Michael accompanies Elizabeth Taylor to Hollywood Park

Michael accompanies Elizabeth Taylor to the opening of the Hollywood Park Race Track in Inglewood.

The appearance sits in the quieter public-life strand of the mid-1980s timeline, where Michael is often seen alongside close friends and entertainment figures while largely remaining between major solo album campaigns.

It also helps show how visible Michael remains even in a relatively quiet recording period: public appearances, friendships and celebrity events continue to run alongside the private work that will eventually lead into the Bad campaign.