This Is It director Kenny Ortega said Michael Jackson was “excited”
This Is It director Kenny Ortega said Michael Jackson was “excited” to share his 50 London shows with his children.
The 50-year-old was just weeks away from starting a residency at the O2 Arena in London when he died suddenly at his LA home.
Ortega, who was working with Jackson on the shows, said that he was in great health and was excited for the shows.
Ortega revealed when Jackson first asked him to do the shows, he said to Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM: “In March, just before he made the announcement in London at the O2 [Arena] that he was, in fact, going to be doing the shows. He called me at home.”
Ortega, who directed the new This Is It movie showing Jackson preparing for the shows, also said that Jackson was “building himself” up physically for the residency.
Asked if he was in good health, he said: “Oh yeah, he was building himself up. You know, he’d come from being in less than great shape, you know. The world hadn’t been the kindest to him.
“But, you know, I think that he was excited about sharing this… sharing the concerts with his children who were now grown up and curious and old enough to appreciate what their dad did.
“He had so many reasons, you know, behind wanting to go out at this time of his life.”
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