Arrest Has Tepid Effect On Michael Jackson’s Sales

Billboard reports retailers do not expect Michael Jackson’s child molestation charges to affect the recording artist’s sales. In fact, Jackson’s new album ‘Number Ones’ is widely expected to debut at No. 1 in the U.K. “People aren’t surprised,” says Carl Mello, music buyer for Boston-based chain Newbury Comics. “It’s not like they’re going, ‘Oh my God, Michael! I would have never believed that’.”