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Janet Jackson's Chevy truck takes $112,500 in record auction sale

The buyer of the truck is Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Backstage Capital

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Hannah Elliott | Bloomberg
Last week in Beverly Hills, Janet Jackson auctioned off more than 1,000 signature items from across the span of her career, including the cropped military-style jacket she wore in Rhythm Nation and the black leather pants, bubble shirt, and ankle boots she donned in the Scream music video alongside her brother Michael.

Those sartorial standouts sold for $81,250 and $125,000, respectively, a whopping 20 and 31 times their original estimates, according to organisers of the Julien’s Auctions sale. Even Kim Kardashian got involved, paying $25,000 for Jackson’s. 

If music video ensemble: a black suede crop top with white bonelike decorations and black

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