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£1.1m for Jackson's Thriller jacket
A famed black-and-red calfskin jacket that Michael Jackson wore in the classic Thriller video has been sold at auction for 1.8 million dollars (£1.1m).
Darren Julien, president and chief executive of Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, said the jacket was bought by Milton Verret, a commodities trader from Austin, Texas.
The jacket is one of two Jackson wore during the filming of the 1983 Thriller video. The singer wears the jacket in a scene with a troupe of zombies who rise from their graves and break into a dance routine.
Mr Verret said the jacket would be sent on tour and used as a fund-raising tool for children's charities.
A portion of the sale price will go to the Shambala Preserve, a big cat sanctuary caring for two tigers Jackson once owned.
Jackson, 50, died on June 25 2009 as he prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London.
Source: music.uk.msn.com
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