Jacko Pays Off Sheik, Avoids Court Battle In London

Wow, Michael Jackson must really hate the UK. Just hours before he was due here to appear at London’s High Court after allegedly failing to repay a $7 million loan, The Artist Currently Known As Mikaeel settled. Tabloid reporters and nutty Jacko fans are gutted, as the day in court had promised to be an entertaining one — especially as Sheik Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa had claimed the pop superstar spent his loan on toys, ice creams and Body Shop lotions. But we’re still foxed as to how he paid the Sheik off? We thought he was broke! Could finally a money-making tour be in the offing? [Source: Daily Mail, AP; Photo: WENN]