I would take this with a grain of salt, but I post it anyway:
THE PAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL!
EXCLUSIVE: Ow! MJ's £5m just to turn up at Prince's party..
23/05/2007
MICHAEL Jackson has landed one of the biggest paydays in music history - and he doesn't even have to sing!
The troubled pop legend is moon-walking off with a wacko wage of £5million just to be there for the showbiz bash of the year.
Michael will join a host of A-list stars to celebrate HRH Prince Azim of Brunei's 25th birthday this weekend.
The £7m extravaganza is taking place in an exclusive country pile in England on Friday and Saturday.
MJ, 48, flew in from Los Angeles yesterday for the event and was swept through security at Heathrow by a police escort.
A source close to the Prince tells us: "Absolutely no expense is being spared for his party - Michael Jackson is his all-time idol and he said he'd pay whatever it took to get him over.
"Even though Michael won't be performing, the very fact that he'll be in this stately home mingling with all of the Prince's pals makes it worth every penny to Azim."
He isn't the only big name who's in for a bumper payday courtesy of the birthday boy. Soul legend Dionne Warwick is getting £250,000 - although she has to sing for her supper.
The Prince - son of one of the world's richest men, the Sultan of Brunei and fourth in line to the throne - is determined that his birthday party will be one to remember.
His advisors are even trying to lure Barbra Streisand over from California for the event.
And forget a slice of birthday cake and a balloon. His 200 VIP guests - including Jerry Hall, Pamela Anderson, Faye Dunaway, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss - will leave with goodie bags worth tens of thousands of pounds, stuffed with diamond jewellery, top-end Bose electrical goods, iPods and £400 tubs of Creme De La Mer face creams.
Friday evening will have a casino theme, followed by a disco with free-flowing vintage champagne, foie gras and caviar. On Saturday, guests can try their hand at country pursuits - everything from from clay pigeon shooting to golf - then indulge in some pampering with free spa treatments.
At that evening's grand finale - a Black & Glamorous themed ball - Dionne will sing and MJ will make a speech and mingle with party-goers.
Our source adds: "Prince Azim wants his bash to be more glamorous than the Oscars. He's adamant it should be talked about for years to come."
Well, it sounds like a Thriller of a night out to us.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/...name_page.html