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Jay-Z may have been paying his respects to Michael Jackson yesterday, spending time in the studio to work on an MJ remix, but his bodyguards were anything but respectful when they harassed a pap on public property!

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Jay kept tight lipped when the photogs asked him about Michael outside of the Ivy in Santa Monica, but when he was leaving Live Nation in Beverly Hills, his bodyguard gave the photogs some lip about being too close. Luckily, the situation was quickly diffused when they got in the car and drove off.

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