Michael Jackson Sues Auction House
March 5 2009, Published 5:49 a.m. ET
So you thought the gates of Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Ranch and one of the white gloves first unveiled in his 1983 'Billie Jean' video were going up for auction in a 2,000-item sale organized by the self-styled King of Pop? Not if Michael has his way.
The gloved one is suing auctioneer Darren Julien. Bottom line, Michael says his stuff was stolen and he wants it back. Jackson claims he never agreed to auction many of the items from Neverland Ranch. The property is worth millions of dollars and many of the items have extraordinary sentimental value and are priceless, Michael claims in a new lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court against Julien's Auction House.
Michael said he wanted to review what items were to be sold at auction, and he claims that never happened. Julien claims Michael can bid on his items just like anyone else.
The five-day auction in Beverly Hills, scheduled for April 21-25, was to be the first organized by Jackson, who has been living as a virtual recluse since his acquittal in 2005 on child sex abuse charges.
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