Dubai Business News — Michael Jackson was named this year's top-earning dead celebrity on Tuesday in a list compiled by financial website Forbes.com, earning the title for the second year in a row following his death in 2009.
Thriller singer Jackson, who died aged 50 of a drug overdose, is estimated to have earned $170 million (Dh624 million) in the past year, which also places him as the second highest-earning pop music act this year, dead or alive, Forbes.com said.
Jackson's physician at the time of his death, Dr Conrad Murray, is on trial in Los Angeles, charged with involuntary manslaughter for administering the powerful anaesthetic propofol as a sleep aid for the singer in Jackson's home. Murray has pleaded not guilty.
Jackson, whose name has rarely been out of the headlines, has seen sales of albums and memorabilia increase in the past year. The King of Pop is followed closely by the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, placed second on the list with earnings of $55 million.
Reports from GulfNews.com.
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