NEVERLAND RANCH

This is an aerial view of Michael Jackson's

Neverland ranch in Santa Ynez Valley,

CalifORNIA., which boasts a mansion, its own zoo, amusement park and Ferris wheel. In 2006, amidst rumors of the singer being in financial trouble, the main house of the ranch was closed. In 2008, the ranch's title was transferred to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company, LLC. Jackson still holds an unknown stake in the ranch.

MJ @JESSE JACKSONS 66 Th BIRTHDAY

Michael Jackson, center,

leads the crowd including

CNN's Larry King, right, in singing Happy Birthday to Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, on the red carpet during the RainbowPUSH Coalition Los Angeles 10th annual awards dinner celebrating Jesse Jackson's 66th birthday, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 in Los Angeles.

WHY HE WAS HANDCUFFED HE WAS A HARD CORE CRIMINAL?

Michael Jackson is taken

into the Santa Barbara County Jail facility, Nov. 20, 2003, to be booked on charges reportedly involving the alleged molestation of a 12-year-old boy at Neverland Ranch. He was later acquited of all charges. Similar allegations surfaced against Jackson in 1993, but they never led to criminal charges

BLOGGER VIEW: I DONT LIKE HADCUFFS IT IS SHAME FOR U.S.MJ HE WAS A CRIMINAL OR WHAT?WHY HE WAS HANDCUFFED?I DONT KNOW.HE WAS NOT A HARDCORE TERRORIST.

GARYJACKSON BIRTH PLACE

Michael Jackson holds

a street sign that he was presented with by Gary Mayor Scott L. King, left, during a news conference in Gary, Ind., June 11, 2003. Jackson returned to his hometown for the first time in nearly two decades and was also presented with a key to the city.

CHARITY:MJ JACKET FOR GERMAN STREET KIDS

Michael Jackson carries

the jacket he wore when

he received his Artist of the Century Award onstage at a charity event in Berlin, Nov. 20, 2002. Jackson brought the jackets he wore at 29 American Music Awards in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. These and other clothes from German stars were auctioned to help German street kids. German composer Ralf Siegel paid $16,000 for the jacket shown.

IN COURT

Michael Jackson testifies

in Santa Maria Superior Court,

Nov. 13, 2002, in a trial in which he was accused of cancelling scheduled concert appearances, costing his promoter several million dollars. Jackson had appeared weak and ghostly pale at many of his public appearances at the time, and his own attorneys have said he has been involved in nearly 1,000 lawsuits

MJ PERFORMS WITH BRITNEY SPEARS

Michael Jackson performs

with Britney Spears

during Jackson's "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Sept. 7, 2001. In 2002, Spears offered Jackson birthday wishes onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards and he mistakenly thought he was accepting a special "Artist of the Millennium" trophy, drawing barbs from the show's host and viewers.