Performing in strip club with Jackson 5

Michael and his siblings were pushed towards fame by their strict father Joe Jackson from childhood, with life on the road exposing the star to sordid antics at an early age.

The Billie Jean singer is quoted in Rick Sky's 1994 book Michael Jackson – The Bad Year as saying: "Ever since I was young I've been surrounded by strange sights.

"You wouldn't believe some of the things that I saw at an early age. One of the worst memories that I'll never erase is a stripper who played the same club we did when I was six.

"She was called Rose Marie. After she had taken everything off she pushed her underwear in the faces of the audience and made them sniff it. It was disgusting.

"By the time I reached my teens I guess I'd been exposed to most grown up things."