Actor Rupert Everett poses for the press prior to the presentation of his book “Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins” on November 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.

After some plastic surgery (face lift?), he doesn’t even look like his own image on the book!

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Rupert Everett says he wasn’t surprised Michael Jackson died at the young age of 50.

He adds that the King of Pop is probably better off dead.

“He was a freak,” Everett, 50, tells U.K.’s The Mirror. “He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation – that killed him.”

Jackson “personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country,” Everett continues. “We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art. I think it was fortuitous that he died.”

Of Jackson’s 50 London comeback performances, Everett says, “It wouldn’t have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn’t have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him.”

In light of Jackson’s death, Everett says, “We’re living in very strange times.

“We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black,” he explains. “It’s absolutely fascinating to watch.”

Everett’s shocking remarks don’t end there.

He says he “fell out of love with America after 9/11.”

“Straight afterwards, this cruel and nasty city was hit with a sudden wave of compassion,” he explains. “Everyone looked out for everyone. I thought that could be the beginning of something amazing.”

“It felt like it was a new beginning but then the rain started and President Bush came in and began the war,” he continues. “The whole country just changed and became completely alien to me. We came to America as kids because England was stuffy and constipated. The U.S. used to be a breath of fresh air but Bush changed all that.”

America “is a weird place now,” Everett says, adding that “cartoons are more realistic than real-life. Family Guy, The Simpsons and Shrek are much more believable than action films. People react to cartoons rather than life. That is a tragedy.”

Everett, a one-time pal of Madonna, also pulls out the cat claws on Gwyneth Paltrow.

“If I had the choice of being on a desert island with [cheesy British reality star] Jordan or Gwyneth Paltrow, I would choose Jordan,” he says.

“With Jordan you get the truth. She’s treated like a quasi-hooker, whereas Gwyneth is seen as the patron saint of good living,” he adds. “Which one has more integrity? I would much rather have Jordan any day.”

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Rupert Everett has described Michael Jackson as a “freak” who resembled a cartoon character.

The actor claimed that Jackson would not have been able to survive the pressure of performing his planned 50-date London O2 arena residency.

“I think it was fortuitous that he died,” he told The Mirror. “He was supposed to be doing 50 concerts in London. It wouldn’t have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn’t have managed to do them all and the press would have destroyed him.”

Despite the pop icon being cleared of ten counts of child molestation in 2005, Everett insisted that he never recovered from the ordeal.

“He was a freak. He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation – that killed him,” he said.

“He personified the pain anxiety of a black man in a slave country. We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art.”

Everett appears in upcoming movie Wild Target.

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Rupert Everett’s dashing good looks were getting a little droopy. But now he’s more than ready for his close-up!

The actor, currently starring in Blithe Spirit on Broadway, debuted a fresh-faced new look on The Martha Stewart Show on April 10. And he doesn’t just have makeup artists to thank.

According to Dr. Brian S. Glatt, founder of the Premier Plastic Surgery Center of New Jersey, Rupert, 49, has had a comprehensive series of facial procedures. “I think Rupert had a face-lift,” Dr. Glatt tells Star. “His cheeks are fuller and lifted, and his jawline and neck are pulled back and smoother.”

As for his forehead, Dr. Glatt says it’s simply Botox. “I think he’s definitely using it. He is very animated, and there are no lines visible on his forehead.”

The last element in Rupert’s new look, says Dr. Glatt, is a chin implant! “The shape and projection of the chin is drastically different. It’s much more pointed,” he says.

In all, the surgeries could have set Rupert back almost $25,000!

But it was worth it. Dr. Glatt, who has not treated the actor, observes, “This is an impressive difference. He looks 10 years younger!”

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George Clooney has hit back at Rupert Everett for criticizing the Ocean’s Eleven franchise – by ridiculing the Brit’s own film roles.

Everett claimed the fellow actor was “not the brightest spark in the boulevard” and branded the Ocean’s Eleven franchise “a cancer to world culture”.

But Clooney has retaliated by telling U.S. journalists, “Where did that come from? You kind of go, ‘Dude, weren’t you in Dunston Checks In’?”

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“Oh my God is she going to get butt f**ked!” Rupert Everett fears the worst for Paris Hilton as she prepares to spend 45 days in jail.