Queen Latifah lauds Jackson contributions

UPI - 5th Jul 2009

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Michael Jackson: Rapper-actress Queen Latifah says she will remember the late U.S. singer Michael Jackson for influencing her and her brother when they were young. Read full story at UPI

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