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Tatiana – Thumb Zen. The most famous is the vixen in Michael Jackson's 1987 video. The chart-topping hit was "The Way You Make Me Feel." She was handpicked by the artist because of Jackson's clear attraction to young models, slim and sexy. With flowing tight curls, porcelain skin and slender features. Many believe Tatiana was created to represent Jackson's female presence. She was born with a mixture of sex appeal. and the innocence of childhood that attracts artists and their relationships. developments between the two in the coming months. However, after many private interactions and performances, including that infamous stage kiss. Tatiana was abandoned by Jackson in an instant, freezing Jackson's confidants. Without further explanation, Thumb Zen completely collapsed. But what invisible line had she crossed? Did she prove herself to be a traitor? Manipulator or Jackson obsessed? Here are the full details. Her Background, Tatiana
Thumbtzen was born in Clearwater, Florida. She fell in love with dancing as a child and at the age of 13, she moved to New York with her parents.
At the age of 17, Tatiana Sambuzen decided to quit dancing at the American Ballet School and turn to modeling. Soon after, Thumb Zen signed a contract with Ford Modeling Agency, but was abandoned after a week. Being a mix of African American, Cherokee. The Indians, the Cubans and the Irish, quote, "they just didn't know what to do with me." They told me you weren’t black enough and you weren’t white enough. Despite the warning, I was shocked and saddened. By established model Janice Dickinson doesn't work with them.
Tatiana Thumb Zen then signed a Japanese modeling contract with Zoley Agency. Becoming one of their biggest models over the next five years. The girl ’s first experience with thumb zen as a video came in 1985 when she appeared on Herbie
Hancock’s single “Hard Rock”. and filming high-energy surrealist films in the New York subway system. Before working with Michael Jackson, Thumb Zen was already a big fan of him. She visibly cried because she couldn't get a ticket to see him. Performed with his brothers on the 1984 Victory tour. However, that same year. On her way to one of her many talent shows, she recounted how she couldn't do it. She believed in her luck when she met her idol pounding alone on the sidewalk. Wearing jeans and a T-shirt, looking very casual, with the hat pulled low on her face, Tatiana wanted to stop and talk.
But she just didn't know what to say. Thumb Zen followed Jackson for about five blocks before hitting her. She was running late and had to run for her next audition. Meeting for the first time in 1987, Tatiana Thumbelin was sent to audition for a music video shoot, but was not told whose video it was. The 27-year-old model was told to walk and show some attitude. This scene takes place on a rough street.
A group of people began harassing her by reading the character's taunting lines like "Hey, baby, what's going on?" After impressing Jackson's team. Tatiana was then asked to attend a low-key rehearsal. At this point, she would discover that the video was, in fact, a tribute to Michael Jackson and his song, "The Way You Make Me Feel. " Michael was there, but I was too shy to even look at him. . At the beginning, the choreographer guided me…
to go through some moves, and I followed them exactly. Finally, I looked up at Michael. He was sitting there in a red shirt, with a happy smile on his face as the music beat. I saw him turn and say something to the person next to him . After meeting the young model, Michael Jackson apparently told the video director: "She's the one." The rest are all redundant".
Jackson hand-picked her out of 200 women. One of the reasons he chose her was because he wanted a girl, someone he felt genuinely sexually attracted to. After hearing the news , Tatiana recalled, she screamed so loudly that all of Hollywood must have heard it. This was a landmark achievement for her career and she went to the United States during the filming. . into the wardrobe, it was agreed that the same pair of boots she wore during the audition were hers, although the painfully shy Tatiana tried to break them. Standoff, asked Jackson what he was going to wear. Wearing simple black pants, a white T-shirt and a long-sleeved royal blue shirt with a white belt tied in the front, Tatiana felt out of place compared to his outfit. Too much. But Jackson said softly, this is what I wore. Tatiana Thumbelin described watching Michael Jackson dance on the set that day, and it was even more exciting to see him in person.
Amazing". You can tell he is passionate about his job." During a small break during five days of video shooting. Thumb Zen admits to Jackson that she met him years ago. In New York, she followed him for several blocks. He smiled and said, oh, really? What an irony, Tatiana Sampzen just…
stalked him on the streets of New York a few years ago. And now here he was, chasing her alone through a set of her own. Looks like the Big Apple with his new music video. Both were shy and awkward at first. But as time passes, the chemistry between them begins to heat up. Get into the mood of the video, thumb zen. Recalling how Jackson got up close and boldly studied her. He asked her if she was a ballet dancer and was impressed that she was well trained and could dance on her toes. Tatiana revealed that during the filming of "The Way You Make Me Feel," Jackson often teased her during a take. Tatiana's heels were caught.
Inside the car, Michael put his hands on her legs and helped pull them out. As she pulled the door open, she began to tumble out of the car, falling flat on her back. As a director, Joe Pitka yells: Get up, keep going, don’t stop. When she did that, Michael got out of the car and started wiping her ass.
Quote: "The fall resulted in my stockings running and the stylist wanted me to change them. I started walking off the set and Michael asked, where are you going? I explained. But he disapproved and said, no, I like it. I felt like the running was Neat. Very sexy." Working in such close proximity to each other during the five days of video shooting. The feelings between the two are getting deeper and deeper.
Ashamed to ask myself. Tatiana is approached by one of Michael's men. For your own safety, find out if she has a boyfriend. Later, LaToya, Michael's sister and mother Katherine. When they arrived at the scene, Thumb Zen introduced them to them. After finishing the video arrangement. During the dance session, Michael Jackson requested a closed set for their final scene. No one is allowed on the set except those required for the shoot. That means no dancers, tourists or extras. It was rumored that the two were scripted to kiss. At the end of the video scene, however, the director walked up to Tatiana. And whispered in her ear: "Don't kiss him. He's too shy." She also respected his guidance, Michael said to Tatiana in the behind-the-scenes footage . "I heard you want to dance in this video." She smiled and admitted that it was true. Michael replied, "Don't worry, we will work together again." Immediately after the filming, Michael Jackson flew to Japan to start his "bad world." "The first stop of the tour.
The completed music video was released in November 1987, and Tatiana Thumb Zen became an overnight sensation. The star of the video, she was recognized wherever she went. A few months later, in January 1988 In August, during a performance break, Jackson got in touch with Tatiana again and invited her to shoot the music video for "Leave Me Alone", which was located in Culver City, and Michael seemed to be on the same page. It was really nice to see her immediately tell her "The Way You Make Me Feel" was number one on the list that week and he was all smiles for the rest of her interview as his personal photographer. A whole roll of film was taken of the newlyweds, who allegedly also wanted to feature his new love in the music video for "Dirty Diana", which Thumbtzen received from Michael's office. News, let me audition. But when she asked Frank DiLeo, Michael's manager, he said he was keen not to have the same girl in two different videos. "You don't want to be known." Because I've done so many videos and played a negative role, I won't talk about it." In Joe Jackson's 2004 book, Joe recalled Michael Jackson's relationship with Tatiana.
Quotes, he put that The girl invited my wife and I to get to know her. She was young and beautiful. She had the heart of a child, said Jackson's whole family, and so did Michael's nephews. She and her niece even called her Tatiana Jackson. Tatiana also recounted how Michael's mother told her that he was in love with her. Joe Jackson recalled that "Michael had admitted to his mother that he was in love." of this wonderful dancer. There was a strong sexual attraction between them, but he wanted to get to know her better."
The result: Tatiana was invited to perform on several occasions with Michael Jackson.
The Bad Tour, once in the United States, took him The tour was seen as a way to bring his music to life in such popular videos that he performed the now famous "The Way You Make Me Feel" program against him. was important, but also gave him time to get to know her while he was traveling around the world performing for millions of people. – During Jackson's tour, Tatiana said that Jackson never talked to her about anything other than work, and she didn't think it was meaningful for them to have a good relationship with her. But at the same time, she had no chance to be alone with him and longed to finally spend some time with the man she suddenly fell in love with.
The only time she saw Michael was on stage or on television, usually alone. In the hotel room. Watching the movie wondering what Michael was doing. Quote: "I felt like I was some kind of Barbie doll." The doll they pull out of the box when they need to show off. But I kept getting all these reports that Michael loved me. I'm confused and lonely." On March 1, "People" magazine aired an interview with Tatiana.
Michael's public relations team arranged the interview. But unexpectedly, Michael That nothing happened until later surprised her, but it didn't disappoint her. The story read as if Michael had found his soulmate in her. The report sparked tabloid attention to the couple and Thumbs up. And they were getting calls from reporters in her hotel room, and they were asking her all kinds of questions , and I shut them down and said, I gotta go, what was it like to finally work with Michael? Giving in, the reply was, I like it, fine. But the print was, I loved him. The next day, on March 2, Tatiana was with Jackson for the 1988 Grammy Awards. Held at the famed Radio City Music Hall, quote, "four years ago." I cried because I couldn't go to a Michael Jackson concert.
And now I'm here. After her role in Thumb Zen, her role was: "A Special." On stage, she stood to the side and watched the rest of Jackson's performance, leading.
"I was, like everyone else, deeply lost in a trance. Someone was walking in front of me, and when I moved, the woman turned to me and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry.' That was the one and only Diana. -Miss Rose. She was the woman Michael admired most growing up, and so did I." Just a few days later. Thumb Zen performed at New York's Madison Square Garden as part of Jackson's tour. Walking back and forth across the stage with a swagger. She decided to change her daily lifestyle and spend less time with Jackson.
In private, Tatiana began to experiment with expressing her desire for him in their lives. The performance was to grab him by the collar and fight.
Kiss him on the cheek. The fans went crazy and she left the stage and she heard everyone laughing. The dancer told her he was happy and excited. Kiss and tell her. "Oh boy, you just made Michael's day. He was so happy". The next night was Thumb Zen's last scheduled performance. She decided to call Michael and ask him if she could take it a step further. "Oh, sure, that would be great," he replied. After all, he would pull a girl out of the audience and hug her.
Why a kiss from someone he already knew would be the big deal the next night. When Thumb Zen stepped onto the stage, there were cheers from the audience. Got fired up again. Well, for a few seconds, I thought about whether I should follow up with the kiss. When I walked up to him, I put my hand around his collar. He looked into my eyes lovingly, almost as if challenging me. And then he did this sexy little thing where he bit his bottom lip. I put my arm around his waist and kissed him on the mouth after the performance. Backstage, the hostility toward her from Jackson's team was immediately felt. Even Michael's mother, Catherine, walks up to her and gives her a warm hug. During a hug in the hotel, Tatiana is approached by Miko Brando. Marlon Brando's son and Michael's friend was screaming at the top of his lungs. "How dare you [ __ ] take advantage of him like this? You damn [ __ ]! Who the hell do you think you are? I don't believe you took advantage of him like this in front of so many people." Just then.
, Tatiana – Thumb Zen She realized she might have made a terrible mistake. Watch part two to hear what happened immediately after the kiss and destruction on this very public stage, what it caused, and what Tatiana's life was like in the aftermath..
