Michael Jackson shops in Bahrain disguised as woman

[Gormy Cuss]

MANAMA (Reuters) - Michael Jackson went shopping in Bahrain on Wednesday disguised as a traditional Arab woman, but if it was an attempt by the pop star to avoid attention, it failed.

Jackson has been spending time in the Gulf state as a guest of the royal family since a Californian court acquitted him in June of child molestation.

A Reuters photographer saw him in a popular shopping mall in the center of the capital Manama all in black, with sunglasses, gloves, a veil covering his face and dressed in an abaya, or full-length robe -- but with men's shoes peeping out below.

The 47-year-old seemed to be shopping for new shoes in the mall with three Western-looking children, their faces also covered, and an unidentified woman.


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[ronnykmarshall]

1. No my first name ain't "Baby" ...

... it's "Michael" ... "Miss Jackson" if you're nasty!

[Gormy Cuss]

2. I wonder what a conservative Muslim thinks of abaya drag?

Michael can dress anyway he wants, but I feel sorry for those kids.