Obit Michael Jackson reax

FILE- Michael Jackson, right, hugs former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, July 20, 1996. Jackson, 50, the «King of Pop» died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center, USA, after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, as he prepared for a comeback tour to vanquish nightmare years of scandal and financial calamity. (AP Photo/Adil Bradlow, File)