The New Emir of Pop? Or Is It The Shiek

Michael Jackson was as good as his word after his aquittal on child molestation charges in California -- he left the the country. BlogPulse's no. 7 man is taking a vacation with the royal family of of Bahrain, the Associated Press reports, where (he hopes) draconian gag laws will keep away the tabloid photogs. But what's next after he's rested? Jacko plans to make a documentary that will salvage his image, but since his lawsuit against Sony, in which he said the label didn't do enough to promote his last new record, "Invincible," nobody has seriously mentioned him doing another album. Stilll, for all the notoriety of his trial, he still has millions of fans around the world. Writes BastardZero: "I feel sorry for people who refuse to admit to themselves how great Michael Jackson's disco songs were."

Posted by Philip Ewing at June 30, 2005 12:24 PM

Category: Celebs