This outfit was a total thriller.
Prince Jackson honored his late father, Michael Jackson, at the Los Angeles premiere of the biopic âMichael,â by wearing a piece of fabric from one of the singerâs shirts.
âMichael Bush was the costume designer for my father; he designed the suit that I was wearing,â the 29-year-old told ABC News on Thursday about his ensemble, âand actually, the armband was made out of the fabric that my dad would always wear â the red corduroy shirt. And that was my childhood, like if I hugged my father, that was what he was wearing.â
Jackson was pictured wearing a red corduroy shirt at the 50th Anniversary âAmerican Bandstandâ show taping on April 20, 2002 â 24 years to the day of the âMichaelâ premiere.
Prince attended Mondayâs premiere with kids from his foundation Heal Los Angeles â an organization that helps youth in the area thrive.
Those in attendance were also sporting red armbands with the Heal Los Angeles logo.
Prince told ABC News that honoring his dad meant âso muchâ to him. Michael, who died in 2009 at age 50, wore a red armband on several carpets as a nod to helping children in need.
Other celebs at the LA premiere wore looks inspired by the late Jackson, including Usher, Wale, Myles Garrett and more who donned loafers, gloves and suits in reference to the King of Popâs style.
Prince and his younger brother Bigi, 24, also paid tribute to their dadâs style while at the movieâs Berlin premiere earlier this month.
Along with the armbands, the siblings wore a gold crown decal on their suit jackets.
Bigiâs armband had its own special image of Michaelâs feet on it, representing an iconic dance move the musician always did.
âMichael,â which hits theaters Friday, covers the superstarâs life on and off the stage â from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to his tense relationship with his dad, Joe Jackson, played by Colman Domingo.
And the project remains a family affair as Jaafar Jackson â the son of Michaelâs older brother Jermaine Jackson â portrays his late uncle.
The musical movie ends after the release of âBadâ in 1987 and doesnât address the bombshell child sex abuse allegations made against Michael beginning in 1993.
Earlier this week, Jaafar said that a sequel to âMichaelâ is already âin early developmentâ while chatting with Entertainment Tonight.
âYou canât fit it all in one movie,â he explained. âItâs impossible.â
Effie Spence, who plays Liza Minnelli in the movie, also said there is âtalk for there being a second film.â
She told Page Six on Friday: âThereâs just so much to Michael Jacksonâs life, and thereâs so much controversy and there are so many layers that we could uncover.â
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