Further proceedings in the canceled auction of Michael Jackson memorabilia

You read that collector Richard Lapointe filed a lawsuit against Julien’s auction house, claiming it violated a contract. In 2009, Michael Jackson decided to sell more than 2,000 items of furniture from his Neverland property. After some time, he changed his mind, and following an agreement with Julien’s auction, the auction of his furniture was canceled. Michael died two months after that. Lapointe says he had bought 14 of Michael’s memorabilia items online, and with the auction being canceled, Julien’s auction and the Michael Jackson Foundation should pay him $300,000 in damages. But Julien’s auction house believes the cancellation was carried out according to the law and was within the recognized rights of the King of Pop. Darin Julien, the founder of the auction house, said before the jury on Thursday: "Michael Jackson had the right to cancel the auction of his furniture and belongings. I have always agreed with him on this issue—that he has the right to get his items back. If we treat celebrities differently, they will never do business with us. We always give these people the right to decide until the very last day." Julien’s lawyer says Lapointe deserves no damages. Earlier this week, Lapointe reached an agreement with the Michael Jackson Foundation. The foundation will sell him 64 of the 80 items in dispute among the three parties. Source: eMJey.com / bhcourier.com