Michael Jackson has baffled organizers of his “This Is It” London residency by demanding access to an elephant so he can ride around on it on stage, with panthers on gold chains, while parrots and birds fly around behind him.

Despite animal welfare laws banning the use of some domestic creatures in shows the 50-year-old singer is determined to make it happen when he takes to the stage at The O2.

The source added: “He’s desperate to find a way around it.”

His managers, however are less than thrilled with his increasingly wild demands and fear that the costs of the stunts, as well as the insurance premiums required will become astronomical.

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