MJ’s neighbours oppose plans to convert Neverland into tourist spot

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that after auditioning for Neighbours as a teenager she was scared to bare all onscreen. Imbruglia, 34, had found fame in the soap opera when she was just 17, and later launched a successful singing career.

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.

October 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Roman Polanski's neighbours in Gstaad, Switzerland, have extended their support to the director, who has been arrested by Swiss authorities on a US warrant following charges of unlawful intercourse with a 13-year-old in 1977. The New York Post quoted a neighbour as saying: "Everybody loves him....

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.

August 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Neighbours of Lindsay Lohan's on/off lover Samantha Ronson are delighted as the DJ spinner plans to move out of the neighbourhood. Ronson is leaving her swanky property due to constant paparazzi attention.

July 28th, 2009 MELBOURNE - An Aussie impersonator of Michael Jackson and one of the late King of Pop's fans are in talks to convert a suburban property into Australia's first 'Neverland', which will be called 'Foreverland'.ason Jackson, 35, who does not want to be referred to by his birth surname Zamprogno, is brainstorming design concepts with Georges Hall's Stephen Prince, 36. Prince is a promotions manager in the entertainment industry and an enormous Jacko fan.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A US Congressman has insisted he intends to oppose plans to honour Michael Jackson as an official American legend. Republican Peter King recently slammed the King of Pop, tagging the late star as a "pervert, child molester, paedophile" during a CNN interview.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Late Michael Jackson's beloved Neverland ranch is not going to become a grieving mecca for his fans, reveals an insider. The real estate firm overseeing the 2,700-acre ranch has already received bids from several billionaires, and even turned down a 65million pounds offer to develop the property.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's fans are flooding the Internet with messages after allegedly spotting the singer's ghost at his Neverland Ranch in a live TV programme last week. A shadow resembling the King of Pop's figure was said to have been seen on a wall in the star's former home during CNN's 'Inside Neverland'.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Neverland, the fantasy home that almost destroyed Michael Jackson, is to be turned into a theme park and shrine to the singer, it has emerged. The 80million-pound, 2,800-acre ranch, now owned by Capital Colony LLC, could be opened for public as early as next year, reports The Daily Express.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson wanted Neverland to be his final resting place, his pal has revealed. Michael was forced to abandon Neverland after facing child abuse claims.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Lily Allen is set to make a guest appearance on TV soap Neighbours, it has emerged. Following the European leg of her tour, the Smile singer will film in Ramsay Street between concerts in Australia in June, say reports.