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Jacko Selling Zoo
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:21:45 +1000 alt.showbiz.gossip
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Michael Jackson Sells Zoo 2006-03-27 06:45:33 Troubled pop star MICHAEL JACKSON is reportedly frantically selling off his menagerie of tigers, elephants and orangutans in a bid to pay off his massive debts. The BEAT IT singer, who is speculated to be $250 million (£150 million) in debt, has had to shut down the house on his Neverland Ranch, and is desperately trying to raise cash. Agent Smith...
An insider tells British newspaper The Mirror, "Michael's fortune is nothing like it used to be. "He's desperate for cash and is offering the animals for a fraction of what they're really worth. He needs money fast." Earlier this month (16MAR06), Jackson was under fire from Neverland employees who demanded $306,000 (£180,000) after complaining they hadn't received a pay packet since 19 December (05). People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) activists subsequently wrote to the singer, begging him to relocate the exotic animals on the California ranch after learning it had been closed down. |