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Jackson Shuts Down Website
Michael Jackson finally caught a break last week.
The embattled pop star won a restraining order against a man who was operating a pay-per-view Website that featured pictures of an extensive collection of Jackson family memorabilia.
New Jersey resident Henry Vaccaro was ordered to stop using the self-proclaimed King of Pop's mug and moniker on his site, JacksonVault.com and was forbidden from selling any items which Jackson claimed were his.
Vaccaro claimed he shut down the site two weeks ago, after Jackson's legal eagles notified his bank of the lawsuit.
However, it seems the lawyers were too late to salvage Jackson's possessions--Vaccaro sold off the entire collection to a European buyer last month. While he didn't disclose the price his buyer paid, he indicated that it was more than $1.4 million.
Vaccaro, a construction company owner, said he came into possession of the array of Jackson family items after years of legal battles with the family over a business venture gone bad.
The Jackson FileE! Online tracks all the latest developments.
Jackson lawyer Brian Wolf said that the Gloved One's possessions should not have been included in the collection--that only items belonging to Tito, Jermaine and their parents should have been included in the settlement.
But awards, legal documents, letters and one of Jackson's first outfits from his Jackson Five days fell into Vaccaro's possession and were sold off accordingly.
Wolf said he plans to negotiate the return of the items.
"I am pleased with the court order and intend to vigorously seek the return of his personal property from Vaccaro and any other persons or entities who might have received possession of his property from Vaccaro," Wolf said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the small court victory seems to be the only good news Jackson's received lately.
On top of his current child-molestation case, the Los Angeles Police Department announced last week that it is investigating claims by yet another Jackson accuser, who claims he was molested by the pop star in the late 1980s.
The latest finger-pointer is reportedly an 18-year-old who is said to have recovered repressed memories of an assault that took place when he was three to five years old.
In a joint statement released Wednesday, Jackson's lawyers, Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman, said the latest allegation appears "to be a malicious attempt to undermine" Jackson's pending case.
"We have to question the timing and purpose of this 20-year-old false allegation being raised at this time," the attorneys said. "We believe that this smear campaign is driven by money-hungry lawyers seeking to capitalize on Mr. Jackson's current legal situation."
Santa Barbara District Attorney Tom Sneddon did not comment on the latest claims, but a spokeswoman said that the D.A. was not involved in the investigation.
Jackson is currently charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent to a minor in a separate case. He has pleaded innocent to all counts and remains free on $3 million bail.
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