Yes, we know it sounds like the set up for a joke, but we're serious. If it were a joke, it'd read "Taylor, Jackson, & Brando walk into a bar..."

From the Express:

The US magazine says that Hollywood actors Brando and Taylor were in the Big Apple to watch Jackson perform at Madison Square Garden on September 10.

The following day, after hearing that the Twin Towers had collapsed, Jackson "hollered down the hallway of his hotel" for everyone in his entourage, including Brando, to leave immediately.

However, Jackson and Brando had trouble leaving the hotel garage "because fans kept banging on the car windows, following them down the street, screaming".

Taylor, meanwhile, was said to be staying nearby at another hotel.

The former employee of Jackson reveals that he "led his entourage to a temporary safe haven" in New Jersey before the three superstars took to the open road.

More at the Express.