Michael Jackson is “Sick” - or So He’d Like Us To Believe
Posted By: Perez Hilton @ Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton Date Posted: November 18th, 2008
Wacko Jacko is trying to use a sick note to get out of testifying in London in a suit brought against him by Arab sheikh Al Khalifa.
The prince is claiming that Jacko owes him 7 million buckaroos for a contract that the Prince of Pop never carried through with.
Michael's lawyer, Robert Englehart, is insisting that it would be "unwise for him to travel, given what's he's got now," but would not elaborate on the mysterious ailment.
Is it Janet-like Vertigo???? That must run in the Jackson family!
Khalifa's lawyer is not buying it, calling the medical evidence "unsatisfactory" and pointing out that this isn't the first time Jackson has tried to squirm his way out of court.
Englehart is claiming that the $7 mill was a gift, and not the advance for the album, autobriography, and stage play that Khalifa is claiming. Khalifa, an aspiring songwriter, says he feels betrayed, as both a friend and a professional. The sheikh also bankrolled Jackson's stay in Bahrain.
Jackson's camp is arguing that the contract was signed on behalf of Al Khalifa's endeavored label 2 Seas Records, which never got off the ground.
Judge Nigel Sweeney will make his decision on Thursday.
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