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The stories about Hassanal Bolkiah aka The Sultan of Brunei and his expenditures are well known. From his haircut to car collection, everything about him will stun you. But today, we’ll be taking a route down a memory lane, when he invited Michael Jackson to perform in 1996.
It was an auspicious occasion of Sultan’s birthday when he turned 50 in 1996. To make the celebrations grand, Hassanal Bolkiah left no stone unturned. The guest list was comprised of 3000 guests and the celebration was held for two weeks. Several big guns like Prince Charles graced the event. On the whole, around $27 million were spent to make the birthday celebration a ‘grand’ affair.
Coming back to Michael Jackson, out of total $27 million, a huge sum of $16 million was given to the King of Pop. Yes, you read that right! No matter, how crazy it sounds but Michael was paid such a hefty amount. He performed in Jerudong Amusement Park in Brunei. Around 60,000 people enjoyed the show.
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