{"id":6114,"date":"2011-12-14T11:06:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T11:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=6114"},"modified":"2011-12-14T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T11:06:33","slug":"r-i-p-dennis-tomkins-michael-jacksons-clothes-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/12\/r-i-p-dennis-tomkins-michael-jacksons-clothes-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Dennis Tomkins &#8211; Michael Jackson&#8217;s Clothes Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is with much sadness to announce that on December 2, Dennis Tomkins passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Tomkins was one half of the team that designed and dressed the King Of Pop.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Michael Jackson&#8217;s former make-up artist Karen Faye confirmed this sad news by tweeting: \u201cYes, again, we loose another friend and great artist. Dennis Thompkins Dec. 2. It was his wish to be discrete and quiet about his passing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is Dennis appearing on Good Morning America talking about designing for Michael:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dayFFcT1JbE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with much sadness to announce that on December 2, Dennis Tomkins passed away. Dennis Tomkins was one half of the team that designed and dressed the King Of Pop. Michael Jackson&#8217;s former make-up artist Karen Faye confirmed this sad news by tweeting: \u201cYes, again, we loose another friend and great artist. 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