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Michael Jackson Asked to Identify Himself After Wearing a Ski Mask in Colorado
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| 2-27-04
Posted on 02/27/2004 1:37:51 PM PST by nuconvert
Michael Jackson Asked to Identify Himself After Wearing a Ski Mask in Colorado
Feb 27, 2004 The Associated Press
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Michael Jackson was pulled over by police and asked to identify himself after shopping at a Wal-Mart while wearing a ski mask. An employee called police Tuesday, police Lt. Bill Kimminau said. The employee gave a description of the vehicle and Jackson was stopped a short time later.
Authorities asked Jackson to identify himself, which he did by removing his mask.
"There were no problems, and that was it," Kimminau said.
Jackson spokeswoman Raymone Bain said the incident was a trifle.
"The police car pulled to the side and just asked that he show his face, and he did, and that was it," Bain said. "There was no altercation or any kind of encounter."
The singer is known to wear disguises when in public.
Jackson is staying at a 56-acre ranch in Old Snowmass while vacationing with his children. He has been keeping a relatively low profile, but has been spotted at several shops in nearby Aspen.
He is facing child molestation charges in California.
His visit was announced in a press release Bain issued Feb. 20 to address rumors the 45-year-old singer had checked himself into a drug rehabilitation facility.
"Michael's children indicated to him a few days ago that they'd like to see and play in the snow," Bain said. "Mr. Jackson was enjoying his getaway until ... someone deliberately and viciously began reaching out to media organizations with this claim."
Bain also released a statement from Jackson that said: "I am appalled. Let me state for the record that I have not checked myself into any rehabilitation center in Aspen, Colorado; I am here for a few days with my children. I am outraged by these constant rumors."
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aspen; colorado; jackson; mask; police; walmart
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To: Samwise
What's weird, is that he'd left the store. He was Driving in that get-up.
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posted on
02/27/2004 1:56:14 PM PST
by
nuconvert
(CAUTION: I'm an acquaintance of someone labelled :"an obstinate supporter of dangerous fantasies")
To: nuconvert
He probably has to be very careful taking off that mask. The nose might come with it.
To: nuconvert
Hey, I shoulda known that. I read it in "The Millionaire Next Door." And, BTW, I'm real glad MJ doesn't live next door.....or on my block....or in my town....or in my county....
To: Djarum
"It's now illegal to not reveal your face?"
Not if you're Michael Jackson......
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posted on
02/27/2004 1:57:27 PM PST
by
nuconvert
(CAUTION: I'm an acquaintance of someone labelled :"an obstinate supporter of dangerous fantasies")
To: Djarum
It's now illegal to not reveal your face?Probably not, but it's suspicious. He could have been a robber for all the cops and the Wal-Mart employees knew. As it turned out, he only was a child molester. Whew!
To: mountaineer
LoL! Eeeuuuwwww!
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posted on
02/27/2004 1:59:03 PM PST
by
nuconvert
(CAUTION: I'm an acquaintance of someone labelled :"an obstinate supporter of dangerous fantasies")
To: nuconvert
He's worth so much money that he's perceived as eccentric, not crazy. Well, he'll be rich until he's forced to make good on all the loans he has secured by his catalog (half billion dollars) of Beatle tunes.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:00:07 PM PST
by
dennisw
(“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”)
To: nuconvert
Cop: "AAAAAAAAGGGGHHH! Put it back on!!"
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:01:16 PM PST
by
T Minus Four
(Critically Ill Smurf)
To: Djarum
It's now illegal to not reveal your face? It is! Didn't you get the memo? Quick, conceal it (your face) before someone sees it!
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:02:36 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: nuconvert
Can't say that I blame him. If I was shopping at Wal-Mart, I'd wear a mask too.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:04:26 PM PST
by
b4its2late
(A thing not worth doing isn't worth doing well.)
To: nuconvert; shaggy eel; Yehuda; Paul Atreides; dighton; hellinahandcart; aculeus; general_re; ...
Authorities asked Jackson to identify himself, which he did by removing his mask. That had to have been the most horrifying experience of these officers' careers. Would anybody question their need to take a few days off, to recover from the emotional distress? Bet they couldn't stop shaking. Surely they laughed uncontrollably at the scene, as a coping mechanism.
To: nuconvert
If he looked like any kind of normal human he wouldn't need elaborate disguises.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:07:18 PM PST
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: nuconvert
How much of his face came off with the mask?
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:07:30 PM PST
by
per loin
To: nuconvert
Bet he was looking for soda, so'es he could empty the bottles.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:15:46 PM PST
by
clyde260
((Public Enemy #1: Network News))
To: mountaineer
He could have been a robber for all the cops and the Wal-Mart employees knew. It is doubtful that a robber would pay for merchandise.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:20:41 PM PST
by
Djarum
To: Djarum; mountaineer
You put on a ski mask the next time you enter a retail store .....and see how you are treated.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:25:38 PM PST
by
Dog
(Bin Laden your account to America is past due......time to pay up.)
To: Thinkin' Gal
This reminds me of the commercial for "Scary Movie 2". It showed a clip from a spoof of "The Others", where Charlie Sheen sees Michael Jackson instead of the ghost and begins screaming in terror...
To: Dog
You put on a ski mask the next time you enter a retail store .....and see how you are treated. It's not illegal, or even unordinary during the winter.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:28:22 PM PST
by
Djarum
To: nuconvert
He also had a teen-age boy in tow!
To: nuconvert
Michael Jackson Asked to Identify HimselfWhy? Did his nose fall off again?
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