Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch could become a memorial park for the King of Pop.

BIZARRE in life, Michael Jackson’s complex personal affairs are taking even stranger twists in death, with sketchy reports yesterday of plans for an elaborate public memorial and questions over the parentage of his children.

Memorabilia collected by Michael Jackson is expected to fetch at least $1.5m (€1.1m) when it goes to auction in April.

Michael Jackson has leased a new Bel-Air mansion for $100,000 (€73,000) a month after deciding to return to California life for the first time since his child molestation trial in 2005.