Barack Obama's Belated Jackson Tribute

4 months ago 04th Jul 08:00

U.S President Barack Obama has finally paid tribute to Michael Jackson, revealing he "grew up" on the King of Pop's music.While many expected Obama to issue a statement following Jackson's sudden death last week (25Jun09), he instead chose to send the superstar's family a private letter of condolence.

go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers

A week on, Obama has finally spoken out, insisting Jackson will "go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers". He added, "I grew up on his music. I still have all his stuff on my iPod."