Michael Jackson’s signature masks concealed a hole in the middle of his face, according to reports.
A shocking picture of the King of Pop was said to have emerged, followed by claims that the star’s nose fell off as a result of decades of plastic surgery.
The snap, reportedly taken only weeks before Jackson died on June 25, suggestively showed his facial contours as strangely flat, depicting only a shadow where the tip of his nose should have been, reports News of the World.
It was also said that Jackson was snapped without the prothestic nose, which was recently reported to have been missing from his face as he lay in a morgue in Los Angeles.
Witnesses, who allegedly saw the singer’s body on the autopsy table, said a small, dark surrounded by bits of cartilage was allegedly left behind.
Former Neverland aide Adrian McManus said: "His nose was always a problem. In his closet he had stage glue and a jar of fake noses he told me were for disguises."