Sheikh Shelled Out $300K to Doodle with MJ

1. Uhhh... a 3rd grader who's obsessed with Harry Potter from what I can see.

As for MJ being a "grown man"... are we sure about that? Physically maybe, but mentally he's been out to lunch for a long long time.

Posted at 1:30PM on Nov 20th 2008 by Catlanta1960

2. It must be tough to have so much money you have to throw it away on crap like that.

Posted at 1:31PM on Nov 20th 2008 by Kay

3. He's just preparing an insanity plea for when all who are owed by him take him to court.

Posted at 1:37PM on Nov 20th 2008 by pat

4. Do I really see "kills children" in the top middle of this picture????
Perhaps you should crop this picture TMZ.

Posted at 1:37PM on Nov 20th 2008 by unjaded

5. UMMMMMMMM...MIND MAPPING HALF OFF THIS MONTH ONLY !!!! Only $150,000 dollars !!! Crayons, cardboard paper, markers, and hallucinogens free of charge !!!

****Optional negotiated additional price for young looking flat chested 18+ year old woman with buzz-cut dressed in boyscout uniform to dance and/or give massage with happy ending.

Posted at 1:41PM on Nov 20th 2008 by Matt

6. Pop megastar Michael Jackson recorded a song written by a Bahraini prince planned as a charity single, a court ruling on a lawsuit between the two men heard Monday.

The unusual musical collaboration emerged as Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second son of the King of Bahrain, went to the High Court in London to sue cash-strapped Jackson for seven million dollars.

The two men had a "close personal relationship," and even discussed the possibility of Jackson moving to Bahrain after his 2005 child sexual molestation trial, the sheikh's lawyer Bankim Thanki said.

"Sheikh Abdulla began to support Mr Jackson financially after 2005 when it became clear that Mr Jackson was in very serious financial difficulties, much to Sheikh Abdulla's surprise," Thanki told the court.

Assistants of Jackson initially asked the sheikh for 35,000 dollars to pay utility bills at the pop star's Neverland ranch, followed by a request for one million dollars in April 2005, he said.

"Sheikh Abdulla made many more payments on his behalf or to others," including Jackson's 2.2 million dollar legal bill for his criminal trial, he said.

The sheikh planned to revive Jackson's musical career, releasing records through their own label -- including a song recorded the day after his trial ended, which the sheikh wanted released to help victims of the 2004 tsunami.

A recording of the song will be played in court during the trial.

"It shows the quality of Sheikh Abdulla's songwriting skills and that of Mr Jackson's voice," said Thanki.

The sheikh is suing Jackson for breaching a seven-million-dollars (4.7-million-pound) "pay-back" deal designed to repay money he advanced to Jackson when he was having his worst financial problems.

Jackson, who was not in court but has been called on to give evidence via video link from Los Angeles -- contests the claim, saying the sheikh's case is based on "mistake, misrepresentation and undue influence."

Posted at 1:51PM on Nov 20th 2008 by dead angel

7. That's awesome.

Posted at 1:53PM on Nov 20th 2008 by Jeremy

8. All I can say is he is/was a dumba$$.

Posted at 1:59PM on Nov 20th 2008 by Chello

9. This looks like a drawing of the Harry Potter characters, like a character tree. "Kills children" is obviously something to do with voldemort. What does this have to do with jacko or the sheikh? I am way confused.

Posted at 5:26PM on Nov 20th 2008 by ali

10. unjaded, maybe you should get glasses.
the words "kills", and "children" are two different branches of the "tree" and are unrelated, except maybe to someone who has that mind set already and jumps to conclusions.

Posted at 4:26PM on Nov 21st 2008 by Zaphod

11. TMZ, maybe you should explain this one better? It's very confusing. Did MJ 'mind-map' Harry Potter---'cause that totally looks like a project from an English class.
You say the sheik paid for MJ to do one 'just like it"--he paid for MJ to copy the kid's homework? In that case, he deserves to have been taken for all he's worth.
Seriously, find a grown-up to edit this post so it actually makes sense. Or take down the unrelated project and find a better example of a mind-map.

(And yes, "Kills" is on one branch, but the "children" is off the "+19" years branch, and obviously refers to Harry and Ginny's 3 children--you can clearly read "Albus Severus" and "Lily" branching off the "Ginny" portion...but it does look like the 'kills' branch connects to the 'children' branch--you have to look closely to see it doesn't)

Posted at 3:17PM on Nov 20th 2008 by TurtleGirl

12. Who in their right mind pays that amount of money for something you're taught at school?

Posted at 3:38PM on Nov 20th 2008 by blue pen

13. WOW ~ Look at the big brain on Turtlegirl....

You think he's pissed - I spent $400,000 on my mind map with MJ and it doesn't even look this good !!

REFUND !!!! booo hooo hooo hooo

The Sheikh is an idiot if you ask me

Posted at 3:42PM on Nov 20th 2008 by jrad247

14. WTF??

Posted at 4:15PM on Nov 20th 2008 by KP

15. IS THIS A LIST OF ALL THE CHILDREN HE MOLESTED????

Posted at 4:42PM on Nov 20th 2008 by MICHAELJACKSONISAMOLESTR