The financial times of fallen King of Pop

IN the late 1980s and early 1990s, Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop, and probably the most famous man in the world.

He amassed a fortune thanks to the huge success of his records and commercial tie-ups with the likes of Pepsi.

Many people following the high court wrangling between Jackson and Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa over an alleged €5.6 million debt will wonder why a superstar like Jackson needs to battle over the money — surely a trifling sum for the artist behind the biggest-selling album of all time, Thriller.