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MIJAC RESPONDS TO FLURRY OF RUMORS: Statement released addressing ‘American. Idol’; NBA All-Star Game; family tour; Vegas gig and leaked single.

(February 28, 2007)

*In one fell swoop, Michael Jackson’s rep Raymone K. Bain is hoping to squash a number of rumors that have involved her high-profile client in the past weeks.

Bain’s statement denies Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman’s report that Jackson will reluctantly go on tour with his family members, including Janet, because he is low on cash.

The release also addresses rumors of Jackson trying to mount a Las Vegas show, trying unsuccessfully to score tickets to the NBA All-Star Game, the leaked single from DJ Tempamental and attributed to Jackson and Pras entitled “No Friend Of Mine (Gangsta),” and much more.

Here is the statement, verbatim:

**Mr. Jackson is not planning a concert tour with members of his family.

**Mr. Jackson has been presented numerous proposals…proposals which he has not solicited, but were presented to him, several of which include performing in Las Vegas. Mr. Jackson is currently reviewing and evaluating each proposal. He does not believe that he is under any time constraint for making his decisions. Therefore, reports that he has “been unsuccessful in finding a Las Vegas casino for his show, resulting in his having to turn to his family” are false.

**Mr. Jackson did not move to Las Vegas to shop a Vegas show. Mr. Jackson is in Las Vegas because he likes the city, and found it a convenient location to record with the artists, songwriters and producers who are working with him in the studio.

**Mr. Jackson has no current plans to appear or perform on “American Idol.”

**Mr. Jackson did not either solicit, ask to be given, or attempt to buy tickets to the recent NBA All-Star Game, as has been widely reported. Mr. Jackson was invited by several owners of NBA teams, as well as players, to attend the game as their guest. However, Mr. Jackson declined these kind invitations. Widely spread reports that Mr. Jackson sought tickets, and was denied his request, are completely false.

**Mr. Jackson never leased property from Michael Flatly in Ireland. Therefore, reports stating that he was “evicted” from property owned by Flatly are erroneous and defamatory.

**Mr. Jackson has not recently released or recorded a single with Pras.

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