Everybody loves Michael Jackson. He's a legend, the King of pop, inventor of the moonwalk, and possibly one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
But it's just become very clear that it is possible to love MJ a little too much.
Everybody loves Michael Jackson. He's a legend, the King of pop, inventor of the moonwalk, and possibly one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
But it's just become very clear that it is possible to love MJ a little too much.
Not the look-a-like, of course.
Also, I miss him so much.
MJ first introduced this show-stopping dance back in 1983 on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever broadcast, and it became his signature move.
Leo Blanco is a 22-year-old from Buenos Aires in Argentina.
I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after finding out he is only 22-years-old, and has already invested $30,000 in cosmetic procedures.
Four of those surgeries were nose jobs alone.
I can't speak for everyone, but I know that having that many plastic surgeries by the age of 22 is a tad absurd.
To each their own, I guess!
Leo also revealed that he still has to undergo three more surgeries on his nose and chin, to try and replicate MJ's look even further.
Before his extreme Michael Jackson obsession took hold, he was just your everyday, regular kid.
I sense deeper issues here, but hey, that's just me.
In the Barcroft TV documentary, Leo's mom expresses genuine concern for his extreme obsession with looking like Michael Jackson, and his cavalier attitude to plastic surgery.
I don't think she got much of a say in the matter, but ok.
She worries that one day he might die from surgery, but says that Leo thinks of cosmetic surgery is something as simple as going to the hairdresser.
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At least this was a less expensive, non-invasive cosmetic procedure.
The disco lights in the back of the limo are a real indicator that this guy is boujie AF.
That's something I can get on board with.
In fact, he seems to have a shockingly decent sized fan demographic for someone that is simply copying Michael Jackson.
Leo described the human body as a blank canvas. "The human body is a container" adding that it can be "modified in an artistic way."
But I think that some things are meant to be done in moderation.
And perhaps it isn't artistic modification if it's trying to replicate the exact way another person looks.
He isn't t he only extremist when it comes to plastic surgeries out there, there are probably hundreds of thousands.
So, if this is what it takes to feel like himself, or feel closer to his role-model, Michael Jackson, then so be it.
I can see what he's going for, obviously. But he's spent $30000 to look like MJ, and he only kind of looks like him at this point.
Didn't exactly blow my hair back.
I do this level of dancing in my kitchen every night when I'm waiting for my leftovers to heat up in the microwave.
I would encourage Leo to embrace his organic self more, and Michael Jackson less.
Because evidently, there can only be one MJ.
His transformation makes for a very interesting piece of conversation, to say the least, and he seems to be making a living off of his act, to a certain extent.
He certainly left his mark on the world, especially on Leo.
Even after watching this three times, I still can't fully wrap my head around it.
Not for nothing though, it's interesting as hell.