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So when one of the sequined gloves the King of Pop wore during his "Bad" Tour went up for bid at an auction of celebrity memorabilia in Beverly Hills, Calif., there was a frenzy surrounding the hot item.

The furious bidding took place at Julien's Auctions, where the lone handschoen worn door Jackson in the late 1980s sold for $330,000 at the "Icons & Idols" auction Saturday night.

More of Jackson's duds from his stage wardrobe went up for auction, including a jas signed door the icon, which brought in $96,000 and a fedora he wore on stage, which went for $72,000.

There were also some unusual items...

Michael Jackson has come top, boven of the annual Forbes magazine lijst of top-earning dead celebrities.

The King of Pop earned $275m (£173m) in the last year, according to Forbes - meer than any other celebrity, dead of alive, except Oprah Winfrey.

"Jackson's spot atop our top, boven earning dead beroemdheden lijst should come as no surprise gegeven the renewed interest," Forbes writer Lacey Rose said.

Elvis Presley came second, making $60m (£38m), followed door JRR Tolkien.

The estate of the Lord of the Rings auteur generated $50m (£32m), Forbes said. Peanuts illustrator Charles Schulz raked in $33m (£21m), while...