{"id":448212,"date":"2011-06-27T07:38:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T07:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/27\/michael-jackson%e2%80%99s-thriller-jacket-sold-for-1-8m\/"},"modified":"2011-06-27T07:38:19","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T07:38:19","slug":"michael-jacksons-thriller-jacket-sold-for-1-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/michael-jacksons-thriller-jacket-sold-for-1-8m\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller jacket sold for $1.8m"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"50.6751592357\">\n<p>You Are Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/africa-international\/\" title=\"View all posts in Africa\/International\" rel=\"category tag\">Africa\/International<\/a> \u00bb Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller jacket sold for $1.8m<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Page last updated at Monday, June 27, 2011 7:07 AM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Thriller-jacket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-62404\" title=\"Thriller jacket\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Thriller-jacket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>A leather jacket worn by US singer Michael Jackson in his renowned Thriller video has sold at auction in California for $1.8m (\u00a31.1m).<\/p>\n<p>Jackson wore the jacket in the 1983 video, in a scene with a troupe of zombies who rise from their graves and break into a dance routine.<\/p>\n<p>It was bought by a Texas commodities trader who said he planned to use it to raise money for children\u2019s charities.<\/p>\n<p>The sale was organised by Julien\u2019s Auction in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the proceeds will go to an animal preserve in California where Michael Jackson\u2019s two Bengal tigers, Thriller and Sabu, are living.<\/p>\n<p>Other items sold at the auction include one of the singer\u2019s wigs and a glove he wore to the American Music Awards in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<h4>Comments<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2011\/06\/27\/michael-jacksons-thriller-jacket-sold-for-1-8m\/\" title=\"Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller jacket sold for $1.8m\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller jacket sold for $1.8m<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> You Are Here: Home \u00bb Africa\/International \u00bb Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller jacket sold for $1.8m Page last updated at Monday, June 27, 2011 7:07 AM \/\/ A leather jacket worn by US singer Michael Jackson in his renowned Thriller video has sold at auction in California for $1.8m (\u00a31.1m). 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