The Making Of Black Or White - Michael Jackson | REACTION

This was soooooo very far beyond cool! Loved every second of this, seeing michael being himself is a privilege!
Reaction to Michael Jackson. first time watching the making of black or white
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[@cherylm6286]

MJ had the most beautiful smile in the whole wide world.

[@damianlove8026]

Yea 🥺

[@vanessajohnsonn587]

Aww you can tell he was shy, the way he wraps his arms around his body, but then when the music starts playing he turns into this super confident powerful person and his body is overwhelmed by all the creative vibes, it's like a portal opens up and turns him into a completely different person. He was a unique being, so creative, sensitive, always so sweet, he felt the bad energies of people and the world.... I watch this and see nothing weird about him at all, he was beautiful, the media just ripped him to pieces, and it makes me mad to this day. His interaction with that little girl was so sweet, she looks very comfortable with him too. ❤😊

[@katie4aday511]

i remember when Black or White aired and you just said he looked so stunning right there...i clearly remember the dismissive and mocking remarks in the living room of my household...i never understood. But it was always done to him. He looked perfect and still was mocked.

[@thewild5719]

I think about this so often. He was objectively stunning. Sometimes wonder if people were just uncomfortable with a man being this... idk, beautiful? It doesn't make sense to me

[@Flicchik]

@@thewild5719I think so or maybe they just didn’t wanna admit it for some reason bc it wasn’t the cool thing to do

[@KingMJFandom]

6:18 yea I would be looking back at him like that too he is so beautiful 😩😩😩🤌🤌🤌♥️♥️ 20:05 he goes "I don't have muscles" which is hardcore cap a girl fainted on stage during the History World Tour and he just picked her up bridal style like it was nothing and walked her off stage 😂😂 Love the reaction 😊 Michael is such a beautiful soul and a hilarious person who cares deeply for everyone I agree with you he 100% was extremely fun to be around

[@archangelrapheal5231]

Michael looked really cute, vibrant and beautiful here and his skin was really radiant

[@SephPlays]

He really did look amazing here :D

[@mia-pn2jx]

oooh yeah, he's so good with children, that's why he was such an amazing father. ofc he sometimes lost his patience a little because they are his kids, but he was as loving as always anyway. you'll see that in the future in his home videos from late 90's/early 00's:D

[@theappleheads9015]

Im super excited for you to watch his home videos in the future seph. It would really give butterflies to your stomach.. its a gem. The childlike MJ. 😊 great reaction as always.. thank you!❤

[@Milkers777]

Yes you should 100% know who the man directing this is! It’s John Landis he did MJ’s Thriller Short Film,An American Werewolf in London,and Coming To America w/ Eddie Murphy. He’s a pretty huge director also the other guys w/ the Blueish Purpleish shirt is Vincent Paterson he Co - Choreographed many of MJ’s Short Films/Music Videos and also Co - Choreographed MJ’s BAD World Tour and most notably Smooth Criminal which you should React to the making of Smooth Criminal and the making of Moonwalker as wellI. I love this cause it shows MJ’s enthusiasm for what he loves doing the most and that’s entertaining and also being a joy to work with cause he was/is the ultimate professional and perfectionist!😇🙌🏽👑💖💫✨

[@SephPlays]

John Landis! Right ok ill attempt to put his name to memory!

[@KD-cd2ck]

@@SephPlaysyou don’t really have to after this post because they never worked together again and John had gone on to say some rude things about Michael and his appearance

[@Katelyn-ud4vp]

Michael had a double, but he was never used an any films or anything around entertainment. Only for public to help mj get around if it even worked. Great reaction ❤️

[@jillturner8680]

Great observation that Mike is so relaxed with kids. It’s beautiful to watch 💕

[@user-wd4fj2dc7q]

He is soooooooo. Cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@dreamfaller6372]

I once read a story about MJ going trick or treating later on with his kids and a family friend. Usually he'd have great costumes and loved to dress up but apparently one time he just went as himself.😂 So everyone else was dressed up except him. He had only put a line on his nose with a marker to exaggerate its smallness. According to this friend (I've forgotten who it was) it actually worked and people honestly didn't realize it was him. They just complimented him on the incredible likeness lol😂 I wasn't sure how true this story was but there is actually a picture of him with that line on his nose. Great reaction Seph, as always!

[@esmeraldapooner751]

Also he was raised Jehovah 's witness this was the other reason aside from work, that he didn't do normal childhood things

[@Yeti_the_kat]

Vincent Patterson choreographer who worked with Michael on lots of videos and concerts. John Landis director on thriller also.

[@lydmarl.475]

Love how you like to mimic his dance moves!

[@damianlove8026]

OMG I FORGOT TO SAY…HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNAVERSARY REACTNG TO MICHEAL JACKSON SEPH!

[@SephPlays]

Thank you Damian 😄 crazy its been a yearrrr haha

[@ANITACHEONG-em8mt]

❤

[@damianlove8026]

@@SephPlays your welcome! :))

[@lauren-mo1km]

He had the brightest most beautiful smile 😍 I also love this it's so nice to see Michael smilling and laughing and randomly singing ❤

[@lindacosta5551]

Karen Faye was Michael Jackson's personal makeup artist for almost 25 years.

[@SarahGarcia-bu8if]

So cute ❤ I love the way he says "white" too! He also saye it that way in that 1983 interview with his llama when he says that his dogs attacked his last llama who was snow white 😂❤

[@katie4aday511]

a beautiful display of his interaction with a child...there are many others...also when talking to a child he many many times went down to their level. Its these gestures that only an empath does...it was pure and real...and visible....why we who know him are sure of him..besides all the factual proof. make-up artists also said his manners on set...if a makeup or mask took hrs on end...the patience he had was one of his best attributes he brought on set. He not once complained. A level of professionalism many stars lack these days. Complimenting ppl all the time. Appreciating and making each one seen on set. Almost behaving as if he is not the main act. There is future footage even of ppl doing his hair and it clearly hurts him real bad yet he does not say one word. Its really touching how unaware ppl around him are actually, and how the camera guy even goes closer to show whats done to him and how cruel and heartless it all actually was and he just kept quite about it all. Very heartbreaking and annoying stuff actually how he was treated at times. He was such a beautiful human being and the world treated him so shitty.

[@esmeraldapooner751]

There used to be a game show called to tell the truth.The object was to guess who was the real person. They would say would the real(who ever it was) please stand up.

[@SephPlays]

Ohhhhh! Makes sense. Never heard of that though gonna be honest

[@Realhandymanny]

The guy in the grey suit is John Landis he also directed thriller and American were wolf in London, blues brothers, trading places, coming to America, and more

[@cateyes-lf5ro]

Hi Seph, if you want to know more about MJ I recommend his autobiography "Moonwalker". It's one of the first things I did when I started my Michael Jackson discovery ten months ago. He wrote it in 1987 and talks since his childhood to the Bad era so.... no spoiler😜. Oh, and his book of poems and drawings. He was a complete artist.

[@jillturner8680]

I read that book when I was 16. Some 34 years ago! Wish I kept it.

[@mokele7283]

His playful character is my favorite, he was so adorable. Idk how can people get that wrong...But im wondering why that part with Culkin and the cake fight isn't in this video?

[@Anaabella-ey1]

Because it wasn't part of the making of. This was shown in the private home movies from the 2000s

[@mokele7283]

@@Anaabella-ey1 ohhhh. Okay

[@sandy80_ger]

​@@Anaabella-ey1On 'Dangerous - The Short Films' (released in 1993) are also bts recordings which included the cake fight, plus some other stuff which isn't shown in this video.

[@sandy80_ger]

​@@Anaabella-ey1Search for the making of the Black Or White video of mrREALINO.

[@wagnersilvamj]

Please react to Michael's Give In To Me music video, don't miss this one, I love your Michael reactions.🙏🏻🤩

[@TrevorPalmatiershow]

What you don't realize, is the choreographer on this video is Vince Paterson who also did Blond Ambition for Madonna. Kevin is also one of the dancers from Blond Ambition.

[@Anaabella-ey1]

So ???

[@damianlove8026]

There’s another part of the behind the scenes footage of black or white with Macaulay culkin

[@MAV7REK]

Michael was always about the smallest details. From recording, writing, concerts, short films, etc. He was the one in complete control. Consistently wanting perfection. It’s what made him the greatest entertainer. Even his smallest mistakes were unnoticeable to everyone, except him. That’s what I love about watching his BTS content. Just how hard he worked, constantly, and rehearsing endlessly.

[@glamourisbest]

Yaaaaay! Thanks so much for reacting to this. Michael looks amazing here and his smile is so beautiful! I thought you would like an opportunity to see Michael at work, see him in a good mood and see a glimpse into his personality. Thanks for making my evening! I look forward to your reactions.

[@auntyleda8036]

❤Mike’s head movement goes in a circular pattern😊so go forward then to one side, then backward then to the other side-circular! The man in the blue/green shirt was choreographer Vince Patterson who also did Smooth Criminal. The director was John Landis who made scary movies. ❤Rest In Peace Michael ❤

[@Yeti_the_kat]

In 1983 right before he directed thriller John Landis was directing a scene in the movie Twilight Zone and under his direction for a scene at 2:30 in the morning. A helicopter was flying over one actor Vic Morrow and two children running and under the direction of Landis he kept screaming at the helicopter to go lower and lower over the man and kids. The helicopter then went too low and lost control and killed all three. The man and one of the children had their heads cut off and all three were squished by helicopter while the crew and kids parents watched. Landis and others were sued in court for their death but weren’t found guilty but Landis had to pay out lots of money. The court case didn’t conclude til 10 years later but everyone on scene testified it was because of Landis that this happened. Children aren’t supposed to be working those hours and everyone was exhausted from doing the scene over and over and John yelling at pilot to go lower made it all happen. Steven Spielberg and a lot of powerful people of Hollywood cut off working with Landis because he was reckless. Knowing Michaels love of children I wonder if he knew all this and that John was responsible? It is really sad. John is lucky Michael even kept hiring him because no one wanted to work with him. Than in Jan 2009 John sued Michaels company for 2.5 million saying he was owed more for thriller. Knowing that MJ was going through hell and then after Michael died he put down Michaels looks but at same time cried about him.

[@Anaabella-ey1]

Can Michael be any more adorable??? Awww 🥰🥰 just finished, don't know why it got cut but right before the guy say he's the best star to work for he sort of points to someone and asks them to bring water to everyone ❤ everyone who worked for him and with him said he was very humble and sweet even while giving directions or saying what he wanted he always said please and thank you and never acted arrogant or like he was above them like some celebrities do 😊

[@SephPlays]

Wait, was this not the full version i watched?

[@Anaabella-ey1]

​@@SephPlays yes I believe so but there is a cut at 12:59 so I'm not sure 😂

[@SephPlays]

@@Anaabella-ey1 ohhhh that was me 😅 i cut out portions of the video to satisfy the copyright. This entire video took me 6 hours to edit and upload. Normally i can do all the editing and uploading in like an hour ishhhh. But i had soooooo many issues with this one 😭😭😭

[@e.s.7272]

That's why I hope Seph will at least watch the rehearsal of ‘Workin’ Day And Night’ for the Dangerous Tour, because you get a very good impression of how friendly but also determined Michael is.

[@Anaabella-ey1]

​@@SephPlays awwe I'm soo sorry about that Seph, I didn't know, please don't worry ❤❤

[@kirstinelarsen8247]

his makeup artist Karen faye had the Best job ever ❤

[@ozmusic7970]

The guy in blue is Vincent Patterson. He was the blond guy in the beat it video how had the knife fight and is also choreographed it. John Landis directed thriller and black or white. As you can see and he also said that in an interview that at the time they did thriller John was in control. That totally changed when they did black or white. MJ had the control and John had to do what Michael wanted.

[@caroline-t5574]

If you think this is Michael being himself wait until you watch footages of him at Neverland, he looks sooo free running jumping around having water balloon fights with the kids (which he said was his favorite "sport" to play in the world), he went easter egg hunting, just soo adorable 😂❤❤❤ he was like that fun uncle 😂😂

[@SandraLarson-fq5mn]

I swear why is he so adorable and you're just as adorable aww stop it Seph! He really does seem soo fun to be around! There's another footage of the behind the scenes were Michael and Macaulay prank John and they have a pie fight, Michael looked like he was having the time of his life there so happy! I can't wait for you to watch it it's on his private home movies, narrated by Michael himself! ❤ he looks beautiful and his smile could light up a room 😍

[@kappandraskrpnik]

I think the phrase "would the real (...) please stand up" is refering to a TV Show where 3 people pretend to be person X with a special job or hobby. A group of other contestants can ask them questions to find clues which one of them is the real one. At the beginning all three say the same name (of course) because one is real and two have to pretend. At the end the real one reveals himself and gets up. I know such a show in Germany and there has been probably something similar in the US.

[@DudexMJFan2011]

The guy in blue shirt is Vincent Paterson (choreographer, he also worked for Madonna at some point) . Make-up artist is Karen Faye. And the other guy with pony-tail is Michael Bush (MJ's costume designer). You will see Karren speaks in "Take Two" Documentary (2003), and Faye with Bush in ABC interview (2010) that they gave after MJ's passing. Both pieces are hard to watch as you can imagine.

[@paulobastos6475]

Thanks for doing MJ 🎉🎉🎉

[@MJTLSfanclub]

Probably has already been said but the choreographer is Vincent Patterson who has choreographed many of MJs music videos including the Smooth Criminal dance. He was the white guy gang leader in the Beat It video. The director is John Landis who directed Thriller and Werewolf in London.

[@balovett]

I'm with Michael. I like Dionne Warwick's version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" best. (22:18) Michael is so tender with that little girl here.

[@auntyleda8036]

❤ Michael never trick-or-treated because of his religion, his families religion, of Jehovah witness which didn’t allow it😢 Michael pretty much had the last say in everything except the last thing he did-“this is it” which was never finished & the bosses treated him extremely bad, rude & crude 😢. ❤❤❤R.I.P. Michael❤❤❤

[@N0EL-7007]

That is John landis, he directed thriller too as well as other movies. Sadly he refused to work with Michael later on because he said he looked too ‘grotesque’ for the camera. 🙁 I also love the way he pronounces white! He was also so adorable with that girl it melts my heart. Such an angelic voice.💛💛

[@anza1990]

Did he really said that? Oh my God poor Michael :( I am shocked they looked like really good friends ;( apparently they were not...

[@N0EL-7007]

@@anza1990Yes he did, it was around 2007 that he met up with Michael to discuss another film I believe. I think they were pretty friendly but it seems in Michael’s later years things went a bit south. Here’s some things he said: “I went and met with him, and he asked me if I would do another film with him and he was so disfigured by then, it was so grotesque what he had done to himself," “He had no nose! It was like the Phantom of the Opera! He wore a little nose piece (which from what I know is tabloid so idk why he said that) I was so horrified. You look at the cover of Off the Wall, this was a good-looking guy!” “Just that self-loathing . . . he bleached his skin! He was a black guy when I met him! I found him such a tragic figure. I liked him, but I was heartbroken and truthfully I couldn’t figure out a way to shoot him (for a new film).” I understand Michael didn’t look perfect in his later years, but no friend would say these kind of things. I can sense a bit of compassion in what John is saying but it’s truly such a cruel and might I say FALSE take. Why did he even feel the need to say this to the public? That so messed up. I believe after Michael’s death he switched it up and was mourning his friend.. but I don’t think he was a true friend to Michael. (Honestly John isn’t that great of a guy in general.) It just makes me feel worse for Michael.. no matter what his appearance was under scrutiny 😕

[@Yeti_the_kat]

He’s lucky Michael ever worked with him after he killed that man and two little kids. He is a piece of work … than suing for more money for thriller in 2009… fake ass. Who cares what he thinks. But then cries when Michael died.

[@Anaabella-ey1]

​@@N0EL-7007 is there a video of him actually saying that?

[@N0EL-7007]

@@Anaabella-ey1he was interviewed for a magazine, but as far as I’m aware it was not on video

[@catsara9114]

I love the replacement music you used for Black or White 🤣 Another fun and insightful reaction 🙂

[@marcusscarterr33]

That's the thing it's not just a music video, it's a Michael Jackson mini movie, everything had to be great with him lol

[@Sussexmore]

Yay!! I clicked so fast! Hi Seph, great work as always

[@carolb1104]

I liked his interaction with the little girl... MJ had a genuine love for kids. So Seph you need someone to do your hair and makeup 😉. Sorry I can't help you, you are so far away 😊

[@lauren-mo1km]

"Will you grab your nuts some more?" "He's thinking dirty, I don't do dirty dancing" then that smile, he got embarrassed hahah aww ❤ I mean he did say he wasn't thinking about it when he did it, it was a subconscious thing that the music made him do, he was just feeling the music and his movements went according to it, so it may look "dirty" to the outside but it was not an intentional thing, not on purpose at least 😂

[@marcusscarterr33]

Michael does seem so fun to be around, I would also love to hang out with him and even join in on the water balloon fights he loved having lol I watched his private home movies seriously he looks suuuper happy playing around I can't wait for you to see that, it actually looks fun

[@61sn]

Thank you for your reactions. You haven't seen the best part. The cake fight with Mac Culkin and John Landis. The Video with the rare outakes ❤

[@PhilipRivers-j7r]

I like this! So interesting! By the way if you want to know the songs he's singing at around 22:33 is "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Jackie DeShanonn and "Walk On By" by Dionne Warwick! Great 60s songs! I think they'd be good songs to react to actually! I also think a Michael Jackson cover of these songs would ne so amazing!

[@lydmarl.475]

No it was not an MJ song, but is it a famous song by another legend.

[@lauren-mo1km]

Isn't he the cutest 🥺😭😍 I believe the make up was to make sure his skin was even because of his skin disease

[@kungfu4003]

20:32 Michael used to date this girl's mum when Michael and her mum were at school together.

[@caroline-t5574]

Where did you even got that from lmao

[@kungfu4003]

@@caroline-t5574 The parties dating mentioned it. Get over yourself and stop trolling.

[@Chackz0]

Michael had body doubles throughout his life, sometimes they would be used for small appearances in public so Michael in reality could go somewhere unnoticed to avoid the hordes of people swarming him, later in life he wore surgery masks too making it even more difficult to tell the difference between the real Michael and the double

[@user-wd4fj2dc7q]

Okay, Seph, I just read your request, so here we go: 1. Blood on the Dance Floor 2. Heaven Can Wait 3. Whatever Happens was 4. Butterflies 5. Chicago 6. Xcape Justvto name a few, Than you Seph, In advance!

[@user-wd4fj2dc7q]

I meant today: What Ever Happens

[@SephPlays]

Wait, what request?

[@Sussexmore]

The Director is John Landis, same director for the Thriller shortfilm

[@Yeti_the_kat]

The reason why Michael didn’t go trick or treating or have any holiday celebrations or any birthdays is because his mother is a strict Jehovah Witness and they don’t celebrate any of those things. Not because he was a child star it’s because of religious beliefs.

[@godofmine1213]

REAAACT MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS MTV 1995 PLEEEEEAASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[@MzCJ]

Oh to be that little girl! Getting to sit on Michael’s knee whilst he serenades her personally… sigh… 😅

[@SarahMcCormick95]

Absolutely adored this! He’s adorable and I can’t get enough 😭 thanks for doing this the copyright must’ve been a pain in the arse so it’s very much appreciated!! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got lined up next for him, I know you aren’t doing shows but are you doing rehearsals? (Might be a good way to see what he was up to and how he was preparing for it without diving into multiple shows and it’s really fun) If so I recommend this one as it’s much clearer quality than most of the others kzbin.info/www/bejne/foariGuZiLGLr8ksi=3txikls3H8eTtFtR but either way I’m looking forward to your next videos!

[@cateyes-lf5ro]

Yes, it would be great if he reacted to the rehearsals but I think the rehearsals of May 1992 are better because MJ was happier and more creative. In the rehearsals of '93 he was going through the beginning of the accusations and he looks a little saddest

[@SarahMcCormick95]

@@cateyes-lf5ro they’re definitely all good and I like that you can really see him trying (even in the dress rehearsal before he breaks down/cries and leaves which is horrible to watch considering he mentions he was in pain and as we know the allegations etc) some of the specific performances in the others are faves of mine but this one just really stood out to me bc you get a real clear view of what he’s doing & saying & I think it really highlights his strength to keep on going and his work ethic & his perfectionism/professionalism and I truly admire that.

[@cateyes-lf5ro]

Yes, I know he gave his best even in the worst moments but it's sad to see him like this. But yes, you are right, all of his rehearsals are a masterpiece.

[@Sussexmore]

Thats an impersonator, probably invited to the set.

[@ricchoder2983]

It's mikes body double

[@lydmarl.475]

Yes Seph, it’s a lot work goes into a short video!!

[@moscokidd3813]

5:28.. Not sure if you caught this, and maybe reading too much into this.. but someone commented on the actual video how MJs expression changed when Karen mentioned "stories to tell" and I think she also says "you look so much better than yesterday" at which point you can see a clear change in his expression, especially his eyes. Very subtle but just shows how offhand remarks about his appearance affected him. Kind of a thoughtless thing to say to someone who has evident insecurities over their looks

[@KB-xp6dq]

The "trick or treating" thing didn't happen because he was raised Jehovah's Witness - and they don't observe ANY "holidays." It's especially sad because that would have been an opportunity for him to enjoy being a regular kid without being recognized. I'm so glad that he left that religion behind before he had his own kids; they didn't get to do much in public with him without wearing masks, but he did that SOLELY so that they wouldn't be recognized when they were out in the world - being regular kids - with other people. And they really were sweet kids. I was lucky enough to spend 5 days at Neverland in 2002 (Prince was 5, Paris was 4, and "Blanket" - now Bigi - was an infant the world didn't know about yet) and he wasn't raising spoiled brats. I'm a kid person too, so I had the time of my life running around that property with them. EDIT: For anyone who wants to know how I ended up there... PART ONE: It all actually started a few months before Neverland (in March 2002). By that point, I'd known Chris Tucker for about a decade (well before he was famous) and we'd been working together to get some of his ideas down on paper for about a year. To say that Chris (CT) is spontaneous would be an understatement for the ages, so I was already accustomed to just bouncing with him at a moment's notice. One morning, I got a call to go to an airport in Van Nuys. Two hours later, I was on a private jet (CT and I being the only two passengers) to NY. It's kinda weird to think about it now, but I didn't ask any questions. CT's life was so much different by that point in comparison to what it was when we first became friends (almost getting kicked out of movie theatres for having popcorn fights and him coming to my parents' house to go jogging with me) that I was just focused on what we were working on and whatever we were doing when we were together. If he had a reason to be in NY and he wanted to work on ideas in and around that, so be it. When we got to NY, we checked into suites on different floors in the Palace Hotel. After going downstairs for dinner in the lobby restaurant, I have to admit that it was more than a bit strange that the only people in there (outside of the staff) were us... and former president Bill Clinton (with his secret service detail). I knew that he and CT were friends, so I didn't think that it was a coincidence, but... still kinda weird to meet a former president and shake his hand as he says, "Hi. I'm Bill" lol. CT even joked that I would have to be his security if anything crazy jumped off because I was all he had... So I assured him that if that happened, his goose was cooked - because I'd be running in the opposite direction of whichever way he went lol. Clinton finished eating first and left, and then we did. As we headed towards the elevators, I assumed that we were just going back to our own suites for the night, but CT stopped me from getting off on my floor, and then we didn’t get off on his either. Next thing I knew, we were getting off on the top floor and then we were in Michael Jackson's suite, and CT HAD NOT WARNED ME AT ALL! Bill Clinton was also in there and I WAS SHOOK. TOTALLY SHOOK! I was the only person with no business being in that room and just getting air into my lungs had become a problem. I was introduced, and I'm sure I mumbled something, but I just wanted to escape. When the three of them started doing impersonations of each other, I made up some reason to leave (that I don't even remember) and BOLTED! So... That story is important because I had my wits about me by the time we got to Neverland, and I don't want anyone to think that I was calm, cool, and collected (despite having met tons of famous folks growing up in and around the industry in L.A. by that point) in my first MJ encounter lol. PART TWO: Nothing MJ-related happened between that trip to NY and some day in June when, out of the blue, CT said: "Let's get away from everything and go to Mike's for the weekend." (Now, I obviously knew that CT and MJ were friends, but I'd also been around from the days when CT and I were both just huge fans. For a stretch in the 90's, I was his go-to "date" for some "Hollywood" stuff because he knew that I wouldn't embarrass him by fangirling on anybody - and also because we were so firmly in the friend zone that I wouldn't read anything into it and think I was going to end up being Mrs. Tucker. When Magic Johnson opened his theatre, there was a huge party - not that either one of us expected it to be a big deal because we regretted stuffing our faces with Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles earlier that day (the food at the party was insane and we just didn’t have room to partake of any of it; those Roscoe's waffles really do swell up like sponges lol) before changing clothes (sexy girly stuff and no more combat boots for me lol; I'm straight and don't mind that look on occasion. It just isn't particularly comfortable day in/day out) and meeting back up. And the security was ridonkulous. CT had to show his ID THREE different times before we even got out of the car (I was just his +1, so nobody cared about mine lol). We joked that they must be expecting the president, which is kinda ironic since Clinton was the president at the time lol. Anyhoo, we eventually figured out that the security was because MJ was stashed in one of the 16 or so theatres - and CT was determined to find him. We started poking our heads here and there, but we came up empty. When MJ finally emerged at some point to join Magic and say a few words, CT grabbed my wrist and dragged me through the crowd saying, "I've got to see this MF up close" lol. So it was still kinda odd to go from that to the quote about where to spend the weekend.) I took it in stride when CT made the suggestion because, as I said, his plans could change with no warning at all - and he also told me that I couldn't tell anybody - so I tried not to think about it too much. When the day finally came, he just told me to meet him at his house and that we'd go from there. I still wasn't believing it 100%, but off I went. When I got to CT's house, there was a huge bus parked in front of it (like a band tour bus), so it was starting to get more real; I knew we were going SOMEWHERE within driving distance. Inside CT's house, I was surprised to find three kids: Davellin, 16, Gavin, 13, and Star, 12. I had no idea who these kids were to CT or why he was taking them with us to Neverland, but I'd find out soon enough. (Fyi, these were the kids that ultimately put MJ on trial in 2005, so that’s a story also.) CT's assistant and his assistant's little brother were going too. I was kinda in my own world for the almost 3 hour drive to the Santa Ynez Valley, and kinda dumbstruck when we finally pulled through the gates of Neverland. I was actually there. I saw my first J-5 concert when I was 4 years old, saw the Jacksons and MJ multiple times after that (even flew home from college in TN TWICE for the Bad tour because MJ got sick in November and the last two dates were rescheduled for January) - and I was about to be the man's houseguest. Holy Fuck!!! EDIT 2: There are 8 more chapters, so ask if you want me to paste them. I'm not trying to brag. I'm not special; I was gobsmacked (using a UK term lol) and knew it was a surreal experience the whole time. I just got to live a Michael Jackson fan's dream, and I think it would be cool for other people to know what it was like.

[@SephPlays]

Please do! Fascinating read!

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@@SephPlays PART THREE: Once inside the gates, there was some business to attend to before we got anywhere near the house (or the amusement park, theatre, zoo, or anything else Neverland was famous for). Someone from the guard station boarded the bus. Anyone (including CT) over 18 needed to sign an NDA before being allowed any further onto the property. Needless to say, I didn’t actually read it (who would under the circumstances? lol) so I’m just left to believe that I wasn’t supposed to talk to anyone (especially the press) about my time there (especially if anything would paint MJ in a bad light). After that, the bus went up the looooooong driveway (if you can call it that because it was more like a road) until it made a right. MJ’s house was then on the left, the guest cottages were on the right, and a fountain was right in front of us. Davellin was my roommate (we were the only two females) and everybody else bunked-in (nobody had their own room - including CT) to the rest of the cottages. In our room, Davellin (Davie) told me how they came to be on that trip with us (and I’ll try to condense it as much as possible). They met CT when they participated in a comedy workshop for kids at the Laugh Factory on the Sunset Strip. Not long after, Gavin was diagnosed with a particularly nasty form of kidney cancer and the doctors thought it would kill him. His “Make a Wish” was to meet MJ, so he did. While I personally believe that CT and MJ would have met each other eventually on their own, Gavin was the one who orchestrated their introduction, so MJ and CT’s relationship was mixed up with the Arvizos from the start; that’s why they were on that trip with us. When Gavin MIRACULOUSLY recovered (and I’m not being hyperbolic in saying that; the kid really was at death’s door), he credited his friendships with MJ and CT for giving him the strength to keep fighting. So that’s that. It turned out that MJ wasn’t in town when we arrived, and since we were only supposed to be staying for a couple days, he wouldn’t be there by the time we left either. But Prince and Paris were there, and Bigi (Blanket) too - but the world didn’t know about him yet.

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@@SephPlays PART FOUR: As I said, MJ wasn’t in town, but it didn’t even matter. It was bananas just to be there. Once we were situated, Davie, Gavin and Star took me on a mini-tour - starting with the main house. I didn’t know how many times the kids had been to Neverland before, but they were certainly accustomed to having the run of the place. Because of the unusual situation of the property, nobody used the front door to the main house. The back door (closest to the pool) was our entry point, and it had a code to unlock it (which we had). MJ routinely had large groups of people out to the ranch for charity events and that was just the easiest way to keep random people from wandering through his house while also allowing his actual houseguests access to whatever they may have needed (because staff offices were between the back door and the kitchen). A chef was on duty 24/7 and each meal came with a specific themed menu (but it was just a suggestion; you could ask for anything within reason and they probably had it). If we ate in the house, it was at a normal family-sized table not far from the kitchen. Also near the kitchen was a step-down den area with seating, a grand piano, and TONS of MJ’s family photos. Adjacent to that was a library filled floor to ceiling with books; I didn’t dare touch anything, but I was told that there were a LOT of first edition classics in there. Upstairs, I didn’t see any of the actual bedrooms, but the kids’ playroom was adorable, and the room set up for homeschooling was too. (I actually ended up putting Grace, the nanny, on the phone with a friend of mine who had to start homeschooling her little brother when he became ill, and she gave Grace the blueprint for how to get started for Prince beginning kindergarten in the fall). Next to the main house (connected but with different entrances) were the video library (each cottage still had a VCR and Neverland basically had its own Blockbuster in case guests wanted to watch something), MJ’s dance space (where you could LITERALLY see where he’d worn away the top surface of the floor practicing spins in front of the mirror), and the fire station (yep, Neverland had its own fire truck). I can’t remember when or where I met Prince and Paris, but I’m pretty sure it was the first day.

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@@SephPlays PART FIVE: Waking up in Neverland was surreal… even more surreal than all the events that led up to it. And I’m just going to put it out there right now that I don’t have much recollection of the order of the things that followed over the next couple of days. So yes, we had meals at the family dining table in the house, but MJ’s houseguests could also have meals all over the property if that’s what they wanted to do (because he had what amounted to a catering service to make that happen). Golf carts were at our disposal to get from here to there, and one day we went up to the precipice of Neverland - overlooking all its 2700 acres as if we were in Zamunda from “Coming to America” lol. On the way up, we went by/through a herd of cattle, dust was kicked up, and it was so easy to forget that we were just going up there to have lunch. There was a gazebo (if you can call it that because it had a table that would seat about 20) - and that’s where I remember connecting with MJ’s kids for the first time. I don’t have a clue what we ate that day, but I definitely remember Prince and Paris yelling, “K, chase me!” as I chased them around that huge table with the wind swirling around everybody. I caught them, they caught me, and I was exhausted by the end of it lol. I guess that was the point that their nanny (Grace) started trusting me around them, and then that led to me talking to her about home-schooling and me putting her on the phone with my friend (as mentioned in the last chapter). That also may have been the same day that CT and I were jumping on a huge trampoline with the kids (stretched over a hole in the ground, so “falling” would have just meant kind of breaking even lol) - until a coyote sent us scrambling back into the house.

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@@SephPlays PART SIX: As a reminder, I was at Neverland with CT because we were SUPPOSED to be working on some creative stuff (I tried to keep my laptop close by), but there were SO many ways to get distracted from “real” life at Neverland that we didn’t ultimately get much done. The cell phone age was fully in play in 2002, but there was no service to speak of there (we were surrounded by mountains), and while getting an outside line was possible, you had to go through MJ’s staff to do it, so it really was life in a bubble. On top of that, no one from my “real” life knew I was there; even my parents were clueless. Davie and I MAY have turned the TV in our cottage on once - if that. And one day in the theatre, CT LITERALLY said to me, “When we get back to the STATES…” For the record: We were a 3-hour drive from Los Angeles at the time lol. It really was so easy to get sucked into MJ’s surreal world - and it didn’t take long for it to happen. There’s a lot of footage about what Neverland had to “offer” its guests, and it’s all true - and then some. We had the quads at our disposal, so one day Davie and I just took off going nowhere in particular except AWAY from the house, and if you weren’t the one riding in front, you were going to be dirrrrrrty. We switched back and forth to keep it fair, and I think we’d been out there for about a half hour, constantly getting further and further away from the house, when it dawned on me that we were still in somebody’s BACKYARD. At a certain point, getting lost became an actual concern, so we headed back - and darn near turned our shower (one after the other) into a mud bath just trying to get clean again lol. There was a fort designed for water gun battles, so we had super soaker fights there (it was June, so it was warm enough for that). When Neverland had overnight guests, it was always someone’s job to be posted at all of the areas (the amusement rides, theatre, zipline, water gun fort etc.) just in case we wanted to partake in those activities (and we did - with some results being better than others; CT and I once chose to do the circular “swing” ride about 4 times in a row, and we both looked a little green around the gills when that was over lol. The tilt-a-whirl was a bad idea for me too). I think there were like 4 or 5 golf carts for guests on the property (and people almost never took one alone), so somebody probably would have had to do it on purpose if you ever got stranded anywhere for long. Speakers were hidden all over the place (in fake rocks and such), so music was always playing unless there was a specific request to turn it off. In addition to the zoo that everybody knows about, there was also a reptile house (I didn’t stay in there long; ick!). All the trees had white lights in them, so it was really beautiful at night, but you had to be where you were going before midnight because when they turned them off, Neverland was DARK. You couldn’t even see your hand in front of your face, and the kids were worried they’d fall into the lake (about 10 - 15 feet away) if they wandered around that side of the guest cottages after hours lol (we did have flashlights in our closets though, so they were just being extra). At some point, CT decided that we were going to stay longer than the original couple of days, so I actually had to get some laundry done at Neverland. The idea that Michael Jackson’s staff would be washing my clothes is a thought that never could have occurred to me when I was a kid.

[@kirstinelarsen8247]

seph when you get to the live performances of the dangerous era please react to Michael Jackson performing at the 1993 soul train awards where he performances remember the time live

[@KD-cd2ck]

What do you mean trick or treating has just came to the uk? I’m 23 and I’ve been trick or treating all my life 😂

[@SephPlays]

I live in a rural part of Wales. Growing up here was like growing up in the 50's haha

[@KingMJFandom]

Poor Michael and his abusive father not letting him go tricker treating 😌 plus his mother's religion as a Jehovahs Witness would let him celebrate holidays like Christmas or any birthdays other than you parents

[@billyjohn7846]

At some point you should react to Janet Jackson

[@SephPlays]

I might be able to sneak a reaction of her. But the copyright owners of her songs are UMG.... So I'll try in the near future, but they will get copyright blocked unfortunately 😭

[@carolb1104]

​@SephPlays Well I do hope you get to react to the music video with Janet and Michael..'Scream' and it doesn't get blocked.

[@phoenixxking4156]

15:00 you mean other than the album lmao

[@jesschamp7132]

Can you imagine just walking with him and he just breaks out into a random song on point on pitch. It had to have been amazing.

[@Yeti_the_kat]

Aww you got copyrighted? I’ve seen this reaction so many times that I guess didn’t have an issue.

[@SephPlays]

It was the video at the start that really caused the most issues. This took me 6 hours to just put on youtube 😭 normal videos only take like 20 minutes maximum to upload...