Michael Jackson-style life comes with $2.3M a month price tag
By ANITuesday, July 14, 2009
WASHINGTON - Celebrities often end up under the scanner for their notorious big-spending, and Michael Jackson is no exception.
The King of Pop reportedly shelled out nearly 2.3 million dollars per month at the time of his divorce from his former wife Debbie Rowe.
Financial statements filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court at the time of his divorce allege that the singer’s cost of living in 1999 averaged a staggering 2,339,300 dollars per month, reports Fox News.
Gardening costs and services to maintain the Neverland Ranch were apparently billed at 95, 700 dollars, while security tab stood at 51,900 dollars.
His monthly household expense reportedly totaled at a whopping 358,600 dollars, including 66,200 dollars spent on the upkeep on his famous zoo/amusement park, and another 60,200 dollars on housekeeping/PR expenses.
The court documents allegedly also showed that Jackson spent 178,100 dollars on legal services, 120,000 dollars on personal/property insurance, 25,600 dollars on medical bills, and 42,600 dollars on presents.
Only 100 dollars were said to have been spent a month on entertainment, leaving the star’s personal expenses mounting at an estimated at 1, 420,600 dollars per month.
Jackson also purportedly forked out 85,500 dollars on transportation additionally, and another 475,200 dollars on MJJ Productions and Optimum Productions. (ANI)
