Kanye West expresses admiration for Michael Jackson in latest interview

Hip-hop star Kanye West has opposed documentaries that he thinks "tear down our heroes" as he spoke about Michael Jackson in an interview.

Talking to i-D Magazine, the singer admired the King of Pop for his services to the music industry and the way he lives.

"Michael Jackson was doing covert, super gangsta stuff, like he'd just pop needles off."

Kanye West said, "He kissed Elvis Presley’s daughter on MTV. Black culture used to be... we used to be fronting all night, but Michael was doing stuff that was different [from] what we were programmed to understand as being what we should do."

The Stronger star added, "He bought The Beatles’ back catalogue. That was Mike Jackson, right there."

Apparently referring to the 2019 documentary "Leaving Neverland", in which Michael was accused of child abuse, Kanye said, "We should have something that says we can’t allow any company to tear down our heroes."