Kenny Ortega, This Is It, 2009

Ortega also recounted one of his favorite personal memories of working with Michael Jackson. He explained that during “This is It” rehearsals, Michael used several colognes and dancers would frequently line up to hug him to take in the Michael Jackson smell. Ortega said he approached Michael one time when he was having a particularly sweaty day and told the singer, “You don’t want to hug me. I’m sweaty. I stink.” Michael responded, “That’s okay” and promptly sprayed him with cologne. Said Ortega, “That whole rest of the day, everybody just was hugging me and saying ‘You smell like Michael!’”