The Material Girl Honors The Gloved One In London

Last night, Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson with the help of an MJ impersonator at London's O2 Arena, the very same venue Jackson was scheduled to kick-off his own tour. 

According to the Huffington Post, "a picture of a young Michael Jackson appeared on stage while Madonna was performing "Holiday," then the impersonator came on, wearing a sequined jacket, white T-shirt, white glove and white socks in the Jackson manner. The music then switched to Jackson's song, "Wanna Be Starting Something," and the impersonator worked through Jackson's moves, including the famous moonwalk. The impersonator didn't sing."

Thank God for that. Let the butchering of Jackson's hits begin with the next season of American Idol, not with Madonna.

Huff Post also reported that "in the last dance, Madonna and her dancers all donned jeweled gloves on their right hands in a simple tribute. Behind the stage some words from Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" were flashed up briefly: "If you want to make the world a better place look inside yourself and make a change.""

Not the line I would have chosen given MJ's obsession with changing the outside of himself. But it's a concert tour, not a segment on Oprah.

Here it is:

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[Leis]

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