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LITTLE ROCK — Bidders from around the world bought up Michael Jackson memorabilia worth nearly $1 million at an auction on the anniversary of his death, including $190,000for the Swarovski-crystal studded glove he wore on his 1984 Victory Tour. The bidding that began Friday on more than 200 items was “unlike anything we’ve ever experienced,” said Darren Julien of Julien Auctions, which ran the auction at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Some items, like the glove, went for 10 times more than their estimated value, he said. “It just shows you Michael Jackson is the most sought after and most collectible celebrity of all time. It was just phenomenal,” Julien told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “People flew in from Asia, Russia, all over. Now that he’s gone, we now realize the true legend we lost,” said Julien, who has not had a similar auction in his 15 years in the business. The glove had been expected to sell for $20,000 to $30,000. The winning bidder was Wanda Kelley of Los Angeles, the Las Vegas Sun reported. She said she was prepared to go higher if necessary. “Let’s just say I wasn’t walking out of here without that glove,” she said.

A woman accused of assaulting Bam Margera outside his suburban Philadelphia nightclub has been held for trial. Fifty-nine year-old Elizabeth Ray livesnear The Note, a club the 30-year-old MTV star owns in West Chester, Pa. A district judge ruled Thursday that Ray would be held for trial on aggravated assault and related counts. Margera said he was waiting for a ride about 2 a.m. on June 12 when he got into an argument with Ray. Margera said he was walking away and thought the argument had ended when he collapsed to the ground, suffering a concussion and a cut on his head. A woman who was with Margera says she saw Ray holding a long, pipe-like object. Ray has said she is innocent.