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Michael Jackson has delivered the ultimate snub to his former friend Sir Paul McCartney - by erasing his vocals from their 1982 hit duet The Girl Is Mine.
The reclusive King of Pop has remixed his classic album Thriller to mark the 25th anniversary of the disc, which is set for release in February.
On the track, which was the first single release from Thriller, McCartney and Jackson argue over a girl.
The song hit number two in the U.S. Billboard charts and number eight in the UK charts.
A year later, the pair teamed up again for the duet Say Say Say, which appeared on McCartney's Pipes of Peace album.
However on the latest version, the former Beatle's singing has been removed from The Girl Is Mine 2008.
Instead, Jackson and The Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.I.Am share McCartney's lines, according to US reports.
Jackson and McCartney famously fell out in 1985 when the Billie Jean pop star bought the Associated Television Corporation (ATV)'s back catalogue, which included the publishing rights to The Beatles' songs.
Jackson paid a reported $47.5million for between 160 and 260 Beatles classics, including Yesterday and Let It Be.
Other stars who have contributed to the remixed Thriller 25 album include Kanye West, Akon and Will.I.Am's bandmate Fergie.
Jackson is reportedly in talks to make his comeback after the album's release with a series of gigs at the O2 Arena in London in the spring.
Promoters want him to recreate his classic Thriller album on stage to mark the record's 25th anniversary.
Tickets are expected to cost hundreds of pounds, as Jackson is said to be in debt to the tune of more than £165million
