London, Aug 21 - A clinic worker has claimed that he had an affair with late pop legend Michael Jackson and lost his 'soulmate' when the singer died.

Jason Pfeiffer, who works for Jackson's dermatologist Arnold Klein, said he and Jackson shared a short romantic relationship that ended in tragedy. The 35-year-old executive claimed he first got to know the Jacko over the phone, reported thesun.co.uk.

He said that the 50-year-old singer asked him for a lift home one night and that led to further secret meetings.

'I guess our first 'date' was in my car. We went for a drive and were talking and having fun. We had to make sure we were not caught, and although the date was short as I had to take him home before anyone noticed, we had a great time,' said Pfeiffer.