Michael Jackson’s death bed to be sold at auction
The shadow of a Michael Jackson impersonator from China is cast as he performs for thousands of fans gathered outside the Saga Cinema in Beijing on October 27, 2009.
The bed that Michael Jackson died in will be sold at an auction next month, the Associated Press reported.
His bed, along with the three-story Los Angeles home in which he died, will be sold. The contents, including expensive furniture, works of art, and others will also be sold off.
A kitchen chalkboard with the message "I [heart] Daddy. SMILE, it's for free," will also be sold for an estimated $400.
The Associated Press reported:
The room looked perfect, like a hotel room awaiting its first guest. There was no sign that anyone had struggled there with insomnia or drug addiction, certainly no sign that anyone had died.
“We want to preserve the history of these items,” said celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien, president of Julien’s Auctions, which next month will sell the various antique furnishings, paintings and sculptures that surrounded the King of Pop in his final days.
The sale was announced on the same day as Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his death.
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