This article is from July so it was probably posted before. But I thought I'd post it anyway 'cause I love how he talks about Michael...
http://www.philly.com/community/pa/...soft_side_of_Michael_Jackson.html?text=lg&c=y
Posted on Wed, Jul. 1, 2009
He knew the soft side of Michael Jackson
He knew the soft side of Michael Jackson
As a former bodyguard for Donald Trump and Henry Kissinger, Scott Cummings has had the chance to shield numerous celebrities from an adoring public.
Among the famous people Cummings followed was Michael Jackson, the musical superstar who died suddenly last week at age 50.
While working for Donald Trump in 1980, Cummings twice had the assignment of picking up Jackson at the airport and bringing him to Trump's office. He also shadowed the "King of Pop" when he ventured into public venues, including restaurants and the Atlantic City boardwalk, where he bought some items at an antiques store.
"Up on the boardwalk, people thought he was an impostor," Cummings recalled.
A West Mayfair resident who today serves as director of investigations for the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Cummings remembers that many of those who recognized Jackson and knew he was the real thing wanted to get a little too close. The mob became so aggressive that then-Channel 10 news reporter Sheila Allen-Stephens broke her ankle.
On more than one occasion, a fan grabbed Jackson's prized black hat off his head. Each time, the security team - which included New Jersey State Police and the Atlantic City Police Department - recovered the hat.
"That hat was very special to him," Cummings said.
Cummings accompanied Jackson on tours of all of Trump's properties. He was there when Trump famously let Jackson hold $1 million of his money.
At the time, the casino mogul was looking for musical acts for his new venture, the Taj Mahal.
Cummings remembers Jackson as polite, repeatedly referring to "The Donald" as "Mr. Trump."
"I found him to be very personable," Cummings said. "He was shy. He whispered. You really had to listen when he talked. He didn't look for any attention. He was so shy and meek and mild that you almost felt sorry for him."
http://www.philly.com/community/pa/...soft_side_of_Michael_Jackson.html?text=lg&c=y
Posted on Wed, Jul. 1, 2009
He knew the soft side of Michael Jackson
He knew the soft side of Michael Jackson
As a former bodyguard for Donald Trump and Henry Kissinger, Scott Cummings has had the chance to shield numerous celebrities from an adoring public.
Among the famous people Cummings followed was Michael Jackson, the musical superstar who died suddenly last week at age 50.
While working for Donald Trump in 1980, Cummings twice had the assignment of picking up Jackson at the airport and bringing him to Trump's office. He also shadowed the "King of Pop" when he ventured into public venues, including restaurants and the Atlantic City boardwalk, where he bought some items at an antiques store.
"Up on the boardwalk, people thought he was an impostor," Cummings recalled.
A West Mayfair resident who today serves as director of investigations for the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Cummings remembers that many of those who recognized Jackson and knew he was the real thing wanted to get a little too close. The mob became so aggressive that then-Channel 10 news reporter Sheila Allen-Stephens broke her ankle.
On more than one occasion, a fan grabbed Jackson's prized black hat off his head. Each time, the security team - which included New Jersey State Police and the Atlantic City Police Department - recovered the hat.
"That hat was very special to him," Cummings said.
Cummings accompanied Jackson on tours of all of Trump's properties. He was there when Trump famously let Jackson hold $1 million of his money.
At the time, the casino mogul was looking for musical acts for his new venture, the Taj Mahal.
Cummings remembers Jackson as polite, repeatedly referring to "The Donald" as "Mr. Trump."
"I found him to be very personable," Cummings said. "He was shy. He whispered. You really had to listen when he talked. He didn't look for any attention. He was so shy and meek and mild that you almost felt sorry for him."
