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Michael Jackson wanted to build a clone of himself. The ‘Thriller’ star, who died of acute Propofol intoxication aged 50 in June, underwent several three dimensional scans in 1996 so a virtual reality ‘robotic’ twin could be produced.
It is thought the scans could now be used to bring the singer back in pop videos, computer games or even films.
The anonymous US businessman who owned the images and has reportedly been trying to sell them for $1 million told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, “The data has been in our archives since he had the scans. The thing about this data is it immortalized him at the age of 37, before his nose was disfigured and when he was in the prime of his life.”
Meanwhile, it has been revealed Michael’s funeral was nearly canceled at the last minute in a row over its cost.
Around $1 million was estimated to have been spent on the funeral, which took place on September 3.
Court papers have revealed just three days before the funeral was scheduled to take place, lawyers acting for the ‘Billie Jean’ star’s mother Katherine had filed a request to the administrators of his estate to pay for the funeral bills.
The lawyers stated that if the funeral home and local police department’s bills were not paid by the next day, the burial would not go ahead as planned. Administrators were luckily able to pay the bills in time, preventing any delays to the ceremony.
Katherine’s lawyers admitted the cost of the funeral was high, but added it was, “Entirely commensurate with the decedent’s worldwide status as an entertainer and the world’s grief over his death.”


Michael Jackson Wanted to Clone Himself

Amaya

So how long will it be until we see a robot of MJ like this?
http://projectaiko.com/.

Still, 1996? Technology has changed quite a bit since then, so IF these so-called scans exist they might not be as good...

appleh

Why in god´s name did he wanted so sell it to the Daily Star (hell no !) ?
And why did he even owned it ? This should only belong to the family !
I can´t stand it, that they are selling Michael personel belongings all around
the world

trish

Isn't this old news, I remember seeing the "scans" several months ago. Weren't they gonna use them to make "new" videos with them.

Do You Remember?

Excuse me for being ignorant, but I guess I just don't understand how scans from 1996 can still be advanced enough to use today. Doesn't technology keep changing, so naturally this would be considered "outdated"?

But then again, Toy Story was made in 1995, so I guess it's possible...

Amyable_Nature

...can I have a robot HIStory era Michael?
hehehe

Seriously, I'm not grasping this. Scans? What kind of scans? What the...I mean...huh? You make a clone out of scans? Doesn't a clone start out as a baby? Oh no, I've gone cross-eyed.

My MJ Fanfiction: Living in Ghost Town//Blame It On The Smoothie

llamasoks

This makes very little sense, but most technology confuses me.
I like how all these news items try and make him sounds weird.....I would totally want to have a robot clone of myself!!!

Can I have a Michael clone too?
X

Gone Too Soon.

[All I Gotta Say Is I Must Be Dreaming, Can't Be Real.
You're Not Here With Me, Still I Can Feel You Near Me]

Do You Remember?

I know, right? But I don't think they mean like an actual, DNA-matching clone; I think they're talking about robots and holograms and stuff like that.

But I still don't understand how that's supposed to replace the real Michael...

littlepearl

Me neither

jayde

some stories are just ridiculous