Michael Jackson’s socks are expected to sell for over $1 million at auction – Music-News.com

The late ‘Thriller’ hitmaker – who died in 2009 aged 50 – donned the custom crystal stockings the first time he showed off his famous moonwalk during a performance of ‘Billie Jean’ in 1983 TV special ‘Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever’ and they are going under the hammer under the next few weeks.

Auction site Gottahaverockandroll.com are offering the socks as part of their Frank DiLeo collection and they come with a signed letter from Michael to the late music executive – who signed the ‘Bad’ singer to Epic Records and managed him from 1984 to 1989 – presenting the gift to him as a token…