And Elvis was driving the car from the Lanesborough to the Arena O2!

Michael is/was a Breathtaking Beautiful man!
Seeing him at the press conference has saddened my spirit.I know we grow old, the tempo of our voice can change, even our looks can fade.But the core of what makes u who u are should always remain the same. Every1 goes through hardships..A single mother working two jobs just to make ends meet or a son who watches his mother die from cancer.Life is cruel and happiness is fleeting.BUT Lifes struggles should never change the face of ur soul or the tempo sound of ur heart.." Michael was a man who always stood before you with his heart in his hands." Have you ever met a stranger and for some reason they seem so familiar??? But, yet you know you couldn't have possibly met...It's because, their heart was no stranger to yours. I'm not saying from anyone else, Michaels mannerisms would be conceived as arrogant or contrived, I'm just saying in my opinion...Michaels Heart is the imposter and Not the man!

I'm sorry, but that rumour is just as ridiculous as it gets! I was there and as I fan I can tell the real Michael, thank you very much!

I was there. Up close. Hate is worse than drugs for making people hallucinateand/or lie. This is so low. They hate all the love people have for Michael. THAT AS MICHAEL JACKSON ,AND I MUST SAY HE LOOKED MIGHT, MIGHTY FINE, AND FULL OF ENERGY TO ME! Michael stepped out of his supershy self and started punching the air with joy. Perhaps this was the Michael the press just don't want to believe can exist after all they put him through. The press didn't want to see him like this, it makes them look stupid, so they created another ugly lie, which makes them look even more stupid. Even in front of thousands of witnesses the press continue to make up lies. They need to give up Michael hating. It is so boring.

that high pitched voice he often speaks with is all part of a publicity machine that he seems to have stopped using- anyone who knows him or has worked for him says he actually speaks with a deep "bassy" voice, plus i have heard him speak like this on many occasions
all seems like a ridiculous rumour to me.
if this is a look-a-like, i have never seen a better one.

i think that the tabloids must really despise of this man but for goodness sake i think i can tell the real Michael! okay for starters look at his hands their thin and very white and llook at his nose you can clearly tell it's michael no one cud impersonate him and also listen to his voice its the same man for god sake

Today (June 25, 2009), Michael Jackson is pronounced dead. Do you really think it was the real Michael Jackson that died or was it merely his impersonator? I have a feeling that this is Michael's biggest act yet; that is, his disappearing act.

I completely agree with Harris. One hundred percent. I am a long-term fan of Michael Jackson and after his death news I have been watching many of his videos and stuff online. I was completely in shock when I saw this particular press conference one because I thought the chin was very different and the voice was completely not like what I was expecting to hear. I have been suspecting that he was a look alike and I have gone through lots of his pictures and downloaded them on my computer close-up pictures where I could compare his teeth structure etc. I am not at all convinced that he was Michael Jackson....He was a look alike....I have to say that I came to this page because I have searched look-alike and press conference and found this page and so glad that I am not the only one to think this way and the two bits of information that others have spotted as well the chin and the voice and the behaviour would be a third one!

Absolutely GC! Not a chance that was MJ (I hadn't seen the 02 press conference footage until this weekend). But why didn't the hyperactive global media machine focus on the fake at the time?

I totally agree with Lena. I questioned the validity of this person when he smiled. That was not Michael Jackson. This person smiled with a full mouth of teeth. The true Michael Jackson had a very unique smile...shy and unassuming.
One more thing....Michael was taken down by the media. I was sickened by the fact years ago to think he could have been apart of any inappropriate activity with any young children. I started to watch his home videos. It hit me. He wanted to be with young boys so he could relive his childhood. Say what you want...I think we as the public and the media were all a part of his sadness and ultimately his death.

It absolutely was Michael Jackson! All you have to do is look at the hands, he had very distinctive hands and fingers. His chin looks large, because he's so thin and it's an implant. And, just look at his teeth... God, even in death, this poor soul is judged and picked apart. It's no wonder he went into hiding for 12 years. We lost a wonderful human being and musical genius. It's incredibly sad. God bless him, I pray that his soul has finally found the peace that he could not seem to find on this earth. God Bless Michael and his family and all of his supporters and fans! He was a good man!

My bff and I were on the phone when the press conference came on. We each said at the exact same time, "that's not Michael Jackson!" The chin was different. The color of his skin was different. Not only was his voice deeper but this man pronounced words differently than Michael. The way he walked was definately not Michael. The teeth were different. I have been wondering about this ever since. I'm not dissing him. I'm not a hater. I was concerned about his health since this was not him. Do what Mr. Harris did. Compare recent pictures. If it was Michael, there would not be so many people believing it was a look-alike.

I would suggest anyone who thinks that was the "real" Michael take the time to look at home videos and then you can see that what I am saying is true.
It is NOT Michael. A smile is a very personal thing and this "look alike" was NOT Michael.

Hate to break it to you guys, this was not Michael. Sry for the news, but if you watch the manorisms of this man you can completely see it is not him, this man carries himself nothing like Mike. Not even to mention that is not Mike's voice, which I am real suprised you "big fans" did not notice that.

In addtion to my previous statement, this person looks more like Steven Tyler than Mike!

i agree with Harris this does not seem or look like the real michael jackson he didnt carry himself the way michael did soon as i watched it me and my friends had to question if it was him or not, if it was the real michael ther should of been no need to question.

I am glad that I am not the only one who did not believe this was the real Michael Jackson.. I know he had a lot of plastic surgery BUT the nose looked too big, the teeth looked nothing like MJ's, and he does not smile that big/wide. The movements, mannerisms and voice were all off... I am not convinced that this was michael Jackson at all..

I watchd this a while ago and thought the same thing...that doesn't look/sound like Michael Jackson...but really didn't give it second thought.
Sine MJ's death i have been going through utube and watchig vidoes and interviews...just being nostalgic. Then i came accross a websit saying that MJ's death was a hoax and they had this intrview o there. Well i watched it again and thought (again) that is not Michael Jackson. And looking at his last performance right befor his death sealed it...definitely NOT the real MJ!
I don't know if i think that he has faked his death...but i can kind of think after doing a bit of research that it is possible. Too many things don't add up. Really don't add up. I think that this is all getting out of hand...and if he did fake his own death then there are certain things that you cannot account to occur. He probably thought...okay i will de of a heart attack brough on by being 50 and working so hard. Case closed. End of story. Bu now it seems to be a mess.
Just wnted to share a bit.
I hope that he DID fake his death because at least now he can live his own life.
And if he died...then at least he as found th peace that he was desperate to have.

hmmm...this is kinda suspicious

well, wen i heard MJ died..I was like REALLY sad! like crying sad! however, i had some questions and some things didnt make sense...well first, if the doctors said that MJ was well from the physical, then how can it be that he died from an overdose of drugs YET perform well the day before...kinda suspicious..ALSO why in the EFFIN HELL would a doctor in their right mind do CPR on a bed, CALL THIRTY minutes after the incident, and flee?! idk as a normal person and in human nature, i would've freaked cuz FIRST its MICHAEL JACKSON and second the whole world would stop if was gone..so i wouldve IMMEADIATLY called 911 AND while waiting revive him

Also, It was weird that at the memorial, the kids showed NO emotion whatsoever...as a fourteen year old, which is only 2 years apart from the oldest, prince, i was crying a lot and i dont even KNOW the man personally...and those are his kids yet they didnt cry..only paris did...so...um i kinda of have a feeling that something is going on...really....as a kid...u would be really sad if ur only parent DIED...so yea

idk...but if he faked it...its a bitter sweet situation...Bitter because people HAVE commiteed suicide cuz of his death..which it REALLY stupid...sheesh...but SWEET CUZ HES LIVING A NORMAL LIFE! YAY!!

butit makes sense...the man was in SO much debt, he was in a prison, he was hated by media mainly in US,....so probably he wanted to see if there was still love when he was gone..and there SURE was! plus his albums went rocketing up since his death! soooooo...idk


anyways...if michael is alive...Im happy! As long as you are happy im fine
If michael did pass...you were a great person and I love you forever. RIP!

i have to agree with alot of you when i saw this video... and his mannerisms, gestures, they were not of michael jackson the one that strikes me more then anything else is in the end when he steps aside and throws both of his hands out as if to say whats up there was an attitude behind it and then tried to cover it, there was agitation through out this speech like he didnt really want to be there...for someone who wanted to have a comback his demeanor would of been way different and us fans knowing michael jackson this was just not his personality

why it didn't strike me before.mj have dozens of lookalikes so one of them may be dead while havin a rest in mj's room.

Are you kidding me? I agree this is in no way MJ. Like many have already said, the walk, the smile, the chin, the voice. also if you watch the video, before he addresses the press and his fans, he whispers something in the presenter's ear. Someone interviewed the man(Dermot O'leary) and asked him what "MJ" whispered to him. Dermot said that Michael asked him if there was an autocue. as you see the man then points at the teleprompter, and then "MJ" looks over, nods his head and smiles with relief and then proceeds to the podeum. Why on earth would the real MJ EVER need a teleprompter to say what he said? Also he is a VERY experienced entertainer, he wouldn't need a teleprompter to just tell the press and his fans about his tour, I mean it's HIS tour! He would know what he is going to do at HIS tour! He's been in the biz for 45 yrs the man wouldn't need a frickin autocue to tell him what to say about his own tour. I understand if he needed one to make a statement on the news about the allegations that were once brought against him, he was probably very nervous and afraid he would get jumbled, and feeling very upset about the bs charges being brought against him. Also, the thing that really stuck out to me at the 02 arena in London was how young he looked. No Affense, I love MJ, but his face hasn't looked that good in like 20 years. His nose didn't look like the real MJ's nose. I know they have fixed it some, but it literally looks perfect. Yes small, yet perfect. Don't you think if MJ had the capability of making his nose that normal again he probably would have done that atleast a few years ago? He had recently had it fixed again and it looked a lot better than when it was a tinkerbell nose, but it still had the scars on the side of the nostrils. No make up seemed to cover it before, and he always wore makeup. Also, the fake's lips do look like Steven Tyler's as suggested from someone above. and if you look over the years michael hasn't ever touched his lips. Why would he? They are beautiful as they were. watch the morph vids on youtube, he hasn't EVER gotten anything done to Them. The fake MJ has huge arches on his top lip. MJ had little ones but nothing even close to that dramatic. And the fakes lips were MUCH bigger than MJs. Teeth not the same, hands not the same, actions not the same, and the list goes on and on. GO TO YOUTUBE AND LOOK UP DERMOT O'LEARY'S INTERVIEW ON MICHAEL AT 02 ARENA, he even said that Michael acted as if he had no idea what to do while he was on stage, and said when he hugged him he could feel how muscular "MJ" was. MJ muscular??? He was 125lbs at his supposed death. this is not our beloved MJ. MJ alive? Could be a real possibility. To be sealed as a legend and looked at as more of a hero now than a villan, and be able to see it happen to feel better about how terrible all of you jerks and name callers have made him feel may be good enough reason all in itself to stage something like that. I am not saying he did fake his death, but I do believe it is a real possibility with ALL of the things that just do not add up. Do I want to believe it, Yes, and he would have more reason than anyone to have done so. Much more frickin reason than Elvis. The media treated him like a freaking circus side show. Maybe he was eccentric, but that's what made him the legendary, beautiful man that he was...or IS!!! "I am alive, and will live forever" !!!

Does anyone have the video of Michael's fall earlier in the day?

Not relating to Michael faking his death, it makes a lot of sense that as someone addicted to the relief pain medication brings, Michael may have used his fall as prompt to have some of his medications administered to him that day. That would knock him out for the day, and rather than cancel his press conference, his team decided to go on with it using a body double. Of course Michael Jackson had body doubles, he was worth too much money not to. I'm not saying whether or not he faked his death, only time and truth will tell (if charges are brought against Dr Murray, it's likely true that Michael really was killed, and if suddenly his children are being sent to boarding school abroad, it's very possible that he is alive and living a renewed life elsewhere). Don't trust media sources, read as much as you can and decide for yourself. The media no longer reports the truth, even "credible" publications like CNN and Rolling Stone. They report what will be read, and you have to discern the truth. I think it's insane to report Michael's prosthetic nose was missing at the morgue (it was probably left in his hyperbaric chamber!) Michael was the first to say, do not accept news like it's gospel! This age of lightning fast technology helps gossip and rumors spread like wildfire via the internet, and it's insane how quickly any and every news publication will pick it up. His autopsy will be available to the public soon, and that will not lie. Truth always prevails, whether it's immediate or long overdue. Over time the truth will reveal itself, people just need to wait and let Michael's memory be at peace.

I just came upon this as I was reading some of the MJ death hoax websites. I could actually FEEL that the imposter at the 02 conference was not MJ. Voice, delivery, speech, mannerisms. Even those baggy jeans didn't seem right. As another poster pointed out, this person just did not seem as comfortable as a veteran of the stage would seem. His reaction to the crowd seemed so fake and staged. Not truly gracious as the real MJ would have reacted. Why aren't more people talking about this?

i believe he was a fake. because mj is much more skinny in real life and this guy had a kind of humped back thats the first thing i noticed. mj always had a straight posture. i believe the real mj was seriously ill and it all makes more sense because he is dead now.

I also believe that was NOT michael because the thing that gave it away was when he said "the final curtain call" then raised his eyebrows.
Michael doesn't act like that and then when you see the picture of one of his rehersals 09, you'll clearly see the difference.
RIP michael jackson

I promise you it was Michael Jackson. Same hands (not fake). There are a few bumps and crooked parts of his hands which are exactly the same as in some videos from years ago. Some are saying that his smile is different, but I looked at many, many old videos. He has one tooth which some people have referenced, on the right side (an incisor I believe) which is slightly misaligned...I saw the exact same misalignment in very old videos. It was Michael and our beloved Michael Jackson is at peace with the Lord. In Paradise with our Lord and Savior, Michael is at peace. Completely and utterly happy.

Wow! I was simply checking some thing out about Michael and as SHOCKED at these assumptions. I've been a fan for a long time....25 years. I've paid close attention and I've never thought one way or the other about when or if I was looking at the real MICHAEL JACKSON. If he is still with us...I pray he see's how much we love him. I say this with a snicker: How cool would it be if he was watching? I hope he is. My point is: knowing Michael , (The little prankster ), theres no telling who we have been looking at t through his career. all I know is either way, THE MAN IS PROBABLY A LOT MORE AT PEACE.

I dont think it was him either, didnt' think it was him when I saw the press conference but I guess the idea of a double or imposter was too far fetched for me to really believe until after he died. When you think of a man who was not in physical condition to complete a 50 concert tour and all of the people involved with the tour that stood to make MILLIONS of dollars - is it really too far fetched to think an imposter could have been used? Not really. I do think he's dead. But I also believe that MJ was not going to perform at all of the concerts - his double would have been used. The reason why the media is not reporting this? Who knows how many people stood to earn money off the concerts and how well connected these people are. There are way way way too many people chatting on the internet who believe this was a double for the media to not have picked up the story!

No way that is Michael Jackson in that March 5 TV spot. The voice, the face, the hands are NOT MICHAELS!

I think that is why the kids wanted to see the body. They needed to know if it was one of the doubles or really their dad.

I met Michael on the Say Say Say recording studio track with the McCartneys, Quincy Jones and Ernie Watts. He was really tall, quiet and asked me what time it was. I hope he is really on a beautiful island far, far away... All the best for another lost soul just trying to make his way.

I'm writing this many months after he "died" (no, I do not believe he died). All this time, I took it at face value that the guy at the announcement was MJ, but I recently noticed something. I was in the bathroom listening to the TV as they played the footage for the billionth time, and I noticed that his voice was much different. (MJ's voice is sort of like a whisper; this guy's voice is much more nasal.) It's hard to pick up on it when you're looking at him and your mind makes the connection, but if you listen to it and you don't look at his face, it's pretty obvious. As deep in debt as he was, that doesn't change the fact that he's still an extremely wealthy man and could easily pay a body double to stand in for him for whatever reason.

Well i truly don't believe that is mj because if you listen close u can see this guy speaks with a more deeper voice because all tho they say mj spoke with a deeper voice in private in public he uses the more soft voice and if that's mj then who is this in the curtain at the same press conference??? http://i82.servimg.com/u/f82/14/22/62/32/potw_010.jpg . You and I know that is NOT the same man making the speech but in the curtain is really Michael!!!! And also he made some drastic changes in 3 months i know he changed but this is a real drastic change going from this:http://images.theage.com.au/ftage/ffximage/2009/03/06/michael_narrowweb__300x491,0.jpg to this:http://mjjgallery.free.fr/2009/thisisit/trailers/142.jpg. Then i also do believe that mj did NOT die that doesn't mean I'm crazy I'm just observing more than others and not listening to what the media is trying to sell to me. So many inconsistencies and it's not that i don't wanna let him go i just know when something is wrong and in my heart i feel Michael is still alive and breathing and i pray to god i am right and someday we learn the truth only time will tell when everything is revealed who was right....and who was wrong.