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[~Souza~]

JACKSON FAMILY
Between Rock & Hard Place
Over MJ Handprints
39 MINUTES AGO BY TMZ STAFF

Michael Jackson's family is on the hunt for an incredibly valuable piece of rock -- containing the King of Pop's hand and footprints -- but the guy who currently owns it ain't giving it up without a fight.

MJ left the impressions back in 1984 for a Vegas hotel -- which had commissioned the piece for a "Walk of Fame"-type exhibit in front of the property.

The exhibit never materialized, and the concrete slab ended up gathering dust in the hotel basement -- until it was auctioned off years later ... and a guy named Andy Wilson picked it up for a pretty penny.

Now, the Jackson family has caught wind of the relic -- and they want to reclaim it, insisting the slab is the rightful property of the MJ estate. We're told they're even willing to pay Mr. Wilson $25,000 plus a cut of any merchandising profits they make off the item.

But Andy ain't budging -- telling TMZ, $25,000 just won't do ... and he's willing to wait as long as it takes to get a better deal.

[suspicious mind]

but the family and the estate are not one in the same , correct?

[all4loveandbelieve]

Thanks for posting this article. What people will do for money.. I would sell it for 25.000$

[Adi]

JACKSON FAMILY Between Rock & Hard Place Over MJ Handprints

The title might say it all, rather than what the article is about.

Maybe the Jackson Family is stuck and can't do anything at the moment because there are bigger fish to fry by the powers involved before we will know the truth.

We don't know what has happened behind the scenes......and maybe that's why TS has been MIA......

[PureLove]

JACKSON FAMILY Between Rock & Hard Place Over MJ Handprints

The title might say it all, rather than what the article is about.

Maybe the Jackson Family is stuck and can't do anything at the moment because there are bigger fish to fry by the powers involved before we will know the truth.

We don't know what has happened behind the scenes......and maybe that's why TS has been MIA......

Can be very true Adi. That's what I've been saying on TS' thread as well. We do not know what's going on behind the curtain, so we shouldn't jump to conclusions.

[Adi]

JACKSON FAMILY Between Rock & Hard Place Over MJ Handprints

The title might say it all, rather than what the article is about.

Maybe the Jackson Family is stuck and can't do anything at the moment because there are bigger fish to fry by the powers involved before we will know the truth.

We don't know what has happened behind the scenes......and maybe that's why TS has been MIA......

Can be very true Adi. That's what I've been saying on TS' thread as well. We do not know what's going on behind the curtain, so we shouldn't jump to conclusions.

Actually maybe I should have only struck out the handprints, so the title was like this:

JACKSON FAMILY Between Rock & Hard Place Over MJ Handprints[/b]

Whatever is happening behind the scenes we don't know the extent of it and perhaps the Jackson family do not have control over it....

[Katie2]

Heck I'd keep it something to tell your grandkids about :P

[scorpionchik]

If I would have owned it, I would NOT sell it for any money.

[blankie]

If I would have owned it, I would NOT sell it for any money.

???/    Agree......... :(...with all my heart   :( ::)

[PureLove]

If I would have owned it, I would NOT sell it for any money.

Same here. I would never ever sell it.

[marisjm]

If I had anything of Michael's, I would never sell it.  How can anyone sell something so precious?

[wishingstar]

I have to wonder how those prints would match up with what ever went in the ambulance.  The handprint sure has a nice upside sown triangle effect.  Size of shoe? The date of 6-89.....June 1989...ring a bell with anything important?  Or is it just a number pay attention to 689.........
Over-hoaxed perhaps, but I have to say it.....no stone unturned!

Blessings Always

[Snoopy71]

I guess I'm an odd duck....I'd just give it back to the family.   :|

Then again, I'm not a big fan of people making money off of celebrity's possessions anyway.

...it's just STUFF, it's not the person :?...................and it's kinda creepy   suspicious//

Can you imagine someone bidding over your underwear? :roll:
I'd rather have a hug or a conversation with MJ over anything he's ever owned....but that's just me  :mrgreen:
Although I'm not sure if this is one of those "read-between-the-lines" kind of stories or what?  :?

The exhibit never materialized, and the concrete slab ended up gathering dust in the hotel basement -- until it was auctioned off years later ... and a guy named Andy Wilson picked it up for a pretty penny.

Now, the Jackson family has caught wind of the relic -- and they want to reclaim it, insisting the slab is the rightful property of the MJ estate. We're told they're even willing to pay Mr. Wilson $25,000 plus a cut of any merchandising profits they make off the item.

I don't know why, but for some reason I thought about Forest Lawn reading this and the unmarked grave/tomb.  :shock:

[GINAFELICIA]

It's not 689, it's 684 according to them, but looks like 689 though.
That doesn't look like a 4 to me too, looks like a 9.
Anyway, it's 25 years before death. And TMZ posted 7 pictures.
I'm not sure why they posted this now, the story is older.

.....
I wouldn't sell it for the world, and I wouldn't give it not even to the family.

[pepper]

I'm not sure why they posted this now, the story is older.

Yep, from January, 2011

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/V3ia1_BTp5j/Michael+Jackson+Broken+Heart+Stone+Hand+Footprint/ellhueEmfWG

Michael Jackson's "Broken Heart Stone" Hand And Footprint Cement Impression

Michael Jackson's handprint and footprint, known as "The Broken Heart Stone" owing to the heart shaped indentation from the glove the late pop star wore when the impression was made in June 1984 for a never completed Las Vegas Walk of Fame project is displayed at Nate D. Sanders Auctions on January 27, 2011 in Brentwood, California.
The auction ends February 15, 2011 at 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time.