Collector Settles With Michael Jackson Estate Over Memorabilia Treasure Trove

Collector Richard LaPointe accused the Jackson estate of keeping a treasure trove of King of Pop knick-knacks from him when officials halted a scheduled Julien’s Auctions sale two months before Jackson’s death in 2009.

LaPointe, the world’s biggest collector of Beatles memorabilia, claimed he had pre-bid on many of the items going under the hammer at what would have been the largest authorised sale of Jackson items – and he was the only bidder.