Thailand's 'Michael Jackson' gets 2 years in prison over fatal drink-driving crash

Tik Shiro. Image: Tik Shiro official Facebook page/tikshiroofficial/photos BANGKOK, Thailand — A Thai court jailed on Wednesday, June 24, a singer dubbed Thailand’s Michael Jackson for two years for killing two people while driving while drunk. Manasawin Nantasen, known as Tik Shiro, rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s for his signature fedora hat, leather jackets and slick dance moves, earning comparisons to global pop icon Michael Jackson. The 64-year-old singer was driving his vehicle across a bridge in Bangkok in October 2024 when he hit a stationary motorbike. He killed a 28-year-old woman who was on the bike, […]... Keep on reading: Thailand's 'Michael Jackson' gets 2 years in prison over fatal drink-driving crash