Celebrity Mound

A source says the Jackson patriarch contacted the Hotel Indigo in Chelsea last week and asked for two comped rooms for the night the documentary about his son Michael, “This Is It,” was debuting worldwide. He even tried to weasel his way in by insinuating that his presence would be good publicity for the hotel.

Indigo personnel politely refused his “offer” — which may be the reason Jackson went to the Vegas screening instead.

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