The King of Pop is to be a butter statue

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jun 30, 2009 at 6:33 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jun 30, 2009 at 6:33 PM EDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's the King of Pop — in butter.

Iowa State Fair organizers announced Tuesday that they will have a statue of Michael Jackson made of butter. The sculpture will be on display along with the annual butter cow, a popular attraction at the event.

Both will be in a 40-degree cooler throughout the fair from Aug. 13 to 23 in Des Moines.

Fair organizers say the butter sculpture is a tribute to the pop icon who died at the age of 50.

Jackson performed at the fair twice with the Jackson Five in 1971.

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On the Net:

Iowa State Fair: http://www.iowastatefair.org/

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