Before Michael Jackson died, he ordered three pieces of art for his children -- and today they're finally going to be delivered.
We've learned Jackson picked out the paintings "Alice in Dali Land," "Lost Fairy Tales" and "Flavor of the Month" from artist Nelson De La Nuez -- and they were supposed to be dropped off the week of his death.
Obviously, the plans had to be shuffled around -- but we're told Katherine Jackson has arranged for the artwork to be dropped off this afternoon.
As TMZ previously reported, Jackson had a thing for the artist -- MJ dropped $13,000 on some De La Nuez pieces for himself just two weeks before his death.
12/2/2009 12:20 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
MJ's Final Gifts to Kids -- Disney, Dali & Ice Cream
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Awwwww .. Sweet Daddy he was! Ahem.... Not like all these loons in the spot light that call themselves fathers and Normal!
And they called MJ - Wacko..WOW!! THIS WORLD is Backwards! Ya think?
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STOP MTV FROM TAKING THE KING OF POP TITLE FROM MICHAEL JACKSON!!!
please sign the petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/mtv-should-be-stopped
MICHAEL JACKSON KING OF POP!!!
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Sweet paintings. I bet the last one was for Blanket. What a wonderful daddy. I'm sure the kids will be sad that their wonderful father isn't here to share the moment.
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WHAT A WONDERFUL FATHER. NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HIS CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY OR THINK OF MICHAEL JACKSON. HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST FATHERS OF ALL TIME. GOD BLESS YOU MICHAEL FOR YOU WERE AN AWESOME FATHER AND HUMAN BEING. MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU ALWAYS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY.
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Such a loving Daddy, always thinking of his Children. The finer things included in life are art, and he was always educating them. We miss you MJ.....................
Justice for MJ
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Harvey is feelin the 'Christmas' spirit. Two NICE MJ articles in one day! lol! These paintings are sweet. They will mean so much to these kids & treasured all their lives. So bittersweet. Dali's great. What a 'character' HE was?! We have a Dali museum here in Tampa Bay that pretty awesome.
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You continue to leave us speechless MJ! Music first, love always!
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I thought he was insolvent and that was why he was doing 50 shows. Why is he such a good dad if he is buying artwork, he can't afford and he is out of it with drugs. He was not a good dad. Sad for his kids. But there are so many children out there with loser parents who can't be responsible for themselves and/or their children. Not just MJ.
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Michael era um pai maravilhoso.Dava pra perceber o amor para com seus filhos.
Michael nós sentimos sua falta.
Te amaremos pra sempre.
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Good Dad??????? A Drug addict that NEVER paid his bills, Had so many body issues he looked like a freak, was a reputed pedophile, never let his children have the NORMAL life he so wanted and by all account was a totall WACK JOB, that was unable to function in the real world....He wasn't a great dad, he was the ONLY dad they knew. If they new different they'd have realized how F'ed up Daddy really was. I'm sick of this f@ucking freak show..I'm GLAD he's DEAD. All the better for his kids!
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My oh my...I had to endlessly scroll past the ceaseless parade of Tiger Woods postings to finally get to this? Can't we condense the Tiger Woods posts into a single condensed article, or just put a link to them on the front, so we can dedicate the first page of the site to Michael Jackson? Come on..a little common sense here to give the people what they want and maximize your clicks.
Now back to my comment. You can't deny the symbolism in this photos (although they are hard to see since the semi-transparent TMZ logo clouds the view of the pics rendering them almost unviewable). Tin man looking for a good heart...Snow White being poisoned by the apple..then the link to the Wicked Witch posting (which noted how AEG paid for the painting and no one questions this). Hmm..Wicked Witch...was liquidated...similiar to MJ's assets in all of these auctions and the influx of liquid cash from the movie therefore eraticating his debt. The timing is perfect for that final march to the Emerald City where we will finally see the man behind the curtain.
Love,
Hoaxy The Squeak
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Nice paintings, but that shows the kinds of things that Michael spent his money on rather than pay his bills. Little to no impulse control.
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