Prince
has
reportedly
snubbed
Michael
Jackson's
offer
of
a
joint
tour.
The
'Thriller'
singer
is
said
to
have
begged
Prince
to
perform
a
string
of
concerts
with
him
to
help
Michael
re-launch
his
career.
However,
Prince
told
Michael
he
wasn't
interested
as
he
already
has
plans
for
his
own
tour
later
this
year.
Michael
was
reportedly
overheard
complaining
about
the
snub
at
the
Sultan
of
Brunei's
son's
25th
birthday
party,
for
which
he
received
5
million
for
making
a
personal
appearance.
A
fellow
partygoer
is
quoted
by
Britain's
The
Sun
newspaper
as
saying:
"Michael
seemed
pretty
upset
about
it.
He
said
he'd
approached
Prince
to
see
if
he
would
like
to
work
together,
but
Prince
wasn't
interested."
Sources
claim
Prince
was
concerned
that
the
hype
surrounding
Michael's
comeback
would
over-shadow
the
concerts,
and
he
wasn't
prepared
to
be
the
'Beat
It'
singer's
support
act.
Michael's
career
has
been
in
free
fall
since
his
2003
child
sex
abuse
trial.
Although
he
was
acquitted
on
all
charges,
he
has
struggled
to
regain
his
once
huge
fan
base
and
has
been
plagued
by
rumours
his
once
massive
fortune
has
dwindled.