Nostradamus predicted Michael Jackson's death in 1555!

Paris, France - In 1555, a French Renaissance occultist and seer, the famous Nostradamus predicted:

Quatrain CXXV'In the year of our Lord 2009, will come a dark moon over the pale face of a black man called Son of Jack, he would unite with a tender virgin of royal birth and be born three, but not from the daughter of Elvin the Prestlee, a Lydian leader of fame, from this union will result a whirlwind in great places. Many will rant and tear upon their breast. Lamentations of death in his 50th year will be heard in great places. Thunder shall peal in caverns and yost. The moon shall walk across the skies until dawn. Fudge shall flow from yon and yow. Last night at stayed at a Holiday Inn!'

French scholars have translated the text and have ruled upon its meaning and the effect it will have on American culture. The translation confirms that Nostradamus predicted the marriage to Elvis' daughter, the birth of three children, and the untimely death of Michael Jackson.... five centuries ago!

Digging paid off when an obscure reporter did a little research using ancient texts, a computer, and a little of putting two and two together! The research was the basis of a recent '60 Minute' show where the Quatrain was explained.

Jackson family members were reportedly very angry when they heard the revelations on the TV show '60 Minutes', which aired the Nostradamus segment on Sunday night.

Late night pundits used the ancient text to solidify the connection between Jackson and his one-time father-in-law, the late Elvis Presley. They now confirm that after Jackson's death recent revelations have surfaced where Elvis and Jackson were seen in the same place at the same time, often alone with each other.

When interviewed by reporters, angry Jackson family members had this to say, "We'll make a prediction ourselves! We predict when I find that French twangy-voiced, viagra dropping snit we're gonna do an mad-assed bitch on his old geezer ass!"

A Sixty Minutes spokesman declined comment and refused to disclose the location of the 'hidden Jackson Quatrain'.

"All we can say is, Morely Safer has decided to take some time off do to exhaustion. He wishes his location to be private and has asked that there be no threats to Mr. Nostradamus."