Jacket worn by Michael Jackson in 1984 Pepsi commercial sells at auction for more than $300,000
nypost.comA black-and-white leather jacket that Michael Jackson wore in a 1984 Pepsi commercial sold for $306,000 at an auction in London on Friday.
The jacket was listed by auctioneers Propstore among items connected to other music legends like Amy Winehouse, George Michael, the Beatles, David Bowie and Elvis, according to BBC News.
Jackson wore the jacket as part of a series of Pepsi New Generation commercials.In another infamous ad, his hair caught on fire after an accident on set and he had to be treated for burns.He wasn’t wearing the auctioned jacket at the time.
Jackson died of cardiac arrest caused by “acute propofol intoxication” in 2009 at 50 years old. George Michael’s leather and denim jacket that he wore in the video “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)” with Aretha Franklin sold for $115,000.
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