Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was shut down yesterday (03.09.06) and he was fined around $169,000 for failing to pay or insure his workers for months.
California officials ordered the eccentric star to "stop using any employee labour", at the sprawling 2,700-acre ranch, until he obtains workers' insurance. Local animal welfare officials are also monitoring the situation at Neverland and will remove Jackson's zoo animals if necessary.
Jan Glick, animal services director, said: "We are keeping an eye on it."
The enormous ranch features amusement park rides and a zoo that includes elephants, giraffes, snakes, orang-utans, tigers and a crocodile. Officials said Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since his acquittal on child-molestation charges last June, has failed to pay more than 30 ranch workers since December. The figure in unpaid wages is believed to total at least $306,000. Authorities were alerted after a Neverland employee making an unpaid-wage
claim remarked that a co-worker had been injured at work and was unsure about filing a claim due to the lapsed insurance.
I know that he’s kooky and most likely a child molester, but that’s kinda sad. I was listening to “Smooth Criminal” last night and it’s just sad that someone with so much talent has deteriorated like that.
Posted by
janicedickinson on 03/10 at 11:54 AM
I agree janice…you are starting to become a softie I think 
Posted by
hdouthitt on 03/10 at 12:41 PM
I agree with y’all, whatever the deal is it’s just sad.
Posted by
Texas Kitty on 03/10 at 12:49 PM
totally agree to. loved him back in the day and i just dont understand what happened to him.
Posted by
sonicboom1975 on 03/10 at 01:12 PM
Peter’s shit has hit the Pan.
Pity not the Clorox Prince for he is his own worst enemy. He needs to have his passport revoked and sentenced to cheesy five nights a week Vegas shows until he pays back everyone he has screwed, literally and figuratively.
Posted by
Ol Reg on 03/10 at 02:11 PM
Michael jackson how could he do that? and get away with that for so long?When MJ was hot he could had paid, his worker, and other companys he. No that is not right, I just dont understand MJ He could have been set for life. he had million"s of Dollar’s mj could have paid people and I am pretty sure he would had, had money to enjoy for the rest of his life. and the children he hurt I just do not understand. What was MJ thinging? hard work ,this is how it’s all come to a end.A fool and money does not go together. I am not calling Mj a fool . I just dont understand MJ 
Posted by
hotcreamonmylips on 03/10 at 10:50 PM
he made his bed now he has to lie in it!!
Posted by
SHOWGRLINLASVEGAS on 03/11 at 12:21 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - I have no sympathy for this seriously fucked in the head freak.
Just because he made good music once upon a time does not make him exempt from the laws of decency and society.
Posted by
greeneyes on 03/12 at 05:49 AM
I think he did it. I have some sympathy but that must have been a really cool ranch. WTF though, you guys show him sympathy but any over,underweight woman yall dog on.
Posted by
sunny11 on 03/23 at 11:18 PM
