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"One Direction have hired Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s former bodyguard. Alberto Alvarez worked as the singer&amp;#039;s personal minder at the time of his death in 2009.   His testimony about what happened on the day of Jackson&amp;#039;s death was a major factor in the imprisonment of Jackson&amp;#039;s doctor Conrad Murray last year. However, Alvarez was sacked by the Jackson family after the trial came to an end in November. Alvarez has now been appointed as part of the team that will look after the British boyband during their 2013 world tour in June. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really excited. They&amp;#039;re a great group of young men and they have great \u00C2\u00ADtalent,&amp;quot; he told The Mirror. &amp;quot;I am proud to work for them. Working for the boys has \u00C2\u00ADpulled me through a \u00C2\u00ADterrible time. It really helped me cope with what \u00C2\u00ADhappened three years ago when Michael died.&amp;quot; Speaking about his time since Jackson&amp;#039;s death, he said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been through the mill but I am coming out the other side. I just wanted to get the trial over. Since then I have felt a lot better. &amp;quot;The events of three years ago are less heavy on my mind. They won&amp;#039;t ever go away but I do feel \u00C2\u00ADbetter. I started \u00C2\u00ADworking as a \u00C2\u00ADbodyguard again last year.  &amp;quot;And \u00C2\u00ADworking for One Direction - the \u00C2\u00ADbiggest boyband in the world - is so \u00C2\u00ADexciting. I did some work for them in California last year and they liked me.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;Now every time they are here I work with them. The other week I was with Zayn Malik at the Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. &amp;quot;A few months back I spent time with Louis Tomlinson and his girlfriend. &amp;quot;They were talking about me \u00C2\u00ADaccompanying them on their big tour.&amp;quot; Simon Cowell recently described One Direction&amp;#039;s new album Take Me Home as &amp;quot;fantastic&amp;quot;. Watch the music video for One Direction&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Live While We&amp;#039;re Young&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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