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Was Michael Jackson really worth $40 billion?

Almost four years since Michael Jackson died from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic Propofol and other sedatives, the wrongful death lawsuit filed against concert promoter AEG Live by mother Katherine Jackson and the King of Pop's three children has commenced. Jackson died just two weeks before he was set to debut his highly-publicized "This is It" concert tour in London, and his family alleges that the concert promoters negligently hired and supervised former cardiologist Conrad Murray and breached its duty of proper care.However, many trial followers were shocked by the $40-42 billion figure reportedly put forward by the Jackson family as the entertainer's estimated earnings should he have not died at the age of 50. But could Jackson really have been worth that much so long after his heyday of the 1980s and 90s?"It seems they are throwing out this astronomical figure to try and win really big," a source closely connected to the Jackson clan told FOX411's Pop Tarts column. "The t...

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