Posted on 03/04/2009 7:08:05 AM PST by Schnucki
MICHAEL Jackson will make a "special announcement" in London this week, representatives said overnight, with industry insiders saying it will involve a series of comeback concerts in the city.
Sky News reported Jackson had finally signed a contract to perform the concerts after lengthy negotiations and was set to earn an estimated $110 million for the shows.
Outside Organization, the music PR company which represents Jackson in Britain, has sent an emailed invitation to a press conference at the O2 arena in London, where the concerts are likely to take place probably later this year.
Jackson and representatives from music promoter AEG Live are expected to attend the Thursday event.
The 50-year-old last appeared at the World Music Awards in London in 2006, but the much-hyped return of one of the biggest pop acts of all time was a critical flop after he sang only a few lines of We Are The World.
The man behind Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, has generally kept a low profile since his acquittal in 2005 of child sex abuse charges.
He has recently been living in luxury rented accommodation in Los Angeles after spending time in Las Vegas, Ireland and Dubai since the trial.
Rumours and reports of record deals and live comebacks, as well as numerous health problems, have been rife in recent years.
British bookmaker William Hill is already offering odds that Jackson will not turn up for the run of concerts he is expected to perform at the O2 arena.
Jackson's record label Sony did not have any immediate comment.
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did he get the new nose yet?
Will he wear his burka?
I would think he would need extensive surgery to be able to perform again....
I thought he had MRSA on his nose?
maybe he’ll sing with paper bag over his mug
Another name from the list titled “If I Never Hear Their Name Again ...”
For the children....................
The gloved one returns?.....EEEEKKKK!!!!
You are soooo over Michael. Just go away.
Never can say goodbye....................
I thought Muslims aren’t allowed to listen to music.
Didn’t he just become a Muslum?
The only gig he’ll get is a Wednesday night show at the WH where O will give him a lifetime achievement award.
Michael Jackson is proof that America is a land of opportunity. Where else could a handsome young black man grow up to be an ugly white woman?
They better hide their little boys.
How are we gonna reckognize him? Everytime he ‘comes back’, he has a different face!
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