Elizabeth Taylor gave Michael Jackson an elephant as a thank-you present, longtime assistant says

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an apparel line.Tim Mendelson, her longtime executive assistant and pal, told Fox News Digital that his boss liked to go big with gift-giving.“In 1991, she got married to a man she met at the Betty Ford Center, which you’re not supposed to do, but they fell in love,” said Mendelson, referring to Taylor’s last husband, Larry Fortensky.“They married at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch,” Mendelson shared. “As a thank-you gift, she gave him an elephant named Gypsy.”“Sure, she got people cars, but she presented that elephant to Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch as a surprise,” Mendelson chuckled.Living up to their title as icons in Hollywood and Pop, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson's legendary friendship was on full display with their exchange of elephants!To Michael, Elizabeth gifted an elephant and in return, Elizabeth received a titanium elephant purse.

pic.twitter.com/rsvHKXspisIn return, Taylor received a titanium elephant purse.When it came to her family, Taylor loved spoiling them, too.

And if they inherited her dazzling eyes, they got a special collection from her.“She had these amazing blue eyes that people always said were violet,” Mendelson explained. “Both her sons and her brother Howard had these dazzling turquoise blue eyes.

She would always buy them the best cashmere sweaters to match their eyes. And they needed to be the softest cashmere sweaters.