***** *****'s midnight trip to Topshop lingerie
On the face of it, the king of the high street and the troubled, ultra eccentric, king of pop would appear to have little in common.
But when Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green met Michael Jackson over dinner, they hit it off so well the billionaire retail boss treated ***** to an impromptu midnight shopping spree.
The odd couple last night took a private tour of Sir Philip's flagship Oxford Street store, from which the flamboyant singer emerged with a Topman jacket and several shirts.
Greeted outside by hordes of fans and paparazzi, the Topshop boss would not confirm if the debt-ridden pop superstar, who is said to owe £160 million, paid for his modest haul of clothes. He did say, however, that Jackson "offered to pay".
Earlier in the evening, the pair were introduced over a dinner at the trendy Nobu restaurant in Park Lane.
Sir Philip said: "He was very nice and an absolute gentleman. He was polite and pleasant-and we got on very well. I was invited by friends, who are the organisers of the World Music Awards, to have dinner with them. Michael Jackson was there as their guest.
"We had a bit of chit-chat across the table and he was asking about the store, so I took him there - it was not prearranged.
"It was no mad shop-up - he just left with a couple of shirts and a jacket. He posed for photographs with all the staff."
Sir Philip, who last month signed up controversial model Kate Moss on a £3million contract, added that he was not concerned by any negative publicity surrounding Jackson.
Last year, the 48-year-old singer was cleared of child molestation after a trial in California. Despite his acquittal, his reputation suffered.
Sir Philip said: "I'm not the judge or jury -as far as I'm concerned he was extremely pleasant and kind. The tour was a bit of fun. I'm sure that the man could still fill an arena and attract the biggest audiences in the world."
The singer is in London for a performance tomorrow night at the World Music Awards in Earls Court. It will be his first live performance in the UK in almost a decade.
He is staying at the five-star Hempel Hotel in Bayswater, which he has taken over at the cost of £50,000 a night. A metal barrier has been set up outside to accommodate the throng of onlookers - four or five people deep - that gathers each day.
On his return to the Hempel last night, Jackson was treated to the sight of a man dressed as Superman appearing to grapple with another dressed as Jesus, who was clutching a pornographic magazine.
"Jesus" turned out to be the "comedy terrorist" Aaron Barschak, best known for gatecrashing Prince William's 21st birthday party. Barschak was arrested. It is not clear what happened to "Superman".
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*****'s shopping spree: The Oxford Street branch of Topshop which Sir Philip opened up especially for Jackson
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...cc=picbox&ct=5
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