This is the last known photograph of Michael Jackson - or is it? So much speculation and intrigue surround the strange world of the King of Pop that it's impossible to know what's real and what isn't. Some say he's still alive to this day. Others say that he used a series of lookalikes to handle public appearances for him. Those who were working on his 'This is It' farewell shows say that from day to day he often seemed to be two different men in both appearance and energy levels.
Whatever your opinion, there's an official version of events, and it goes like this. This picture was taken at a rehearsal for the show, two days before Jackson's death. On 25th 2009, Jackson suffered a heart attack at home in Los Angeles and died at the age of 50. His doctor would later be charged with involuntary manslaughter, and many of his relatives also feel that he was killed via a combination of medications. What's myth and what's reality? In death as in life, Jackson is an enigma.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.