French fashion tycoon to buy Jackson’s Neverland ranch

October 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - French designer Christian Audigier has rubbished reports that he has bought late King of Pop Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch home. The owner of popular Ed Hardy clothing line is said to have paid 90 million dollars for his friend's former home, but he insists he would never have bought a place that only held bad memories for the Thriller hitmaker.

October 4th, 2009 LONDON - French fashion designer Christian Audigier has refuted claims that he has purchased Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch home in Santa Barbara County, California. However, the creator of fashion line Ed Hardy has bought the LA home the King of Pop passed away in.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson has lashed out at proprietors of his son's Neverland Ranch for applying for a trademark for the property without seeking the family's approval. The Sycamore Valley Ranch Company, founded by the King of Pop and private equity firm Colony Capital, has filed in papers to get four names patented for a public museum planned at the Ranch.owever, Jackson senior is unhappy about the company's moves.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Late singer Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine wants the King of Pop to be reburied at Neverland. In an interview to German broadcaster ZDF, Jackson said that he was "not very happy about his last resting place." "I always felt he should be buried in Neverland," the Mirror quoted him as saying.

September 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's family and proprietors of his Neverland ranch plan to turn it into a Graceland-like amusement park, it has emerged. It is believed the ranch could be opened to the public by Christmas this year.

July 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Neighbours of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch are opposing plans to turn the King of Pop's former home into a tourist attraction. The residents in the rural Santa Ynez Valley area of Santa Barbara, California, have formed a group called Never! in a bid to prevent the property from being turned into a noisy, crowded commercial venture.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine has reportedly said that he will continue his fight to bury his late brother at his favourite Neverland ranch. He revealed that members inside the Jackson family had different opinions about where to bury the King of Pop, the Sun reports.

July 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's sprawling Neverland ranch should be dismantled and rebuilt in Las Vegas as a permanent memorial to the star, according to a planning expert. Attempts to restore the King of Pop's legendary home in the Santa Ynez Valley, California, would cost millions of dollars, upset local residents, and could take up to 10 years to develop.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late singer Michael Jackson's father, Joe, has sought out the help of Priscilla Presley and her daughter Lisa Marie Presley, Jacko's ex-wife, to turn Neverland into something like Elvis Presley's former home Graceland. Joe Jackson, 79, is keen to turn the 'Thriller' singer's former home into an attraction for fans, and he believes that Neverland could be as successful as Graceland.

July 11th, 2009 LONDON - French fashion tycoon Christian Audigier is set to buy late pop legend Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch. The US based designer, known for his Von Dutch and Ed Hardy collections, plans to create a Jacko-themed complex similar to Elvis Presley's Graceland and allow online tours, reported mirror.co.uk.

July 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's mother Katharine was always against the King of Pop being buried in Neverland, it has emerged. According to a source, while Jackson's brother Jermaine had expressed his desire to bury the 50-year-old singer at Neverland, Katherine didn't agree to it.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's fans created a frenzy after possibly sighting the ghost of the pop legend at his Neverland ranch recently. An eerie shadow resembling Jackson's figure appeared on a wall in the singer's former home during a live television programme last week, reports thesun.co.uk.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's family have declared that they will not be having a public viewing of the superstar's body at the Neverland Ranch. The family's publicist Ken Sunshine announced that there would be a public memorial for the fallen King of Pop, but it would not be held at his famed Ranch.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's body will be taken to his beloved Neverland ranch where grieving fans can say their goodbyes and it is expected to be buried there this weekend. His coffin will be driven through Los Angeles before making a 130-mile journey to Neverland, site of the superstar's former fantasy home, reported thesun.co.uk.

June 29th, 2009 Michael Jackson's brothers visit Neverland ranchLOS ANGELES — Three of the brothers who sang and danced beside Michael Jackson in the Jackson 5 made a private visit to the pop star's Neverland Ranch, where they walked the manicured grounds and reminisced about his life. Jackie, Jermaine and Tito Jackson were joined for lunch Saturday at the estate by billionaire investor Thomas Barrack, who previously set up a joint venture with Michael Jackson that took control of the ranch after the singer nearly lost it to foreclosure last year.