“能把曼德拉稱作他的朋友，邁克爾·傑克遜深感自豪。正如全世界數以百萬計的仰慕者一樣，MJ被曼德拉總統的勇氣、他為人類尊嚴的鬥爭以及他對和平的承諾所激勵。在邁克爾到訪南非期間，邁克爾常常會與曼德拉會面，他也將邁克爾稱作‘我們家庭的親密成員’。在曼德拉總統的家人和他深愛的南非人民追悼他們無比重大的損失之時，我們向他們致以衷心的哀思。”
——約翰·布蘭卡和約翰·麥克萊恩，邁克爾·傑克遜遺產管理人
Michael Jackson was proud to call Nelson Mandela his friend. Like millions of admirers around the world Michael drew inspiration from President Mandela’s courage, his fight for human dignity and his commitment to peace. During his visits to South Africa Michael met often with President Mandela, who described Michael as “a close member of our family.” Our hearts go out to President Mandela’s family and to his beloved South Africans as they mourn their incalculable loss.
- John Branca and John McClain, Co-Executors The Estate of Michael Jackson
南非前總統納爾遜·曼德拉於當地時間2013年12月5日在約翰尼斯堡家中病逝，享年95歲。曼德拉與邁克爾·傑克遜的私人關係密切。此外，1999年傑克遜大規模慈善演唱會所籌集的善款全部捐獻給了曼德拉兒童基金會、聯合國科教文組織、世界紅十字會。傑克遜更為曼德拉寫過一首歌《我還能給你什麼》（What More Can I Give），這首歌後來被用作美國9/11恐怖襲擊的慈善歌曲。2009年，傑克遜去世，曼德拉親自發來電文悼念。
“Dear Jackson family,
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the untimely death of Michael Jackson. Michael became close to use after he started visiting and performing in South Africa regularly.
We became fond of him and he became a close member of our family. We had great admiration for his talent and that he was able to triumph over tragedy on some many occasion in his life.
Michael was a giant and a legend in the music industry and we mourn with the millions of fans worldwide. We also mourn with his family and his friends over the loss of a dear friend. He will be missed and memories cherished of him for a long time.
Be strong,
Nelson Mandela”
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