Here’s a wonderful story on Zug.com about how a prankster used a loophole in the way credit card companies hand out cards coupled with the deft application of a few well-known cultural signifiers to stage a fake Michael Jackson appearance in Boston. Not only did they cause a media frenzy but they got beyond-VIP treatment while crashing a posh fundraiser at a Gladys Knight concert. A stark lesson in how chutzpah, media savvy, and the world’s desire to see celebrities warp reality.
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