Sheik's lawyer: Settlement with Jackson a secret

[November 24, 2008]  LONDON (AP) -- A lawyer for Sheik Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain says the details of his legal settlement with pop star Michael Jackson are to remain private.

Attorney Bankim Thanki says the two sides have come to a confidential agreement that they will sign soon.

Al Khalifa had claimed the singer pulled out of a planned a series of collaborations. The sheik sued Jackson and was seeking the return of $7 million he said he had given the pop star.

Neither Jackson nor the sheik attended Monday's brief High Court hearing in London.

[Associated Press]

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