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      *Michael Jackson has officially announced that tomorrow's scheduled auction of his Neverland Ranch has been cancelled.

       The property's existing $23.5 million loan from New York-based private equity and hedge fund Fortress Investment Group was acquired by Colony Capital, a large real estate investment firm.

       “I am pleased with recent developments involving Neverland Ranch and I am in discussions with Colony and Tom Barrack with regard to the Ranch and other matters that would allow me to focus on the future,” Jackson said in a statement.

       The 2,700-acre property in Santa Barbara County was slated to be auctioned off on May 14 after Jackson defaulted on loan payments.      

       Colony, a Los Angeles-based firm that has invested more than $39 billion since its founding in 1991, tells Reuters that it's "very comfortable" holding the loan while negotiating new mortgage payment terms for the King of Pop.