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Posted Oct 30th 2009 6:10AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson was known to be very generous with his fans -- but now some of the people who received gifts from the King of Pop want to turn a profit off his generosity.
A scarf worn by Jackson, a Mercedes he gave to his aunt, and the white glove he wore when he unveiled the Moonwalk in 1983 will all go up for bidding at a NY-based Julien's Auctions event on November 21.
Roughly 80 items on the block are related to Michael, but only 34 of them were originally gifts from Michael to friends and fans.
Other items up for bidding include original handwritten lyrics to "Beat It," and the mold for Michael's "Thriller" fangs.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
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Posted May 14th 2009 8:00PM by TMZ Staff
The auction house that was going to sell millions of dollars of property from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch has filed legal papers, because it seems everyone on earth is claiming they own the goods.
Jerry Hawxhurst, the lawyer for Julien's Auction House filed the papers because there's an ongoing dispute between Jacko and his former manager, Dr. Tohme, as to who controls MJJ Productions -- the owner of the property Julien's currently holds. The property includes the titles to three Rolls Royce cars.
Julien's is getting caught in the crossfire and doesn't want to give it to anyone, for fear the others will sue the auction house claiming they owned the stuff. So Julien's is asking the court to take control of M.J.'s stuff and decide who gets what.
UPDATE: Dr. Tohme just contacted TMZ. He says he controls MJJ Productions, but says all the auction items are in Jacko's name. Tohme tells us he's not trying to claim any of MJ's property.
UPDATE: Dr. Tohme just contacted us again, to say that Michael is the one in charge of MJJ Productions, not him. Sounds like this is reason the papers were filed in the first place.
Filed under: Celebrity Auctions, Michael Jackson
Tags: michael jackson, michael jackson auction, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonAuction
Posted Apr 11th 2009 5:30AM by TMZ Staff
Is it wrong to buy gigantic metal gates from a very creepy man? Apparently not, according to the one person who bid at least $10,000 to buy the gates from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch via the singer's online auction.
Some of the items also up for grabs: A gigantic, five-foot tall statue of Geppetto holding Pinnochio, the claws from Edward Scissorhands and even an autographed basketball from Michael Jordan.
It's nice to know Jacko is still sticking to his guns by refusing to represent himself as a normal human being who doesn't own scary things.
Filed under: Celebrity Auctions, Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
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Posted Mar 4th 2009 6:32PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's production company is suing the company trying to auction off all of Jacko's weirdo personal property -- including the hands from Edward Scissorhands, rhinestone gloves and socks, a tacky robe and the gates from Neverland.
In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Jacko's camp claims Julien's Auction House is "not legally entitled to retain possession of Michael Jackson's personal property."
The suit claims the auction house has repeatedly refused to return the stuff.
The auction is scheduled to take place April 22 in Bev Hills.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson, Photo Galleries
Tags: michael jackson, michael jackson auction, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonAuction, wacko jacko, WackoJacko
