Here’s what must be the ultimate Michael Jackson memorabilia: Chicago company LifeGem are planning to produce diamonds made with the King of Pop’s hair!
LifeGem has come into possession of a singed lock of Michael’s hair. This was picked up by producer Ralph Cohen during the infamous Pepsi hair-burning incident. Cohen dropped the hair in his pocket and forgot about it. John Reznikoff of LifeGem says:
The provenance and authenticity of this lock of hair is impeccable, including the highly publicized video showing the original owner of the hair using his Armani jacket to extinguish Jackson’s hair. This jacket was included with the purchase of the hair.
Now some of the hairs have been acquired by LifeGem. The company intend to use their patented process to turn the carbon from the hairs into diamonds.
How much will the Jackson diamonds cost to buy? We don’t know yet, but they aren’t likely to be cheap. LifeGem’s founder Dean VandenBiesen said:
We are currently evaluating Jackson’s hair sample to determine how many diamonds can be created. This will be a limited collection and we anticipate great interest.