May 19, 2013

Michael Jackson Estate Settles Lawsuit over ‘Thriller’ Video

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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 [...]




Michael Jackson Estate Executor John Branca Defends Actions

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*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 Lawyer: She’s Not After Michael’s Money

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*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 Says Executors Forged his Will

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*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 [...]




Judge Approves More Pay for Jackson Estate Executors

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*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 [...]




Steven Ivory: Vesta

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*The first time I saw Vesta Williams was in the mid 1970s at the Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd., singing back up for Bobby Womack. At the time, Womack’s recording career was in the middle of one of its highs, and he put on a rip-roaring set. The Ohio-born Vesta, who at the time might [...]




Discovery Channel’s MiJac Autopsy Show Put on Hold

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*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 [...]




Audio: Posthumous ‘Michael’ Drops 3rd Single ‘Much Too Soon’

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*On the heels of first single “Hold My Hand,” a new song from the forthcoming Michael Jackson album “Michael” has surfaced online. The somber love ballad “Much Too Soon,” which is the 10th and final track on the posthumous set, has made its debut on iTunes’ social networking service, Ping. It is described as “the [...]




Randy Jackson Still Tweeting Mad over ‘Michael’ Album

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*Randy Jackson exploded on Twitter again regarding the posthumous album due next month from his brother. “Some of the songs are him, and some aren’t.  I would be [sic] my life on that … I know this may seem harsh, but this is the truth, as I know it…,” he tweeted Wednesday night regarding Sony’s [...]




Teddy Riley: ‘These are Michael Jackson’s Vocals’

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*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 [...]




Papa Joe Denied Bid to Challenge Michael’s Estate

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*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. [...]




Hearing Date Set for Joe Jackson’s Estate Case

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*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 [...]




Papa Joe Appeals Decision over Michael Jackson’s Will

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*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 [...]




Will.i.am Against Release of New Michael Jackson Music

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*Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas says the new Michael Jackson material due from Sony Music in November is a bad idea. “I don’t think that should ever come out. That’s bad,” he tells the Associated Press. “He was a perfectionist and he wouldn’t have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson [...]




Michael Jackson’s Estate Administrators Want Cut of Profits

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*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 [...]