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Jackson jacket sells for $1.8M
June 27, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The red and black leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in his "Thriller" video has been sold for $1.8 million, a day after the second anniversary of the pop icon's death.
The jacket, which fetched several times its estimate of between $200,000 and $400,000, has "Love Michael Jackson" written on the sleeve, and a dedication in the lining to his long-time costume designers, to whom he gave it.
"The black and red style of the jacket became so identifi-able with Jackson's groundbreaking (video) that he continued to use jackets of the same design when performing the song 'Thriller' for the duration of his career," it said.
