As one of the most famous actresses of her generation, it should come as no surprise that Brooke Shields has — and had — some pretty cool friends. One of her best friends was none other than Michael Jackson. As she explained on the "Jim and Sam Show," she was 13 when she met him. "We were kids together," she explained, recalling that their relationship was always innocent and childlike.
According to Shields, they remained close and supportive friends for years. He helped her get through her father's death and supported her during her postpartum depression. Even though their friendship became much more private over the years, when Jackson died, his mother asked Shields to speak at the memorial service.
As Shields explained to Rolling Stone, their relationship never turned romantic, although, in 1980, Jackson did ask her to marry him, though she turned him down. "I would say, 'You have me for the rest of your life, you don't need to marry me,'" she told the magazine. Sounds like this friendship certainly meant a lot to Shields.
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