Did you know?: Lady Gaga buys Michael Jackson’s costumes at auction

Lady Gaga purchases 55 items belonging to the late Michael Jackson in an auction that raised more than $5 million.

Pop star Lady Gaga purchased 55 items belonging to late singer Michael Jackson in a weekend auction that raised more than $5 million, a portion of which will be donated to charity, Julien’s Auctions said.

The auction, held in Beverly Hills, showcased 465 lots of items spanning Jackson’s career through the years, including costumes and props used on tour and in music videos.

Highlights from the sale included the late singer’s “Bad” tour jacket raising $240,000, a white glove selling for $192,000 and one of the singer’s Pepsi and Awards jacket garnering more than $68,000, the auction house said in a statement.

Following Sunday’s auction, Gaga told her 31 million Twitter followers that “the 55 pieces I collected today will be archived and expertly cared for in the spirit and love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, and fans worldwide.”

Jackson died, aged 50, in June, 2009, in Los Angeles from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol and sedatives.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 6^th, 2012.            

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