Devon-born Matt Fiddes became an unlikely confidante to Michael Jackson after being introduced by mutual friend Uri Geller in 1998.
Jackson hired the martial arts master to be his bodyguard, and the pair remained in contact right up until the star's death in 2009.
In his lifetime, Jackson was married to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe and was linked to a slew of female celebrities including Whitney Houston, Brook Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
He also fathered children Prince and Paris with Debbie Rowe - although she claimed she was inseminated with donor sperm. But by the time Jackson died, Matt said the Moonwalk creator's days of love making were far behind him.
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