Lady Gaga in £1.25 million bidding war over Michael Jackson head injury photo

Lady Gaga in £1.25 million bidding war over Michael Jackson head injury photo
By Jess Wilson

14 Oct 2013    

The pop princess has got her eyes on the prize. Thing is, the prize is a bit, well, odd and gruesome.

Lady Gaga has upped her weird-factor and entered a £1.25 million bidding war on an eight-page medical report on Michael Jackson's freak hair-fire accident in the eighties.

Yep, you read that right.

The Lady - who admits being an Jackophille and occasionally wearing his clothing in the studio (who are we to judge?) - is in the midst of a fierce battle with Jackson's estate over who gets to buy the precious relic and the graphic photos of the inside of his scalp that are contained within it. Gross.

If you don't remember the MJ (removed the 'WJ' insulting name) fire accident, here's a brief overview:

The King of Pop was filming a Pepsi TV commercial in 1984 when, on the sixth take, in a special effects disaster, a firework display erupted and showered him in sparks, setting light to his hair.

After being extinguished by his brothers and stage hands, the megastar was rushed to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, LA, where he was treated for second degree burns to his scalp. Youch.

The Thriller star later blamed the traumatic experience and painful injury for starting his drug addiction which eventually led to his death in 2008 from a Propofol overdose.

Now, his medical records and gruesome photos are being sold by Nashville-based auction house, Flatsigned, on behalf of ambulance driver Brian McDaniel who claimed he found them in a park bin close to the hospital where MJ was treated. We won't ask why he was going through the bin...

Flatsigned boss Tim Miller believes the files will sell for £1.25 million but it seems Lady Gaga is determined to keep her Poker Face.

"Lady Gaga's attorney and ours have been dealing with each other and she's very much in the frame," he said.

Gaga, 27, who calls herself Mother Monster, last year admitted spending nearly one MILLION dollars on 55 items of Michael Jackson memorabilia , including his studded leather Bad jacket and his sparkly white glove.

Commenting on her spends, the fame monster tweeted: "The 55 pieces I collected today will be archived & expertly cared for in the spirit & love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, & fans worldwide."

A source revealed Gaga had plans to open up a gallery or fashion museum where she could showcase what she'd bought.

Maybe, if Gaga wins the file, she'll display the freaky photos and MJ's records there too.

We can't see people falling through the doors to see them though...

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When I saw this-it made me sick. WTH is wrong with that woman (Gaga)? Sorry for the derogatory terms if I missed any-you know the UK especially this rag The Mirror.

i like ur tweet admin if i had a twitter i would do the same. she's gone too far. i've seen those pics and GOSH are they disturbing. they need to keep with Michael's family IMO its a part of his medical history and it should stay in his family. rant over sorry.

another thing WTH is she doing with his Bad Jacket??? i didn't know she had it

exactly Capricious, its not

Why the heck is anyone selling these photos??!!! It makes me sick!