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A French model says she wants to marry Michael Jackson.

The 20-year-old met Jackson when she was 13 and said she has a "special relationship" with him.

The Daily Mirror quotes her telling the US television show, Entertainment Tonight: "I really cared for him. He really cared for me. We kiss each other. The rest is private."

When asked is he'd shared a bed with Jackson at his Neverland ranch, she replied: "I stayed but we looked at movies."

She was asked if she would accept a marriage proposal from the singer, Thomae answered: "Yes. I'd say yes."

The model also said Jackson had treated sex claim accuser, Gavin Arviso, "like a brother".