Unseen Michael Jackson Footage Flops at Auction
Unseen footage from a stop on Michael Jackson‘s Dangerous tour in 1993 failed to sell at an auction in England on Saturday. The film, shot from the stage at a concert in Argentina by Jackson’s production crew, was rejected by the singer. The only copy of the footage was presented as a gift to Jackson’s driver, who put it up for auction at the Fame Bureau auction house in London.
“At this stage it has not sold,” said a spokesman for the auctioneers. “We are still talking to people, but online it did not sell.” In a statement, the auction house speculated the failure to find a buyer could be rooted in the fact that the film cannot be used for commercial purposes. Given the restriction, one would need to be a very serious and wealthy fan to require more than the ample footage from the tour that can be viewed for free on YouTube.
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