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*The estate of Michael Jackson is reportedly finalizing a deal with “Thriller” director John Landis and producer George Folsey Jr. to resolve litigation concerning net profits from the music video as well as a battle over a previously planned musical theater production of the video. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Per The Hollywood Reporter: In [...]
*One of the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate is defending the decisions made since the singer’s death, insisting officials have succeeded in ensuring financial security for Jackson’s three children. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] John Branca and John McClain were put in charge of the King of Pop’s affairs after he died in 2009, and [...]
*Janet Jackson’s attorney has released a statement on behalf of the singer, her brother Randy and sister Rebbie strongly denying that they are trying to benefit financially from their late brother Michael’s estate, reports the Los Angeles Times. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] They accused the executors of trying to divide the family and distract [...]
*Michael Jackson’s family members are targeting the executors of his estate with accusations that they forged his last will and testament. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Janet, Rebbie, Tito, Randy and Jermaine Jackson are calling for administrators John Branca and John McClain to resign from the estate, claiming they changed his will after his death [...]
*A judge approved a pay bump Monday for the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate who turned the debt-ridden singer’s portfolio into a business that has earned hundreds of millions of dollars since his death. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff allowed attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain to bill the estate separately for their [...]
*It seems the Discovery Channel is having second thoughts about its broadcasting of a show that supposedly re-enacts Michael Jackson’s autopsy. For now, at least, the program – originally scheduled to air on Jan 13 – has been postponed. Discovery’s excuse is that the start of hearings next week in the criminal case against Jackson’s [...]
*Teddy Riley has come forward to vouch for Michael Jackson in the midst of controversy surrounding the release of his posthumous single “Breaking News.” Some of MJ’s family members say the voice on the newly-released track is not Michael’s. But Riley, who has produced Jackson, says it is indeed the King of Pop’s vocals. “When [...]
*A California appeals court has rejected an attempt by Michael Jackson’s father to challenge the administration of his son’s lucrative estate. A three-justice panel of the California Second District Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously affirmed a probate judge’s ruling that Joe Jackson didn’t have standing to intervene in his son’s estate, reports the AP. [...]
*The Michael Jackson estate has entered a licensing deal with a Los Angeles company that will create an online virtual world based on the King of Pop called “Planet Michael.” The planet will live inside the Entropia Universe, a so-called “massively multiplayer online” game that has about 100,000 active users and is run by the [...]
*Joe Jackson will have his day in court next month. California’s Second District Court of Appeal today scheduled Oct. 6 for Michael Jackson’s father to begin arguing that he deserves to receive monthly checks from his late son’s estate. Michael Jackson’s 2002 will left out Papa Joe, and a ruling after the King of Pop’s [...]
*Michael Jackson’s father is appealing a court decision which says that he has no right to object to the executors of his son’s will. Joe Jackson’s lawyer Brian Oxman filed papers at the 2nd District Court of Appeals in California last Friday (Aug. 13) to object to the decision made by the Probate Court in [...]
*Reps for Michael Jackson’s estate have announced plans for a new Cirque du Soleil show based entirely on music from the King of Pop. This third major deal by the singer’s estate since his death last June also calls for a Jackson-themed nightclub in Las Vegas and a permanent Jackson-Cirque du Soleil show that is [...]
*Michael Jackson has set another yet another record. His estate is now the recipient of the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for as many as 10 projects over the next seven years, according to various reports. If certain conditions are met, the contract could be worth [...]
*Michael Jackson’s estate administrators are seeking 10 percent of the profits they are able to generate from the late King of Pop’s work, court documents filed Friday show. Attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain filed a motion asking a court to approve the payments, which would cover for a variety of services both [...]
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