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"Lady GaGa reportedly wants to purchase Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s Neverland ranch. The &amp;#039;Bad Romance&amp;#039; singer is said to be a collector of the late star&amp;#039;s memorabilia, and hopes to restore his infamous California home to its original state, according to The Sun.  &amp;quot;Lady GaGa is obsessed with Michael,&amp;quot; a source said. &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s become good friends with his sister La Toya, and would love more than anything else to restore Neverland to its original state. &amp;quot;His kids are all desperate to hold on to their childhood home so they can decide what they want to do with it properly when they&amp;#039;ve grown up. GaGa would love to help with the financial costs by buying a share.&amp;quot;  Lady GaGa is known to be a big fan of Jackson, and was expected to appear on stage with him at his comeback gigs in London in 2009 before he died. &amp;quot;There was some talk about the openers doing duets with Michael on stage,&amp;quot; she said at the time. &amp;quot;But Michael&amp;#039;s death was devastating for me regardless of whether I was supposed to go on tour with him.&amp;quot;  [The main house at Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s Neverland ranch] Lady GaGa bought 55 items belonging to Jackson at an auction last year.  Jackson purchased the 3,000 acre-estate in 1988, before installing a rail road track, petting zoo and fairground, and the ranch was redesigned in tribute to the fantasy island in Peter Pan. However, in 2008 the investment group Sycamore Valley Ranch Company bought his $23million mortgage (\u00C2\u00A314.4 million) due to his financial issues.  [Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s children Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket] Jackson&amp;#039;s three children Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket also own a share in the ranch, along with the late entertainer&amp;#039;s mother Katherine. Lady GaGa recently confirmed plans for a new movie project with photographer Terry Richardson. Watch Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s music video for &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t Stop &amp;#039;Til You Get Enough&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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