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DES MOINES, Iowa — Michael Jackson will not have his buttery likeness displayed at the Iowa State Fair this summer, after support for a creamy statue of the King of Pop melted in an online vote.
Kent Lehs, a manager with the Midwest Dairy Association, which sponsors the display, said Friday it wasn’t a question of Jackson’s achievements that drew complaints. “They were more pointed toward what they felt they understand Michael Jackson’s reputation was and not as a singer and dancer, but more some of the things he was implicated on in his personal life,” Lehs said. This year’s display will instead celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. The Associated Press
