He is famous for a lot of positive things, like his beautiful songs and his charity especially for children and people of Africa . But we know him also for his ‘child abuse trial’ and his luxurious life that also led to a gigantic burden of debt. Everybody knows that we are talking about Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson had a lot of success with many songs like “Yesterday” and “Let it Be” that has brought in a lot of money. His ownership of the bulk of The Beatles’ music was also a big source of income but nobody knows the exact extent of his fortune.
It was his child abuse trial that showed us that he was deeply in the red. His spending was more than his income and he almost lost his beloved ranch ‘Neverland’ where many sick children were welcome. There are now co-workers like his manager and his spokesperson during the criminal trial that are suing the singer for million of dollars.
There are a lot of people with financial problems but when you are a famous singer you always have a chance that your life is world-wide spread in the media. When you do something good it is of course nice but when something goes wrong in your life it is not so nice anymore.
I once saw a video of Michael Jackson where he was buying the one thing after the other. You could see that he was buying just for buying and I think that he really did not know what he was buying. These famous artists earn so much money that they can buy anything but do not know the value of money anymore. People just want more and more and when you have something there will be an other desire. People cannot live without desire.
Source: Persinko, T.(2009). Rumours of more than one will left by Jackson add to the confusion. Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/rumours-of-more-than-one-will-left-by-jackson-add-to-the-confusion-1722616.html.
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It is just like you say, Hanne. If you earn millions and millions of money, it is impossible to estimate the value of money. Because for those famous people, money is not a problem, it is just a side issue because they have nothing to worry about. BUT, sometimes you are very close on having it all, but everything can suddenly change in a complete disaster. And at that particular moment, the misery begins and it is like street with no end and no beginning. People say that money doesn't make happiness and Michael is the perfect example.
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I totally agree with Greet and Hanne that money doesn’t make happiness. But when we are honest, we have to admit that it makes life easier.
However, in this case, Michael Jackson couldn’t manage his money anymore. In history, so many rich celebrities spilled all their money on gambling, drugs or just extraordinary things such as expensive cars, awesome villas and other luxurious stuff. I think there are better purposes for their money. The best thing they can do is supporting charity organisations.
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