It’s hard to believe that it has been twelve years since Michael Jackson passed away.
On Friday (June 25), fans paid tribute to the King of Pop on social media where #MichaelJackson became a trending topic in numerous countries.
According to social media posts, fans visited the outside of his boyhood home in Gary, Indiana. People left notes, flowers and memorabilia. Fans also used social media to convey their memories, admiration, along with thoughts and prayers for the music icon and his family.
«Michael Jackson, thank you so much. Thank you for gifting the world with your talent, with your grace & with your magic. Thank you for making this world a better place through your music,» one fan tweeted.
Other fans shared fan art, video edits and their favorite concert memories of Jackson.
Jackson’s drummer of thirty years, Jonathan Moffett also took to Twitter to honor his former boss.
«I still remember the very last time you told me you loved me….12 years ago around this time on June 25, 2009….Missing you and love you always,» he wrote.
Jackson passed away in 2009 at his Los Angeles home where he was found with a weak pulse and not breathing. He was transported to UCLA Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. It was later determined that his cause of death was an overdose of propofol, a drug that was used to combat his insomnia. His personal doctor was later charged with involuntary manslaughter.
See all of the tributes, below.
This was Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal, on June 24, 2009. Hours later, he would leave for eternity ?#12YearsWithoutMichaelJackson pic.twitter.com/R1Wx29yoOZ— Amira ?? (@theamiramia) June 24, 2021
