Singer Michael Jackson was released earlier this morning after having been accidently locked in London waxworks museum Madame Tussauds during a stay in the capital.

The lock in - the result of over zealous staff unable to identify the real Jackson from the thousands of models in the store - is said to have left the singer 'dazed, confused and in need of a curly wurly'.

Jackson, who is believed to be recording a single for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, had his children with him during the visit on Sunday.

On arrival, he had been besieged by fans and photographers alike, but many people assumed that he had slipped out a back exit after his tour. Few, if anyone, suspected that he'd actually been wandering around for over 72 hours in a room full of life size replicas of famous people.

Jackson apparantly passed the time by chatting to wax versions of 'his friends' but got 'confused and upset' when they refused to talk back to him.

His visit to London is his first public appearance since being cleared of child abuse charges in June this year.

Tussauds staff struggled to spot the difference

Posted by damian at October 13, 2005 08:07 AM