Genre: News > Entertainment

Jul 12, 2009: La Toya Jackson, sister of late pop sensation Michael Jackson, has claimed the rock star was murdered for his money.

In an interview to newspaper News of the World, La Toya said Jackson was killed for USD 1 bn.

She alleged almost USD 2 mn were missing from Jackson's residence on June 25, the day he died.

Background

Born on August 29, 1958, pop sensation Michael Jackson made his music world debut at an age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 group.

Jackson began his solo career in 1971 even as he worked with the group.

Considered as King of Pop, five of Jackson's albums are among the world's best-selling ones: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995).

One of the few personalities to have been inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two times, Jackson's other achievements include several Guinness world records, 13 Grammy Awards and sales of more than 750 million albums internationally.

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