JACKO’S CROWN Michael Jackson was crowned King of Ivory Coast village where he cuddled kids in orphanages and locals begged to bury his body in their cemetery

MICHAEL Jackson was crowned King of an Ivory Coast village where he cuddled kids in orphanages and locals begged to bury his body in their cemetery.

The King of Pop became a king for real and was given the royal title Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh when he toured the West African country in 1992.

DNA tests and mystic messages revealed by tribal chiefs in the village of Krindjabo reportedly confirmed that the singer was descended from the royal Sanwi line.

Jackson’s coronation was a joyous affair, with dancing and the frenetic sound of traditional Agni drumming, according to mentalfloss.com.

The star wore a traditional toga-style cloth and sat on a golden stool under a sacred tree as Agni chiefs took turns to crown him.

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After the ceremony, Jackson thanked locals in French and English before signing official documents.

While in Krindjabo, the pop star was pictured hugging children at local orphanages.

According to mentalfloss.com, when Jackson was crowned, it’s believed he became the spiritual son of King Nana Amon Ndoufou IV, a Sanwi leader who participated in Jackson’s coronation.

Three years later, Jackson invited Ndoufou to his home in Los Angeles – and took him to Universal Studios.

When the adult entertainer died aged 50 of a drugs overdose in 2009, the Sanwi Kingdom paid its respects by holding a two-day funeral for him.

TWO-DAY FUNERAL

Jackson lookalikes, dancers and more than 1,000 villagers gathered for his send-off.

Tribe members even asked Jacko’s family for his body, hoping they could give him a royal burial, but Jackson was buried in Southern California.

Sanwi chiefs eventually found a successor for Jackson’s crown—minister and politician Jesse Jackson.

Asked how it felt to be a real king, Jackson said at the time: “I never try to think hard about it because I don’t want it to go to my head. But, it’s a great honour.”

Fresh allegations against Jackson have come to light following the screening of explosive documentary Leaving Neverland at the Sundance Film Festival last month.

I never try to think hard about it because I don’t want it to go to my head. But, it’s a great honourMichael Jackson

The film, which will air on television next month, features the singer’s former boy companions Wade Robson and James Safechuck who both claim they were sexually abused by Jackson over several years.

Michael Jackson strongly denied all allegations of sexual abuse made against him.

His estate has slammed Leaving Neverland as “an outrageous and pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in.”

SOURCE: THE SUN