He glided through graduation.
Content creator De’Von Jasper went viral for the Michael Jackson-inspired moonwalk he did on stage as he received his high school diploma — raking in a jaw-dropping 250 million combined views in six months.
The Houma, LA, native decided to repost the impressive 2024 clip as the biopic “Michael” was released in theaters just in time for graduation season — and it reeled in another 100 million views in a week.
“I thought, ‘Let me just post it again because people need to see this. I want to see everybody else moonwalking across the stage,’” Jasper said of the clip, which Jacko’s official social media accounts shared.
The now-20-year-old told The Post he “knew from the jump” he was going to perform the stunt on the graduation stage.
Since he is known for his dancing, his principal at H. L. Bourgeois High School had a strong suspicion he would, and even put out a general warning before the big day.
“When we did a graduation practice, she said, ‘No moonwalking across the stage,’ because she knew I was going to do it,” he recalled.
Jasper ignored the warning.
In the viral clip, set to the King of Pop’s song “Billie Jean,” he is seen brazenly putting on a pair of socks — like Jackson did for his signature move — before approaching the stage.
His math teacher utters, “Don’t do it. You better not.”
“You can see the teacher in the video eyeing me down the whole way,” he said. “And I blew her a kiss and said, ‘I’m doing it.’”
After doing a spin move, he proceeds to flawlessly moonwalk, then executes two perfect splits before accepting his diploma from his principal.
“Everybody was cheering. And my principal, she saw that split, and she had no choice but to smile,” he said.
The assistant principal who announced each student’s name, also expressed her amazement.
“She said my name, and once I did it, she said, ‘Oh yeah!’”
Jasper revealed he is now a friend of MJ’s son Prince, whom he met through social media.
Prince even invited him to the Jackson home in Encino, CA, for a private “Thriller”-themed party, where Jasper met Michael’s longtime choreographer, Travis Payne.
“Prince follows me on Instagram and we hung out twice,” he said. “I asked him a few questions about his dad because I was curious.”
The college student, who is majoring in moving image arts and minoring in dance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, said he is prepping to film more Jackson content.
“Yes, while the movie’s out, this is Michael month.”
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