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Emmeline Saunders

Michael Jackson 'had two gay lovers and would dress as a woman for seedy hookups'

Michael Jackson had was 'insatiable' for gay sex and had two male lovers he would regularly hook up with - even meeting one of them dressed as a woman, his biographer once claimed.

Writer Ian Halperin, who published the unofficial biography Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson in 2009, said "virtually everyone" in Jackson's circle knew he was secretly gay.

Throughout his final years, the singer had repeatedly denied being homosexual - and even after his death, abusive dad Joe Jackson slammed further reports Michael had been in sexual relationships with men.

Michael Jackson had sexual relationships with at least two men, claimed his biographer (Getty)

But according to Halperin, Jackson had at least two male lovers - one a construction worker and the other a Hollywood waiter

One of them told the author: "The very first time he had sex with me he said, 'The King of Pop's going to lick your lollipop'. I still laugh thinking about that."

In the book, Halperin documented claims that Jackson would sneak out of his residence to meet one of his boyfriends at a grotty hotel, having dressed up like a woman to avoid being recognised.

His reported fling with the builder, who was said to be in his early 20s, began in 2007 in Las Vegas.

Jackson would disguise himself as a woman to meet one of his male lovers (Getty Images)

"Michael would leave the house in disguise, often dressed as a woman, and would go to meet his boyfriend at a motel that was one of Vegas' grungiest dives," Halperin wrote.

"Michael was broke. He struggled to put food on the table for his children. It was all he could afford then."

He added: "A close aide of Jackson who confirmed the affair to me said that he had no knowledge of what went on behind closed doors at the motel. But the aide said Jackson would dress as a woman after midnight to meet a worker employed by the city of Las Vegas."

Jackson made a sexual remark about a lover's 'lollipop', the lover claimed (Redferns)

The second man reportedly had a steamy three-week romance with Jackson, visiting his Hollywood Hills home almost every night in their short but passionate relationship.

Since his death 10 years ago this week, Jackson has been hit with multiple allegations of child sexual abuse, many of which were in the Leaving Neverland documentary released earlier this year.

James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who met Jackson as children, were interviewed on tape and alleged that the King of Pop had groomed, molested and sexually assaulted them on numerous occasions.

Jackson's estate, which is run by his family, has strongly denied all the allegations made.

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