A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000 on Wednesday, a French auctioneer said.\n<\/p>\n
A technician found the used sock discarded near Jackson\u2019s dressing room after the concert in the southern city of Nimes in July 1997, auctioneer Aurore Illy told AFP.\n<\/p>\n
The self-styled \u201cKing of Pop\u201d wore white athletic socks adorned with rhinestones during his \u201cHIStory World Tour\u201d in 1997, according to specialist website interencheres.com.\n<\/p>\n
Jackson can be seen wearing them in clips of him performing his hit \u201cBillie Jean\u201d.<\/p>\n
Decades later, the off-white item of clothing is covered in stains, and the rhinestones adorning it have yellowed with age, in a picture posted on the website.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really is an exceptional object \u2014 even a cult one for Michael Jackson fans,\u201d Illy said. <\/p>\n
The sock, initially valued at 3,000 to 4,000 euros ($3,400-4,500), sold for 7,688 euros ($8,822) at the Nimes auction house.<\/p>\n
A Macau gaming resort in 2009 paid $350,000 for a glittery glove Jackson wore when he performed his first \u201cmoonwalk\u201d dance in 1983.\n<\/p>\n
A hat he wore just before that performance sold for more than $80,000 in Paris in 2023.\n<\/p>\n
Jackson died of a fatal overdose in 2009, aged 50.\n<\/p>\n
He still has a huge fan base, despite child molestation accusations against him during his lifetime and after his death, which he and his estate have\u00a0denied.\n<\/p>\n
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