Michael Jacksons production company has filed a lawsuit aiming to halt the sale of mementos at an eagerly anticipated auction of the pop stars belongings from going ahead next month. MJJ Productions claimed in a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed on Wednesday that certain "priceless and irreplaceable" items due to go under the hammer on April 22-25 had "extraordinary sentimental value."
The Beverly Hills sale, being organised by the respected Juliens Auction House, was announced last year, triggering world-wide interest in Jackson and speculation about the singers finances.
According to the lawsuit, MJJ Productions president Tohme R. Tohme contacted Juliens last July about removing some items from the home for auction, but said they were not to be put up for sale until an inventory with photos was provided to Jackson and Tohme to determine which possessions the entertainer wanted and which he no longer needed.
The 2,000 items due to be sold include awards, photos, clothes, furniture, automobiles and "possessions collected through (Jacksons) legendary career," the suit states.
Among the items are an ornate wrought iron gate from the stars Neverland Ranch, the sprawling California estate which was the alleged crime scene in Jacksons child abuse trial in 2005. Jackson, who was expected to announce his comeback in London later Thursday, has not lived in the property since.
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