Filmmaker Spike Lee threw 51st birthday celebration for Michael Jackson in Brooklyn's prospect park on Saturday where thousands of fans danced the rain away.

Crowds of partygoers streamed into Prospect Park late Saturday afternoon, many wearing fedoras, sporting white gloves and showing off other Jackson-esque outfits. DJs spun Jackson's hits one after the other as people danced and sang along. Dozens of hawkers wandered through the crowd with T-shirts, buttons, posters and homemade memorabilia.

"I was just like everyone else. I loved his talent," said Lee, who directed two music videos for Jackson in 1996. He also reminisced how Jackson had visited him in his home in Brooklyn to talk about their music video collaboration.

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Meanwhile in London and Mexico, fans gathered on his 51st birthday to attempt the record for the largest 'Thriller' routine.

London's 'Thriller' routine at Trafalgar Square

There are reports from Mexico that the record has been set for the routine.