Thursday 19 June 2008

Michael Jackson says ranch foreclosure averted

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Entertainer Michael Jackson said on Sunday that a foreclosure sale on his Neverland Ranch property in California has been canceled by Colony Capital LLC, which acquired the loan on the ranch from Fortress Investment Group and is negotiating a deal.


Jackson said in a press release that he was "in discussions" over the ranch with Colony and was "pleased with recent developments."


A spokesman for Jackson declined to provide further details.


Reuters/Nielsen