It’s a shame Michael Jackson isn’t alive to see yet another frivolous multi-million dollar lawsuit thrown in his direction. Richard Lapointe says he bid on over 150 items from the auction of Jackson’s messianic memorabilia and statues of scampering children that was canceled earlier this year. While plenty of us were heartbroken not to get a crack at that decanter with the baby-orgy on it, Lapointe apparently felt the loss worse than anyone: he wants $5 million from Julien’s Auctions and MJ’s estate for “emotional damages.”
“He called us the day the auction was canceled and told us he has been emotionally damaged, and he asked what we would do to compensate for it,” the auction house said in a statement. “If he is that emotionally damaged, he can bet on the items when they come back up for auction on November 21st. Also, he accepted the terms on the bidder form which said the auction could be canceled at any time.” Fair enough, but judging by what’s currently displayed on their site, it looks like there won’t be much in the way of weird figurines at that November auction. And where are the sequined socks? Just thinking about it is enough to emotionally damage you.
[Photo: Splash/Julien's Auctions]
