A clip of creepy cutlery twister Uri Geller was on Sky News this morning. It was an excerpt from some more high quality entertainment we can look forward to on ITV1 on Sunday night - My Friend Michael Jackson: Uri's Story.
A blubbing Geller talks about how Jacko was his 'brother' and a 'true friend' and then shows them going shopping to meet that other oddball Mohammed Fayed.
All very moving stuff. Until you remember that it was Geller who introduced Jackson to Martin Bashir whose filmed encounter (also shown on ITV1) arguably led to his complete downfall. The two subsequently fell out and Geller appeared on telly denouncing Jackson's activities with small boys.
In short, other than appearing on rubbish TV shows in the early 80s and talking nonsense about crystals - which memorably failed to help his Exeter FC - Geller only has his acquaintance with another fruitcake to thank his career for. What a strange way to make a living.
Please don't watch it - it'll only encourage Geller as a professional Jackson mourner and mean ITV will make more of this rubbish.
