MJ wanted to buy Carolwood - but couldnt afford it.
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Michael Jackson wanted to make an $85m mansion his new Neverland - but was too broke to afford it.
A multi-millionaire property developer has revealed that the late King of Pop pleaded with him for a special deal on the property in the hills of LA's exclusive Bel Air neighbourhood.
Mohamed Hadid told how Jackson "didn't have any money" but promised him: "I'll give you this, I'll give you that."
But Hadid turned down the King of Pop and instead suggested he rent the Holmby Hills mansion, where Jackson fatally overdosed last year.
He told Angeleno magazine how Jackson was desperate to buy the mansion in 2008 after staying there for two nights as Hadid's guest.
The three-storey, 48,000 square feet mansion has 10 bedrooms, a 130-foot private gallery, a 200-seat ballroom, a 70-foot infinity pool, a Turkish hammam and enough parking for 20 cars.
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A multi-millionaire property developer has revealed that the late King of Pop pleaded with him for a special deal on the property in the hills of LA's exclusive Bel Air neighbourhood.
Mohamed Hadid told how Jackson "didn't have any money" but promised him: "I'll give you this, I'll give you that."
But Hadid turned down the King of Pop and instead suggested he rent the Holmby Hills mansion, where Jackson fatally overdosed last year.
He told Angeleno magazine how Jackson was desperate to buy the mansion in 2008 after staying there for two nights as Hadid's guest.
The three-storey, 48,000 square feet mansion has 10 bedrooms, a 130-foot private gallery, a 200-seat ballroom, a 70-foot infinity pool, a Turkish hammam and enough parking for 20 cars.
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My thoughts as well...
Oh ok.. makes sense. Ive just re-read it and realised the 85 million mansion is in Bel Air and the Carolwood one is in Holmby Hills.. so is a tad misleading.
Remember! That's why MJ always said don't believe what you read because tabloids often lie. Someone is trying to make it look as though MJ was broke. MJ was and never has been broke. Thanks for clearing things up PeaceLoveHappiness. Keep the Faith!
10/27/2009 10:00 PM PDT by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Michael Jackson was involved in negotiations to buy a $38 million 15 bedroom, 16.5 bath Bel Air mansion just before he died, and the deal was 7 years in the making.
Sources connected to the situation tell us MJ fell in love with the 18,020 square foot estate back in 2001 and actually entered into escrow -- but the deal fell through because Jackson ultimately couldn't afford the place.
But recently, Michael was trying to work out a new deal with the owners in the hopes of coming into enough cash to score the place after his "This Is It" concert series in England.
A source tells TMZ: "Jackson brought his kids to see the house and they fell in love with it ... They begged him to buy it."
The kids' favorite part? We're told they were all fired up about a secluded area under the house which was nicknamed the "Bat Cave."
Sources say Jackson had hoped to use the land to recreate as much of Neverland as he legally could, but as we all know ... he never got the chance.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."Well-said! You have hit the nail on its head!
People did it to Michael all the time and he was aware of it. He addressed that issue in Moonwalk (I think it was) where he said he knew shop keepers raised the price right when they saw him coming.