Kevster

I'm kinda surprised he isn't moving to Thailand - but in any case I guess he's just gonna beat it.

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Michael Jackson May Go Into Exile

A published report hints that the pop star may move to Bahrain.

Undated -- Ever since his acquittal on child molestation charges, there's been talk that Michael Jackson is shopping around for a new country to call home. A published report is hinting that the home the pop star may have settled upon is in Bahrain.

The New York Post quotes sources as saying Jackson has bought 14 acres of land in Bahrain, near the palace home of a sheik who's a good pal of his. The paper says its sources say Jackson has enjoyed his vacation in Bahrain because he can dress in the same way as the local residents and go out without being noticed.

Maybe so, there's also been speculation the singer might move to Berlin. Two of Jackson's lawyers say they know of no plans for the pop star to buy land in Bahrain.

The lawyers have been very successful in guarding Jackson's privacy to the point that some legal experts worry a court ruling last week could become a precedent shutting off public access to information in high-profile cases.

In a one-sentence decision Wednesday, the California Supreme Court denied a request by news organizations, including The Associated Press, to "depublish" the ruling, meaning it will stay on the legal books and can be used by judges and lawyers on the issue of sealing documents in other cases. The ruling was made available Friday.

"It is a very dangerous precedent because it gives the court an opportunity to close out the public from critical information during a high-publicity trial," said Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson. "This formalizes the celebrity exception to the First Amendment."

Associated Press
Alan Wagmeister , Special Projects Producer
created: 8/2/2005 8:56:11 AM
Last updated: 8/2/2005 8:59:32 AM

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DarkFury

Hmmm... land in Bahrain.

Personally, that area of the world would be one that I'd try to avoid myself...

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MikeD

Me too. As a white guy, he'd potentially be the target of terrorist attacks...

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ialsohaveadream

Finally Michael and I can go somewhere and relax, away from all those vicious media types.

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Yossarian

thats what he told those kids

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bachviet

You can't tell if he's white when he's under all the clothes.

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Burzhui

that's sad

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zenbooty

My brother's stationed in Bahrain right now, on a mine sweeper .

I'll feel better when he's back stateside in a month, in his new house he bought just before he left.

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