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King of Pop statue: 'The most outrageous sick thing that could have ever gone on in the city of London'

Peter Watts | Monday 4 April, 2011 13:23

While London recoils in horror/convulses in laughter at the statue of Michael Jackson that has just been unveiled at Craven Cottage by Fulham FC owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, another statue of the Prince of Pop is causing consternation in the opposite corner of London.

This Koons-lite statue is by Californian-based artist Maria Von Kohler, and daringly represents that unforgettable moment whent Michael Jackson pretended to drop his baby out of a Berlin hotel window. It is in London until May 1, when it moves to LA.

Some people aren’t happy about this and the Hackney Citizen reports that the Premises, the music studio that hosts the statue, has received a series of emails from people unhappy with its installation. Some are Jacko fans, upset at this less than regal treatment of the late King of Pop, while others object to anything that honours the alleged paedophile.

According to the Citizen, one person argues that is the ‘The most outrageous sick thing that could have ever gone on in the city of London’, which is just the sort of hyperbole we like at Snipe. You can go and join the debate at The Premises website or you can see where Fulham’s Jacko comes in a list of London’s Worst Statues.

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