With his frail health and a career in deep doo-doo, troubled singer Michael Jackson has bought a luxury house in the Gulf state of Bahrain, where he can move about in public discretely while wearing flowing robes and headscarves.
According to the reports, Jacko just purchased a 14-acre property near a palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa, a son of Bahrain's King Hamad.
Jackson fits right in wearing traditional local dress -- a white djellaba and head-dress -- and is able to walk the streets undetected in his new adopted country. Don't count on it. It won't be long before he'll be begging for attention again ... my back hurts! my hair's on fire! watch me dangle a baby! it's was only milk and cookies! it was charming! it's wonderful to share your bed!, There has been a string of reports that Jackson was looking at Europe as a possible new home, if he does intend to leave his Neverland Ranch in California forever. His father, Joe Jackson, reportedly told German press last week that the singer intended to move to Berlin.
Adding to all of his legal problems and image trouble, Jackson's recent album of greatest hits bombed in its debut, limping along in the US music charts at a lowly number 128. His old fans already have all of his stuff and he's not gaining many new fans.
And it doesn't look like things are going to get any better any time soon. Noted publicist Max Clifford told a reporter that the pop star had approached him to be his rep, but Clifford said no. "It would be the hardest job in PR after Saddam Hussein and I would be astounded if he could turn things around," Clifford said.
There has been a string of reports that Jackson was looking at Europe as a possible new home, if he does intend to leave his Neverland Ranch in California forever. His father, Joe Jackson, reportedly told German press last week that the singer intended to move to Berlin.
Adding to all of his legal problems and image trouble, Jackson's recent album of greatest hits bombed in its debut, limping along in the US music charts at a lowly number 128. His old fans already have all of his stuff and he's not gaining many new fans.
And it doesn't look like things are going to get any better any time soon. Noted publicist Max Clifford told a reporter that the pop star had approached him to be his rep, but Clifford said no. "It would be the hardest job in PR after Saddam Hussein and I would be astounded if he could turn things around," Clifford said.
