{"id":4386,"date":"2009-07-06T01:07:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T01:07:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-07-06T02:07:13","modified_gmt":"2009-07-06T02:07:13","slug":"Michael-Jackson-wanted-to-help-Euna-and-Laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=4386","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson wanted to help Euna and Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love this story! Michael Jackson was hoping Kim Jong-Il was a fan of his music, in the hopes that maybe he could offer some help with Euna Lee and Laura Ling’s release.
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\nAuthor and close friend to Laura Ling<\/strong>, Gotham Chopra<\/strong> reveals how he had a recent conversation with Michael Jackson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

"He asked me whether I had had any contact with Laura<\/strong>. I told him I had written her a few letters and had been assured they were getting through. Outside of that, her own family had only heard from her twice \u2013 brief monitored phonecalls \u2013 in the over three months they had been imprisoned. When I told him that, Michael paused."<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think,\u201d he said hesitantly, \u201cthat the leader of North Korea could be a fan of mine?\u201d<\/p>\n

Gotham<\/strong> didn\u2019t really know how to respond. Not much is known about the reclusive Kim Jong Il or \u201cDear leader\u201d as he is called in the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea. Over the years it\u2019s been alleged he has a thing for Hollywood, certain NBA stars, Elvis, and specific liqueurs<\/strong>. Still, he\u2019d never heard about any connection between Michael Jackson and Kim Jong Il.<\/p>\n

Michael said he had seen some pictures on the internet of the Dear Leader. \u201cYou\u2019know, he wears jackets like mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease,\u201d Michael responded without hesitantly, \u201cbecause maybe if he was a fan, I could help get those girls home.\u201d
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Gotham never did find a Kim Jong\/Michael<\/strong> connection but it’s a great story anyway. You can read the entire article here http:\/\/www.heralddeparis.com<\/a>
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