Rumor Mill: The King Scared Of The Queen?

Report by Tyler "Ty" Deschanel

Self styled King of Pop and acquitted kiddie fiddler Michael Jackson pulled out of attending the British Royal premiere of Casino Royale last November because he was apparently afraid to meet the Queen.

The Thriller singer voted "Worst Person To Baby-sit Your Kids" by a recent poll, was in the UK already at the time of the Royal Command Performance of the film, and was invited to attend, but my sources tell me he was too nervous about talking to Queen Elizabeth that he decided not to go.

He did not miss out on the film, however, as the movie's producers supplied him with a personal copy, which he watched in his London hotel room. Reports that he was spotted hours later selling bootleg copies of the movie in Chinatown, are thus far unsubstantiated.