FONDA OPENS UP ABOUT HER FRIENDSHIP WITH JACKSON

Last updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

FONDA OPENS UP ABOUT HER FRIENDSHIP WITH JACKSON

JANE FONDA struck up such a close friendship with MICHAEL JACKSON, she suspected he was trying to seduce her.

Jane Fonda at The 63rd Tony Awards held at the Radio City Music Hall. New York City, USA - 07.06.09

The pair became pals back in the 1970s, during Fonda's acting heyday and shortly after Jackson began his solo career.

She reveals the King Of Pop was a frequent visitor to her Santa Barbara, California home and loved the area so much, he later built his Neverland Ranch nearby.

The actress confesses she never understood the nature of their relationship - and wonders if Jackson sought to pursue her romantically.

In a blog posting following Jackson's sudden death last week (25Jun09), Fonda writes, "I couldn't pretend to understand him. There were so many complicated signals. Did he want me to be his 'older women' friend? He gravitated to older women. For solace? ...Did he want me to teach him the ropes? I never could quite figure it out."

She also recalls Jackson had a "melt down" when she showed him the burial spot she had prepared for herself: "He shrieked and bent over and said, 'No, no, no!' 'What's the matter,' I asked. 'Don't ever talk about your dying. Don't ever think about it.

"I think about death all the time. I rehearse my death. I think that's a healthy thing to do. I thought to myself, Michael will have a hard time of it as he ages. He will spend all his energy trying to flee what is inevitable. And now it's happened. It's hard to imagine him being happy as he aged. One more demon to try and evade. I like to think he's happy now, free of his demons. Free and floating and knowing how his art continues to be revered and celebrated by all of us all over the world. It will continue."

Fonda takes comfort that Jackson's death was probably painless, adding, "I like the fact that it was quick. Massive heart attacks that you don't recover from are quick. You don't know what hit you. That's probably the kindest death for Michael."

Jackson passed away after suffering a fatal cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

Source: WENN

| Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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