Speech Debelle: 'Jackson was like Jesus'

Speech Debelle has said that the life of late popstar Michael Jackson was similar to that of Jesus Christ.

The Speech Therapy rapper told Metro that she believes "music is healing".

Debelle said: "The best example of that is Michael Jackson, the late great. To me, Michael Jackson's story of his life is very similar to the story of Jesus.

"This young guy who, from when he was very young, showed signs of being exceptional. Jesus went around preaching the gospel and touching people to make the blind see and making lepers better."

She added: "Michael Jackson's gone around the world and done that.

"He might not have literally touched someone and made them see but, apparently, I don't know if this is true, there were kids around him who had cancer that didn't have cancer any more. In my childhood, he made me happy."