Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Once again, Michael Jackson has been named Forbes' highest-paid dead celebrity, earning an estimated $105 million in 2025.

The King of Pop died on 25 June 2009, due to an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepine administered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray. He suffered a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home and was pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Centre.

He led the annual ranking, standing as number one on a list of 13 deceased stars with the highest pretax earnings over the past year.

Forbes mentioned that the figures are an accumulation drawn from music and book sales, streaming revenue, licensing deals, and estate acquisitions finalised within the year.

This marks Jackson's third consecutive year at the...