On the Never-Never

It seems that Micheal Jackson is having problems clearing his tax bill; currently around $25 million (~£12.5 million) and so may have to sell his fantasyland, Neverland. Amazing, when it is considered that he has earned $1 billion during his 42-year career.

Stuff:

— Jackson started building Neverland in 1988, when riding high on the success of the albums Thriller and Bad

— At its peak, the ranch employed 160 people and had a zoo with giraffes, orangutans, tigers and reptiles

— Invited guests could entertain themselves on 16 amusement park rides, a miniature train and at the Michael Jackson museum

— The mansion had an arcade and a doll room

— The annual upkeep was an estimated $4 million (£2 million)

— In 1991 Elizabeth Taylor married her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, in the grounds

— During the 2005 sex abuse trial, scores of wellwishers camped outside and when Jackson was acquitted hundreds more descended to celebrate

— The animals have all been relocated to neighbouring zoos