Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalised in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the Thr-iller singer’s glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete cou-rtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Well over a hundred fans of the King of Pop and celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jackson family members watched the song and dance spectacle and listened to the three children talk about the legacy of their father.
“My dad won the lifetime achievement award. It was an award he strived and worked the hardest to get but for me, and I think for him as well, this right here is his lifetime achievement award. This is what he strived to get and this is what we are giving him now today,” said Prince Michael, 14, Jackson’s eldest son.
Jackson’s daughter Paris, 13, imprinted her father’s iconic silver sequinned glove and scrawled his name into the cement, adding a heart in between Mic-hael and Jackson. Pri-nce Michael and his brother Blanket, 9, put their father’s shoe into the cement, and all three left their own hand prints next to dad’s. The hour-long ceremony included spoken tributes and musical performances from Jackson’s friends and family, including his brothers Tito and Jackie and mother Katherine.