Article: Jackson Closes House on Neverland Ranch


AP Online
03-17-2006
Dateline: LOS OLIVOS, Calif.


A boy tries to peak through the security gates at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, Tuesday, May 31, 2005 in Santa Ynez Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari)

Michael Jackson has closed the house on his Neverland Ranch and laid off some of the employees there but has not completely shuttered the sprawling estate, the pop star's spokesman said.

"It is public knowledge that Mr. Jackson currently resides in the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain," Jackson spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said late Thursday in a statement. "He therefore decided to close his house and reduce his work force."

The action came a day after state labor officials ...

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