From The People 09/08/09
Splattered with cake by prankster pals, Michael Jackson looks as though he's HATING his birthday bash. The superstar promised guests "the party of the year" in a circus tent at his Neverland ranch. But as this never previously published picture shows, Jacko appeared stressed and weirdly detached at his 45th birthday celebration in September 2003. Friends were stunned to see how the pressures of child sex allegations and dwindling record sales were taking their toll. A food fight with his cake - the kind of frolic the singer previously relished - left him seething.
Tormented Jacko was also desperately embarrassed after he was persuaded to perform his famous Moonwalk - and botched it. One guest said: "He seemed paranoid all night. Michael arrived an hour late, in a terrible mood." Guests included close pal Uri Geller, Nick Carter, of boyband the Backstreet Boys, comic Chris Tucker and boxer Mike Tyson. For a moment Jacko seemed back on his old Beat It form when Nick's brother Aaron, 21, asked him to demonstrate a few Moonwalk steps. But the guest said: "Michael became embarrassed and couldn't get them right. He said he was feeling unwell and left for 15 minutes. "Michael was furious when he was covered in cake. He was paranoid about what the guests would think. "He was on edge the whole time. and didn't seem able to engage in conversation. He wasn't really there. I felt he was looking through me."
(WORLD EXCLUSIVE PIC: NEWSPICS)
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