YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?

A Pop Icon Twofer: Michael Jackson Portrait By Andy Warhol Sells At Auction

WE SEND CONGRATS TO THE SELLER OF THE MICHAEL JACKSON portrait by Andy Warhol for their cunning timing of the sale, which comes two months after the King of Pop dropped dead.

Reports say that the owner only purchased the 30 inch by 26 inch piece in May for a mere $278,500 at a Sotheby's auction. But that was back when Jackson was just a shriveled-up accused pedophile, and before he ascended into Pop Culture cannon as a saint.

Warhol was commissioned to paint the portrait to commemmorate the wild success of Thriller, according to Reuters. Little did any of us know that Michael would never look so good than during this period.

The portrait was sold Tuesday night at the BBC reported its price tag exceeded $1 million. But of course.

How often can you buy a piece of two pop culture icons at once?

Another Warhol portrait -- of Michael's close friend Elizabeth Taylor, sold for $23.7 million two years ago.