MICHAEL Jackson has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who was suing him for $US7 million ($11.03 million), his spokeswoman said today."As Jackson was about to board his plane to London, he was advised by his legal team to postpone his travels since the parties had concluded a settlement in principle," Celina Aponte said.Jackson was being sued for allegedly reneging on a recording deal and refusing to sing the sheik's own songs, Britain's High Court heard last week. The reclusive singer was alleged to have accepted the huge sum to sing tracks composed by Sheik Abdullah Bin Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa. Bankim Thanki, QC, for the sheik, alleged that the day after the Thriller star's child molestation trial ended in California, he recorded one of the songs. The barrister promised the judge a recording of the song would be played during the trial. "It shows the quality of Sheik Abdullah's song-writing skills and that of Jackson's voice," Thanki said. Jackson claimed the money was a gift and he did not owe a penny. But the sheik, the second son of the king of Bahrain, said the money he spent supporting Jackson's lavish lifestyle was an advance on a music rights deal he agreed with the singer. In a sworn statement read to the judge, Justice Nigel Sweeney, he said: "I would never pay anybody millions of dollars for nothing in return." The collaboration started in 2004, and the pair agreed to release pop songs to help victims of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, the court heard
MICHAEL Jackson has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who was suing him for $US7 million ($11.03 million), his spokeswoman said today."As Jackson was about to board his plane to London, he was advised by his legal team to postpone his travels since the parties had concluded a settlement in principle," Celina Aponte said.Jackson was being sued for allegedly reneging on a recording deal and refusing to sing the sheik's own songs, Britain's High Court heard last week. The reclusive singer was alleged to have accepted the huge sum to sing tracks composed by Sheik Abdullah Bin Hamad Bin Isa Khalifa. Bankim Thanki, QC, for the sheik, alleged that the day after the Thriller star's child molestation trial ended in California, he recorded one of the songs. The barrister promised the judge a recording of the song would be played during the trial. "It shows the quality of Sheik Abdullah's song-writing skills and that of Jackson's voice," Thanki said. Jackson claimed the money was a gift and he did not owe a penny. But the sheik, the second son of the king of Bahrain, said the money he spent supporting Jackson's lavish lifestyle was an advance on a music rights deal he agreed with the singer. In a sworn statement read to the judge, Justice Nigel Sweeney, he said: "I would never pay anybody millions of dollars for nothing in return." The collaboration started in 2004, and the pair agreed to release pop songs to help victims of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, the court heard
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