MJ’s note to ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley pulled out of auction
A hand written note by Michael Jackson in which he complains of being unable to sleep has been withdrawn from auction at the request of his ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley.
|Last Updated: May 31, 2012, 11:45 AM IST|Source: Bureau
Wellington: A hand written note by Michael Jackson in which he complains of being unable to sleep has been withdrawn from auction at the request of the late pop legend’s former wife Lisa Marie Presley, the auction house revealed.
Jackson, who died in 2009 after asking his doctor to give him a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep, wrote the note to Presley sometime between 1993-1996, when they were close friends, Stuff.co.nz reported.
“Lisa I truly need this rest I haven’t slept litterally (sic) in 4 days now. I need to be away from phones and business people. I must take care of my health first Im’(sic) crazy for you,” the handwritten note, scrawled on yellow paper read.
Julien’s Auctions, which had listed the letter in an upcoming celebrity memorabilia sale, said that it pulled the note from its Music Icons auction on June 23rd and 24th at Presley’s request.
“I’m assuming that it’s because the note is of a personal nature, and we want to honour the request and continue our good relationship with Ms Presley,” chief executive Darren Julien said.
The ‘Thriller’ singer had struggled with insomnia for several years while alive. His personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, told police shortly after Jackson’s death that the 50-year-old pop star pleaded for help sleeping during a long, restless night at his home on June 25, 2009, the day he died.
Murray was convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter after delivering a fatal dose of propofol - normally used to sedate patients for surgery - and a cocktail of sedatives to Jackson.
ANI
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