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MEMORIAL SET UP IN GERMANY BY SOME OF MICHAEL JACKSON MOST ARDENT FANS
RIVAL FACTIONS ENAMORED WITH KING OF POP
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
A letter this July, from the Bavarian States Culture Ministry, in a tone of exasperation warned that if a peaceful coexistence between the different groups of fans behind the Michael JACKSON Memorial is not possible, the Memorial will have to desappear.
The Memorial Pedestal is full of pictures documenting Michael JACKSON starting physical transformations, flags from the fan's countries of origin, flowerpots and fresh bouquets with drawn cards...
The Memorial Pedestal is full of pictures documenting Michael JACKSON starting physical transformations, flags from the fan's countries of origin, flowerpots and fresh bouquets with drawn cards...
A spokesman from Bavarian's Culture Ministry, Henning GIESSEN told AFP that they tolerated this Memorial until now but having heard from the police about the disputes amoung fans and that there have even been criminal complains, the situation might change. Although, the Memorial never recieved formal approval by the Munich or Bavarian States Authorities, no one has moved to dismantle it. Over the year, it has become a kind of quickly landmark and must-see stop for foreign tourists, but if the police are called again to break up a dispute, the Memorial will likely have to vanish.
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