Michael Jackson's Neverland Contents Were Almost Sold
Michael Jackson's Neverland Contents Were Almost Sold
by WeAreTheWorld. Mon May 20, 2013 8:08 pm
Michael Jackson's Neverland Contents Almost Went Up For Sale
By: Lynn Douglass
5/19/2013
Tonight, May 19, CBS “60 Minutes”will air a segment on Michael Jackson’s legacy and personal possessions.
Jackson accumulated a half-billion in debt by the end of his life says a CBS news website promoting the show. But now it seems “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour”earns Jackson’s estate millions, but his possessions sit in storage, specifically in five California warehouses.
One fan who saw a clip of the upcoming segment on a CBS news website commented online, “I couldn’t believe the reporter was handling those clothes when OBVIOUSLY they shouldn’t have been handled without gloves.”
Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, who auctioned off an autographed version of the “Beat It” jacket this weekend for $10,000 at New York City’s Hard Rock Café, offered, “Michael Jackson fans are very passionate and outspoken.”
Julien said that for the short term, not wearing gloves to handle the gloved ones’ items is not that serious. “Long term,” he said, “oil on hands expedites deterioration, but only for clothing.”
Julien would know firsthand about Michael Jackson memorabilia. He told me that Jackson hired him, when he was still alive, to “clear” his beloved Neverland of its contents.
“It took 90 days, 30 men and 10 semi-trailers,” said Julien. The folks at Julien’s Auctions catalogued the items and put them on exhibition. But then it seems there was a change of heart…
“It was the greatest auction that never happened,” said Julien. Jackson’s production company sued Julien in 2009, “seeking to halt the sale by arguing Jackson hadn’t authorized it,” according to an AP report.
Jackson and Julien settled for an undisclosed amount and “ended on good terms,” reported Julien who estimated that the Neverland items his company cleared were worth somewhere between $2 to $6 million.
Why broadcast a segment about Jackson memorabilia now? “The estate is trying to reach out to fans and make them feel more part of the singer’s career,” offered Julien. (My money is on the A.E.G. Live suit as another reason.)
According to the Daily News, tonight’s “60 Minute” broadcast will show a crystal glove Jackson wore on tour, estimated at $80,000. So how many legitimate sequined gloves are out there? Julien estimates there are 20 and that each true glove is heavily documented.
“The designer did something special to each glove that no one else would know about,” said Julien.
In 2009, Julien’s Auctions sold the glove the King of Pop wore during the 1983 “Motown 25” celebration where he performed the “moonwalk” for the first time. The glove sold for $420,000 to a Hong Kong businessman.
Clearly, lots of money has changed hands in the name of Michael Jackson. What’s nice is that, in this case, the children, and not some overseas collector, will have their father’s things.
I’m thinking any Dad, Michael Jackson or not, would want that—even if that means 5 full warehouses.
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By: Lynn Douglass
5/19/2013
Tonight, May 19, CBS “60 Minutes”will air a segment on Michael Jackson’s legacy and personal possessions.
Jackson accumulated a half-billion in debt by the end of his life says a CBS news website promoting the show. But now it seems “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour”earns Jackson’s estate millions, but his possessions sit in storage, specifically in five California warehouses.
One fan who saw a clip of the upcoming segment on a CBS news website commented online, “I couldn’t believe the reporter was handling those clothes when OBVIOUSLY they shouldn’t have been handled without gloves.”
Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, who auctioned off an autographed version of the “Beat It” jacket this weekend for $10,000 at New York City’s Hard Rock Café, offered, “Michael Jackson fans are very passionate and outspoken.”
Julien said that for the short term, not wearing gloves to handle the gloved ones’ items is not that serious. “Long term,” he said, “oil on hands expedites deterioration, but only for clothing.”
Julien would know firsthand about Michael Jackson memorabilia. He told me that Jackson hired him, when he was still alive, to “clear” his beloved Neverland of its contents.
“It took 90 days, 30 men and 10 semi-trailers,” said Julien. The folks at Julien’s Auctions catalogued the items and put them on exhibition. But then it seems there was a change of heart…
“It was the greatest auction that never happened,” said Julien. Jackson’s production company sued Julien in 2009, “seeking to halt the sale by arguing Jackson hadn’t authorized it,” according to an AP report.
Jackson and Julien settled for an undisclosed amount and “ended on good terms,” reported Julien who estimated that the Neverland items his company cleared were worth somewhere between $2 to $6 million.
Why broadcast a segment about Jackson memorabilia now? “The estate is trying to reach out to fans and make them feel more part of the singer’s career,” offered Julien. (My money is on the A.E.G. Live suit as another reason.)
According to the Daily News, tonight’s “60 Minute” broadcast will show a crystal glove Jackson wore on tour, estimated at $80,000. So how many legitimate sequined gloves are out there? Julien estimates there are 20 and that each true glove is heavily documented.
“The designer did something special to each glove that no one else would know about,” said Julien.
In 2009, Julien’s Auctions sold the glove the King of Pop wore during the 1983 “Motown 25” celebration where he performed the “moonwalk” for the first time. The glove sold for $420,000 to a Hong Kong businessman.
Clearly, lots of money has changed hands in the name of Michael Jackson. What’s nice is that, in this case, the children, and not some overseas collector, will have their father’s things.
I’m thinking any Dad, Michael Jackson or not, would want that—even if that means 5 full warehouses.
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