London
(ANI):
Lady
Gaga
was
due
to
open
with
Michael
Jackson
at
his
ill-fated
'This
Is
It" comeback
shows.
The
King
of
Pop
died
last
summer
(Jun09)
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest
just
weeks
before
he
was
due
to
begin
his
50-date
residency
at
London's
O2
Arena.
And
now,
Gaga
has
revealed
that
she
had
agreed
to
be
one
of
Jackson's
warm-up
acts,
and
was
even
hoping
to
perform
onstage
with
him.
"You
know,
it's
always
very
difficult
because
I
don't
necessarily
like
to
talk
about
those
very
personal
things
that
happened.
But
I
guess
I
can
speak
about
it
now.
I
was
actually
asked
to
open
for
Michael
on
his
tour.
We
were
going
to
open
for
him
at
the
O2
and
we
were
working
on
making
it
happen.
I
believe
there
was
some
talk
about
lots
of
the
openers
doing
duets
with
Michael
on
stage," the
Daily
Express
quoted
her
as
saying
in
a
pre-recorded
chat
with
U.S.
talk
show
host
Larry
King.
"But
Michael's
death
was
devastating
for
me
regardless
of
whether
or
not
I
was
supposed
to
go
on
tour
with
him.
He's
such
an
inspiration
and
a
remarkable
human
being,"
she
added.