Cute fan stories from 1999

Michael Jackson left his hotel in Paris in the early afternoon. He went to Rambouillet, a town 75km in the West of Paris. His visit there was cut short by unwelcome paparazzi followers. Michael had to return to his hotel because he couldn't get rid of them and didn't want the purpose of his visit to Rambouillet to be reported.
Later in the afternoon, by 7 p.m., Michael and friends of his went out to see "The Matrix", a movie that's just out in France. They drove to the Champs-Elysées where most theatres are located. Skipper Nagin, Michael's bodyguard, who got tickets for the movie made a mistake and drove Michael to the wrong theater which caused traffic jams and the crowd to come and try to get a glimpse of Michael. Then Michael got back in the car and was driven to the right one where fans had already taken tickets, then Michael and his party walked in the theatre when the lights were out and sat in the last row. Before the "Matrix" began, Skipper brought Michael and his friends popcorn and cokes. When he was told that some fans were right in front of him, the King Of Pop started throwing some pop-corn to them. Some of them were also offered some. The King of Pop was disquised in an Arabian fashion with an orange scarf, his mask, a red shirt, black trousers and a pair of sneakers. When the movie was over, Michael and his guests sneaked out of the theatre through a side exit and got in their car that was waiting there. It was the second time Michael watched "The Matrix". He already saw the movie in New York a few months ago.

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Thursday, July 1st
Michael left his hotel today at 4:45 p.m. and went to Le Forum des Halles, a big shopping mall in the center of Paris. His car entered Le Forum through the deliveries entrance. He spent a few minutes at "L'Escale", a toy store inside the mall, but didn't buy anything there. While he was in the store, he tried to play with a Nintendo 64 system but couldn't as it wasn't turned on. He also watched closely a life-size statue of Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider heroine, and touched her arms and hips to feel the material. Afterwards, he went to La Samaritaine, a famous department store. He visited the toy department and bought a lot of toys, including "Batman" puppets and the "Toy Story" dinosaure (Michael picked up the one that was on presentation on a shelf instead of a brand new boxed copy). Michael was followed and bothered by paparazzi during his whole shopping spree. They hid in the stores and took pictures of him constantly. Michael wasn't disguised. He wore his black trousers, a red shirt, his mask, hat and glasses, and a pair of sneakers (to ease on his slightly sprained ankle). Michael was accompanied by a big escort on his short escapade. He drove in a BMW car (with Prince, Paris and Skipper) and was followed by a van (with friends, a nurse and bodyguards), a taxi (with more bodyguards), and a motorcycle policeman. Michael was back at his hotel by 7 p.m..