Sheikh felt 'personally betrayed' by Jackson

An Arab sheikh who spent a fortune on a project he thought would revive Michael Jackson’s career felt “a strong sense of personal betrayal” when the pop superstar walked out on the deal, a London court heard today.

Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa, second son of the King of Bahrain, is now suing Jackson for $7m (€5.5m) in the High Court to get back what he says he spent on the star.