One Direction have hired Michael Jackson’s faithful bodyguard after he was given the boot by the dead star’s relatives.
Alberto Alvarez, 36, tried desperately to save Jacko and called an ambulance as the star’s life ebbed away.
He could have made a fortune from his story but saved it for a court of law.
Michael’s family relied on the minder’s evidence to convict Dr Conrad Murray of involuntary manslaughter.
But after the fuss over last November’s trial had died down, they sacked Alberto. And despite all his loyalty the married dad of two was left penniless.
Now he is overjoyed that the world’s biggest boyband have saved him. Alberto will join them on the American leg of their 2013 world tour next June.
He said: “I’m really excited. They’re a great group of young men and they have great talent. I am proud to work for them. Working for the boys has pulled me through a terrible time. It really helped me cope with what happened three years ago when Michael died.
“I’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.
“The events of three years ago are less heavy on my mind. They won’t ever go away but I do feel better. I started working as a bodyguard again last year.
“And working for One Direction – the biggest boyband in the world – is so exciting. I did some work for them in California last year and they liked me.
“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.
“A few months back I spent time with Louis Tomlinson and his girlfriend.
“They were talking about me accompanying them on their big tour.”
The boys, Zayn, 19, Louis, 20, Harry Styles, 18, Niall Horan, 19, and Liam Payne, 19, have taken the US by storm.
Their new single Live While We’re Young, released today, is already No1 in 40 countries thanks to early orders.
Bosses realised their security needed to be beefed up. The lads were mobbed by 15,000 screaming girls when they appeared outside New York’s Rockefeller Center in April.
US guards invariably have a licence to carry a gun.
A One Direction insider said: “American bodyguards have been called in because fans can be very full on there. Mothers actually offer the boys large sums of money to sleep with their teenage daughters. It is ridiculous.”
It was Alberto who called 911 – the US equivalent of 999 – as his famous boss lay dying on June 25, 2009.
The bodyguard’s choked-up voice was heard across the world on the tape begging for assistance. He said: “We have a gentleman here who needs help. He has stopped breathing.”
Dr Murray, 59, had ordered him to gather up all the bottles of propofol anaesthetic before he called the emergency number. Only later did Alberto realise the doctor was trying to HIDE the powerful drug.
The boys, Zayn, 19, Louis, 20, Harry Styles, 18, Niall Horan, 19, and Liam Payne, 19, have taken the US by storm.
Their new single Live While We’re Young, released today, is already No1 in 40 countries thanks to early orders.
Bosses realised their security needed to be beefed up. The lads were mobbed by 15,000 screaming girls when they appeared outside New York’s Rockefeller Center in April.
US guards invariably have a licence to carry a gun.
A One Direction insider said: “American bodyguards have been called in because fans can be very full on there. Mothers actually offer the boys large sums of money to sleep with their teenage daughters. It is ridiculous.”
It was Alberto who called 911 – the US equivalent of 999 – as his famous boss lay dying on June 25, 2009.
The bodyguard’s choked-up voice was heard across the world on the tape begging for assistance. He said: “We have a gentleman here who needs help. He has stopped breathing.”
Dr Murray, 59, had ordered him to gather up all the bottles of propofol anaesthetic before he called the emergency number. Only later did Alberto realise the doctor was trying to HIDE the powerful drug.
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