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\u00a0<\/p>\n

So this exists\u2026<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Apparently it was part of a collection of pieces by an artist named David LaChapelle <\/a>that he exhibited in galleries around the world after Michael Jackson\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The name of the collection?<\/p>\n

American Jesus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Seriously. I\u2019m not making that up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For good measure, LaChapelle also created a piece in which Jackson as the archangel Michael (get it? so clever) triumphs over Satan.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

I can only assume that a velvet painting of Elvis feeding the 5,000 and a watercolor of Madonna hanging on the cross hung next to these masterpieces.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"