friends with Michael as a child: "It’s been five years, but time hasn’t soothed the sadness. I miss you, Apple head. Happy birthday, brother."
(“Apple head” is one of Michael Jackson’s nicknames.)Frank Cascio, one of Michael’s friends: "Happy birthday, Apple head. We love you every day and we miss you."
Travis Payne, a choreographer and Michael’s collaborator: "I always love you."
Naomi Campbell, a model and actress from the In the Closest video, shared the following after posting a photo from the video: "Happy birthday, Michael Jackson. I love you and I miss you. Always on our minds."
Spike Lee, director of the They Don’t Care About Us video: "Happy 56th birthday, Michael Jackson."
Epic Records: "The happiest greetings go to the King of Pop. We love you and we miss you."
BET TV network, which had a special program for Michael’s birthday, wrote: "Birthday greetings to the greatest, Michael Jackson. Don’t miss our birthday celebration for him."
Roshka Bergman, fashion designer, who had worked with Michael during a photoshoot for Vogue magazine: "Happy birthday, my dear Michael! You’ll always be with me."
Def Jam Recordings: "Happy birthday, Michael Jackson, King of Pop."
Brenda Harvey Rich, Lionel Richie’s wife: "Happy birthday, Michael! I feel so blessed that you knew how much I loved and still love you."
Omar Bhatti also posted the following photo on his Facebook page. He grew up with Michael’s children since his teenage years and has been accepted by them as a brother.
Debbie Allen shared an image related to Michael’s 21st birthday celebration at the famous Studio 54 on her Facebook and wrote: "I have very good memories from that day. Happy birthday, Michael! We miss you and we love you."
Sieda Garret met with hundreds of Michael’s fans at Rainbow Magicland amusement park in Rome on Michael’s birthday. Sieda is one of the writers of the beautiful song Man in the Mirror and the co-singer of I Just Can’t Stop Loving You.
Backstreet Boys: "Happy birthday, Michael Jackson. You never left."
Nick Carter: "I forgot. Wow, time goes by so fast. Happy birthday, Michael Jackson."
Kevin Hart: "Happy birthday to the King of Pop, MJ. You’re gone, but you’re not forgotten."
Taraji Penda Henson, American singer and actress, also shared the following photo on Instagram to wish him a happy birthday.
Orianti, Michael’s guitarist on the This Is It tour, posted a photo of herself next to Michael and wrote: "I feel so blessed and grateful to have met and worked with the greatest showman in the world. Happy birthday, MJ."
M.C. Hammer: "Happy birthday to the greatest entertainer in history, the trailer, Michael Jackson."
Mark Ballas: "Happy birthday to the greatest inspiration in music for me. You are the reason for all my work. You are the real King of Pop."
Mary J. Blige: "Happy birthday, Michael! I miss you so much and I’ll always love you."
Cedric the showman—an American host, actor, and comedian—also honored the King of Pop by sharing a photo.
Cynthia Bailey displayed the following photo on her Instagram.
Chanty Moore wrote on her page: "Mike doesn’t like enemies (reference to the photo)!!! I’m very happy to have had the honor of meeting him, and I was one of the few people who saw him before he passed away. Rest in peace."
Charlamagne Tha God: "Happy birthday to one of the gods."
Stephanie Mills, who used to be friends with Michael, posted this photo and wrote: "Happy birthday, my dear. Rest in peace."
Jimmy Jam also shared on Twitter a note that Michael had written for him. It was related to their collaboration on the song Gone Too Soon, and in it Michael asked Jimmy to talk about a topic related to the song.
Jada also wished him a happy birthday by posting one of Michael’s quotes: "If you come into this world knowing that you are loved, and you leave this world knowing the same, then you will have the ability to face whatever happens between those two times."
Zendaya: "I love you. Happy birthday, my music angel."
Billboard also honored his memory on this day by reviewing 50 of Michael Jackson’s best songs. The weekly magazine Newsweek also took a look at the most successful album and music video in history, the trailer.
Source: eMJey.com