Kathy Griffin's Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial story

Years ago, Kathy Griffin was an extra in the crowd, present during the taping of the Pepsi commercial where Michael Jackson's hair caught fire. Kathy Griffin - “He was literally spinning and then there was smoke and a bunch of people kind of jumped on him… They didn’t tell any of the extras what was going on,” Kathy revealed to Extra. © PRN / PR Photos

Kathy Griffin - “He was literally spinning and then there was smoke and a bunch of people kind of jumped on him… They didn’t tell any of the extras what was going on,” Kathy revealed to Extra. © PRN / PR Photos“He was literally spinning and then there was smoke and a bunch of people kind of jumped on him… They didn’t tell any of the extras what was going on,” Kathy revealed to Extra.D-List star and Emmy nominee Kathy Griffin revealed that she was on the set of the infamous Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial shoot when the King of Pop’s hair caught on fire.“I was happy to be an extra [for the commercial]…I was just part of the crowd scene…I will just never forget seeing Michael Jackson from a distance and just thinking, ‘Oh my God, that’s Michael Jackson.’…You kind of can’t believe it….I remember it vividly…and Jon [Lovitz] was there…They were taping…We really didn’t notice it [hair on fire]….When it actually happened."Griffin continued, "He was literally spinning and then there was smoke and a bunch of people kind of jumped on him. They didn’t tell any of the extras what was going on…then rumors kind of rippled through the audience….By the time I got home that night, it was the biggest news story on the news.""It’s fascinating after all these years, somebody had that tape. And we never knew how serious the injury was….I could only imagine that was very painful.”