London, October 28 Elizabeth Taylor has hailed her late long-term friend Michael Jackson as a "modern-day prophet".

The Hollywood veteran praised the King of Pop on her Twitter page, calling him a genius.

"To say the man is a genius is an understatement. He cradles each note, coaxes the music to depths beyond reality," the Sun quoted her as saying.

"You owe it to yourselves and your loved ones to see this again and again. Memorize it and say to yourselves, 'I saw genius in my lifetime.'"

"If you listen to his lyrics, they are those of a modern-day prophet and it beseeches us to listen to him and what he sang," she added. (ANI)