Michael Jackson moving back to U.S. to attempt comeback

[Laurent]

Michael Jackson's Sin City Comeback?
by Sarah Hall
Tue Dec 26, 10:28 AM ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Apparently, what Michael Jackson wants most for Christmas is to make a comeback.

After spending the past 18 months living overseas in Bahrain and Ireland, the reclusive pop star has ended his self-imposed exile from the United States.

Jackson and his three children arrived in Las Vegas over the weekend, where the musician has reportedly decided to relocate while attempting to revive his musical career.

Jackson's Sin City move was reportedly motivated by businessman Jack Wishna, who confirmed that the Gloved One was indeed in Vegas but declined to elaborate exactly what he was doing there.

"Yes, he's here, and yes, we're working on projects. But we're not willing to disclose anything," Wishna told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

However, rumor has it the entertainer plans to take a page out of Céline Dion's book and develop a live show on the Strip.

Wishna, a business associate of Donald Trump, first floated the idea of a live Jackson stage show in Las Vegas in March 2005, while the singer was still in the midst of his child-molestation trial.

After Jackson was acquitted on all charges in June 2005, he moved his family first to Bahrain, then to Ireland. His father, Joe Jackson, speculated that his son would never live in the U.S. again because of the way he had been treated.

While the singer may not be returning to his Neverland Ranch, it appears that he has once again taken up residence stateside.

According to Us Weekly, Jackson and his brood—nine-year-old Prince Michael I, eight-year-old daughter Paris, and four-year-old son Prince Michael II—have already moved into a gated Spanish-style mansion on the west side of Las Vegas.

Calling Jackson "one of the greatest entertainers in the world," Wishna said the self-proclaimed King of Pop "is poised to return to the top of the entertainment world soon."

Meanwhile, Jackson has also been working to get his financial affairs in order.

On Friday, he sued his former accountants, Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman & Sloan, claiming the firm withdrew $2.5 million from his accounts each year, but did not pay his bills as he ordered.

In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jackson also accused the firm of hiring people without his authorization and paying their salaries with his funds, as well as entering into various business deals on his behalf without his permission.

Jackson did not state in the suit where he believed his money had gone, but he said the firm had violated its duty of trust and had neglected to provide him with his accounting file when he requested it.

He asked for unspecified compensatory damages, punitive damages and a full accounting of how the firm put his funds to use.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/2006...b_763200373271

Gird your loins, Vegas!

[Lobelia]

Who produced his last cd? Am I insane, or was it Tommy Mottola (sp?) and MJ went berserk & accused him of racism because it flopped? Who on earth would want to touch this guy (figuratively) & help him produce another craptastic disaster?

[Laurent]

I remember that, too. This is what I found on Wikipedia about all that:

Just before the release of Invincible, Jackson informed then Sony Music Entertainment head, Tommy Mottola, that he was not going to renew his contract, signed in 1991, which was about to expire in terms of supplying the label with albums of full-new material for release through Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment. By 2002, sales and interest in the album had decreased rapidly, which prompted Mottola to cancel all single releases, video shootings and promotions concerning the Invincible album. Due to this, Jackson made allegations about Sony not supporting its African-American artists. Jackson referred to Sony Entertainment's head, Tommy Mottola, as a "devil" and a "racist" who used black artists for his own personal gain. Jackson also insisted that Mottola called Irv Gotti a "fat n*****", although this has never been proven. Sony issued a statement saying that they found the allegations strange, since Motolla was once married to R&B star Mariah Carey, who is of Irish, Venezuelan, and African-American descent (he is, also, currently married to latin superstar Thalia Sodi).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_%28album%29

[Lobelia]

Lovely. Who would like to step up now & assist Mr. Jackson with his next project? Any takers?

[Dean James]

Maybe Pepsi will sponsor his psychiatric treatment and LA Gear will cover his sex reassignment surgery.

[aabbcc]

Develop a live show on the Strip ... oh, please. That would require him to appear before an audience and actually sing every night. Does he really think people would be satisfied to pay for tickets only to see him say a couple of words in his fake little boy voice about why he won't be performing after all.

Oh, yeah ... this will be a huge success. *snort*

[Sojiita]

Well I am glad he is coming back(and he and his children will be within reach of the authorities/child protective services.. ).

[sprynkles]

Wow, I thought he'd never show his face here again.
I can see a Vegas show selling for awhile, but after the newness of his freak show wanes, interest will drop right off. And I can totally imagine that he'd be just too "fragile" to work every show.

[aabbcc]

I can't see Vegas being an attraction for Wacko Jacko ... there probably aren't many underage boys running around the casinos.

[Dean James]

Wanted: Small-framed, hairless male dancers/back-up singers for musical review on the strip. Minors welcomed, no parents please. Private auditions held in hotel bathroom in Monaco.

[LynnieD]

Thanks for the warning! *skeeves out*