Saturday, March 7, 2009

Jackson eyes $400m comeback plan... packaged around 12 year old boy

BBC - Michael Jackson could earn more than $400m (£283m) from a comeback deal involving new music and movies as well as concerts, his promoter has revealed.

The pop superstar has announced 10 gigs at the O2 arena in London this summer, approximately two years after the world had collective amnesia over his inability to have appropriate relationships with prepubescent children.

Randy Phillips, head of AEG Live, which is staging the gigs, said they had a wider deal that could cover a world tour and a 3D film based on Thriller.

"When you factor in the number of people worldwide who give a rats arse about 3D films and "Thriller" you're looking at at least £12."

He also said: "We're talking to him about helping him figure a new plan for the release of singles, new music. We're talking to new producers to shape the music and we're looking for a new 9 year old muse Michael likes the shape of."