Steve Harvey shares an interesting story of how he took Michael Jackson to church — and the entire neighborhood pulled up that Sunday!
“Me and Michael were friends. When he was in that trouble, he said — ‘Man, I think I need to go to church.’
I called Chip Murray at the time, who was the pastor of AME Christian Church. I said — ‘Hey man, Michael wants to go to church.’ And he was like, ‘Michael who?’ I said, ‘Michael Jackson.’
So I went to Michael's hotel. Mike had bought the whole Beverly Wilshire Hotel and remodeled it. (He lived there.) He got tired of driving from Neverland to go to court.
So when I came to his house to pick him up, he came to the elevator with a moped He was riding the moped down the hallway... Mike is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met.
He came out dressed to go to church in this naval suit with one stripe going down the leg, and I looked at Mike and said — ‘Hey man, where your suit at? You going to church dressed like CAPTAIN CRUNCH?’ He said, ‘Ehhh, you so crazy.’
And we get into the car — he said, ‘Steve, I don't want anybody to know I'm coming.’
We got off the freeway, off the 10 on Crenshaw... people were lined all over the bridge, all down Crenshaw. I don’t know who found out he was coming to church — because I didn’t tell a soul. And we went in that church… and the church was packed!”
— Steve Harvey
“Me and Michael were friends. When he was in that trouble, he said — ‘Man, I think I need to go to church.’
I called Chip Murray at the time, who was the pastor of AME Christian Church. I said — ‘Hey man, Michael wants to go to church.’ And he was like, ‘Michael who?’ I said, ‘Michael Jackson.’
So I went to Michael's hotel. Mike had bought the whole Beverly Wilshire Hotel and remodeled it. (He lived there.) He got tired of driving from Neverland to go to court.
So when I came to his house to pick him up, he came to the elevator with a moped He was riding the moped down the hallway... Mike is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met.
He came out dressed to go to church in this naval suit with one stripe going down the leg, and I looked at Mike and said — ‘Hey man, where your suit at? You going to church dressed like CAPTAIN CRUNCH?’ He said, ‘Ehhh, you so crazy.’
And we get into the car — he said, ‘Steve, I don't want anybody to know I'm coming.’
We got off the freeway, off the 10 on Crenshaw... people were lined all over the bridge, all down Crenshaw. I don’t know who found out he was coming to church — because I didn’t tell a soul. And we went in that church… and the church was packed!”
— Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey shares an interesting story of how he took Michael Jackson to church — and the entire neighborhood pulled up that Sunday! 😂
“Me and Michael were friends. When he was in that trouble, he said — ‘Man, I think I need to go to church.’
I called Chip Murray at the time, who was the pastor of AME Christian Church. I said — ‘Hey man, Michael wants to go to church.’ And he was like, ‘Michael who?’ I said, ‘Michael Jackson.’
So I went to Michael's hotel. Mike had bought the whole Beverly Wilshire Hotel and remodeled it. (He lived there.) He got tired of driving from Neverland to go to court.
So when I came to his house to pick him up, he came to the elevator with a moped 🛵 He was riding the moped down the hallway... Mike is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met.
He came out dressed to go to church in this naval suit with one stripe going down the leg, and I looked at Mike and said — ‘Hey man, where your suit at? You going to church dressed like CAPTAIN CRUNCH?’ He said, ‘Ehhh, you so crazy.’
And we get into the car — he said, ‘Steve, I don't want anybody to know I'm coming.’
We got off the freeway, off the 10 on Crenshaw... people were lined all over the bridge, all down Crenshaw. I don’t know who found out he was coming to church — because I didn’t tell a soul. And we went in that church… and the church was packed!”
— Steve Harvey
