Jacko gets involved in paintings dispute

Prince of pop Michael Jackson has found himself in a legal dispute with auction house Sotheby’s over two 19th century European paintings.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2003 - 19:37

Prince of pop Michael Jackson has found himself in a legal dispute with auction house Sotheby’s over two 19th century European paintings.

Sotheby’s filed a lawsuit today claiming Jackson’s company, MJJ Productions, successfully bid on two artworks by French painter William Adolphe Bouguereau at an October auction.

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Courts Entertainment Heathrow Prince of pop Michael Jackson has found himself in a legal dispute with auction house Sotheby’s over two 19th century European paintings.

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