It is classic tabloid territory - using the latest computer technology, the showbiz pages tell us what the stars of the day will look like when they get old.
Oh how incredibly wrong they were with Michael Jackson. While it would have taken an extraordinary piece of software to get him right, simply adding a very 1980s 'tache to a contemporary photo and a horrible jacket and tie combo straight out of the 80s too is a very poor effort indeed.
Note the caption: "Michael Jackson at 40 will have aged gracefully and will have a handsome, more mature look. In number, his fame will have grown tenfold by the year 2000".
I would say they got that wrong on every single count.
(Yes! I managed to get through a Micheal Jackson post without making a tasteless gag about his death. It is definitely time to let him rest in pieces...)
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