The last video of Michael Jackson – filmed just two days before he died – in preparation for his This Is It! tour has surfaced, and shows what might have been.
Here’s MJ tearing into “They Don’t Care About Us” …
While tour organizer AEG Live has started refunding the roughly $85 million worth of tickets for Jackson’s 50-night London run, but is also offering buyers the option of claiming the one-of-a-kind, Jackson-designed tickets as souvenirs.
“It is one of the hottest items on the memorabilia market right now,” says an E! source working on the AEG-sanctioned refunding process. “People realize they can get more money selling them to collectors than getting a refund.”
Tickets to the O2 arena shows are still selling for as much as $400.
Meanwhile, AEG is said to be planning to release Jackson’s rehearsal footage on CD and DVD, packaged as “live concert” recordings. A movie is also being considered.
The entertainment conglomerate, which also owns L.A.’s Staples Center, where a funeral for Michael Jackson is set to take place Tuesday, is contemplating the idea of turning its planned MJ extravaganza into some sort of tribute event.