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Tuesday, November 18th 2008, 2:30 PM
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The prince of Bahrain shelled out $350,000 for a guru to help get the creative juices flowing for Michael Jackson.
Jackson's guru, Tony Buzan
LONDON - A sheikh subsidizing Michael Jackson spent almost $350,000 on a brain-power guru to help the singer's creative juices flow.
"Mind-mapping and motivational guru" Tony Buzan came to Bahrain for a week at the singer's request, said Bankim Thanki, lawyer for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa, who is suing Jackson for $7 million in a breach-of-contract case here.
Buzan "did not come cheap," he noted in court today: Buzan charged $37,000 a session for a total of $343,000.
"Who paid for that? Yes, Sheikh Abdulla," said Thanki.
The 33-year-old sheikh - son of the king of Bahrain - alleges that Jackson took millions in advances from him but failed to deliver on contractually agreed projects, including an album, a "frankly personal" autobiography and a musical.
Michael Jackson and a Bahraini sheik who sued him reached a deal Sunday to end the $7 million lawsuit, a spokeswoman said.
The Gloved One was set to board a plane to London for a highly-anticipated court date set for today when his lawyers were able to nail down a deal.
Sheikh spent $350K on Michael Jackson 'brain guru'
Jackson/Reuters
The prince of Bahrain shelled out $350,000 for a guru to help get the creative juices flowing for Michael Jackson.
Jackson's guru, Tony Buzan
LONDON - A sheikh subsidizing Michael Jackson spent almost $350,000 on a brain-power guru to help the singer's creative juices flow.
"Mind-mapping and motivational guru" Tony Buzan came to Bahrain for a week at the singer's request, said Bankim Thanki, lawyer for Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad al-Khalifa, who is suing Jackson for $7 million in a breach-of-contract case here.
Buzan "did not come cheap," he noted in court today: Buzan charged $37,000 a session for a total of $343,000.
"Who paid for that? Yes, Sheikh Abdulla," said Thanki.
The 33-year-old sheikh - son of the king of Bahrain - alleges that Jackson took millions in advances from him but failed to deliver on contractually agreed projects, including an album, a "frankly personal" autobiography and a musical.
Michael Jackson and a Bahraini sheik who sued him reached a deal Sunday to end the $7 million lawsuit, a spokeswoman said.
The Gloved One was set to board a plane to London for a highly-anticipated court date set for today when his lawyers were able to nail down a deal.
Sheikh spent $350K on Michael Jackson 'brain guru'
