Michael Jackson’s Mansion Up for Sale

The late Michael Jackson’s mansion in Holmby Hills, where he died by overdosing on Propofol, has been put back on the market for nearly $29 million. The home is 17,171 square feet, has 7 bedrooms, a 7-car garage, and 13 toilets. All potential buyers must go through an extensive pre-qualifying check before they can even go into the home to check it out. Several Michael Jackson fans have expressed an interest in buying the home so far.

James Brown’s Belongings Ready to be Auctioned

A judge in South Carolina gave the okay for the auction of the late singer James Brown’s belongings. The judge lifted a temporary stay that could have held up the auction. Christie’s auction house has it planned for the auction to take place on Thursday and there would be 320 items up for sale, which would include a red jumpsuit and a blue satin cape. James Brown had died on Christmas Day of 2006 at the age of 73 of heart failure.

Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Bid

Microsoft Corp. has decided to withdraw its $42.3 billion bid on Saturday to buy Yahoo Inc. This came after an unsuccessful last try to negotiate a mutually acceptable sale price.

Microsoft was willing to pay as much as $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, but Yahoo’s board wanted at least $53 billion, or $37 per share. Microsoft could make a new bid later this year if Yahoo doesn’t recover after having more than two years of financial problems. Analysts feel that if things don’t change for Yahoo Inc. soon, their stock would decrease into the mid-teens and that would make it difficult for the company to turn down any future offers. Yahoo Inc. is considering an advertising partnership with Google and a merger with the Internet operations of Time Warner Inc.

Ozzy Osbourne Throws Garage Sale

Ozzy Osbourne put up some of his personal items for a charity sale ran by Julien’s Auctions. Items put up for auction included a coat with embroidered bats, sneakers with skulls on them, and a pair of Ozzy’s trademark round glasses. Ozzy fans were bidding against art buyers who also wanted the items. For most of the items the fans were outbidding the art buyers. People came from as far as Germany to try to buy the items. Items that were on the Osbourne’s MTV reality show were the most popular.

The bat embroidered coat sold for $3,300, the skull sneakers sold for $2,625, and the trademark glasses sold for $5,250. The coffee cup that Ozzy often used sold for $1,625. A dog bed that was given to Ozzy’s wife, Sharon, by Elton John sold for $2,375. Many fine art buyers wanted the sculpture by French artist Edouard Drouot and a painting by Gabriel Joseph Marie Augustin Ferrier. A pool table sold for$11,250. The entire auction made $800,000. All of the money will go to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.