Neverland shut down, Michael Jackson officially homeless!

Grimmlok · March 9th, 2006, 08:26 PM

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MARCH 9--Citing Michael Jackson's failure to cover his employees with required insurance, California state labor officials today effectively closed the singer's Neverland Ranch and fined him $69,000, The Smoking Gun has learned.

Investigators with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement arrived at the sprawling Los Olivos estate this morning and served the below work stoppage order on a security guard. Additionally, in a March 7 letter, the state apprised Jackson that more than 30 workers have filed unpaid wage claims against him and that he owes those employees more than $300,000, as well as penalties in excess of $100,000.

The state's demand letter contends that Jackson has been welshing on his employees since last December. Today's state "stop order" bars Jackson from "using any employee labor" until he secures required workers' compensation insurance and warns that if Jackson fails to abide by the enforced work stoppage he could be charged with a criminal misdemeanor.

In addition to being fined $1000 apiece for 69 workers, Jackson is also liable for up to 10 days pay for those employees who now are no longer allowed to report to Neverland for work. While it is unclear how many workers are still employed at the cash-strapped Jackson's ranch, state officials used the 69 worker figure based on Neverland's most recent quarterly tax report, filed in December 2005, which said that 69 employees worked there. According to state records, Jackson's workers' comp policy expired about two months ago.

The 47-year-old singer has been out of the country since shortly after his June 2005 acquittal on child molestation charges. Since then, he has been spotted in Bahrain and, more recently, London.- thesmokinggun.com

You may view the official closure documents here :http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0309061jacko1.html

SVZ · March 9th, 2006, 08:27 PM

good thing he's been working out

Grimmlok · March 9th, 2006, 08:29 PM

I guess his nose isn't the only thing he's lost now

aabbcc · March 9th, 2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SVZ

good thing he's been working out

LynnieD · March 9th, 2006, 08:36 PM

I feel bad for his employees and animals, but I will never ever feel bad for him. What a joke..

Sojiita · March 9th, 2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimmlok

I guess his nose isn't the only thing he's lost now

darksithbunny · March 9th, 2006, 09:49 PM

FIN. yay.

Voodoo Child · March 9th, 2006, 09:57 PM

As much as I dislike this guy, he probably has hidden assets etc and will never officially be homeless.

Voodoo Child · March 9th, 2006, 10:14 PM

^^LOL. He would probably enjoy being peed on by animals!

Lobelia · March 9th, 2006, 10:18 PM

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He would probably enjoy being peed on by animals!

Yes, the young male ones, anyway.

CherryDarling · March 9th, 2006, 10:23 PM

I feel for the animals too. However, I think after it got out how poorly they were being treated, the PETA was on it like white on rice.

As for Sicko Wacko? He's just a vile creature. Feed him to the sharks...

Grimmlok · March 9th, 2006, 10:39 PM

His sharks are probably mistreated as well.

OMG, this is INSANE...these jacko fans are fucking nuts! Apparently to them, Jacko not paying his employees is somehow THEIR fault.. look at this!

If he is about to lose neverland he can jus`t go out on a world tour again, like he did back in 95. I heard that he is going to be signed to a record company in Barnhaim or something.

Of course it can be hard to find time and money to record and promote the record around the world, now when Sony isn`t around to help him. I doubt that the oil shakes in Barnhaim has the same promoting-experience as Motola. And Mjs back isn`t what it used to be.

But if he dosen`t record a new album etc to cover up the loss of Neverland he can jus`t kick back in Barnhaim. He will always have a home there, why do you think he went there in the first place ? He new that neverland would be closed down sooner or later, so he made a smart move and moved to Barnhaim.

And if the staff at Neverland was stupid enough to work for free, that`s their problem.

or this.. apparently NOT paying your employees means you still care about your deluded fans..

yes, if he cared about his employees he'd pay, but that doesn't have anything to do about caring his fans. Get a clue yourself.

Oh the insanity..

You will see how much he cares for his fans when he is touring the US gaining more money than ever before, and starts releasing more and more albums. You losers will be sorry to even say he will fall further down than he already is.