Janet Jackson Opens Up About Split From Jermaine Dupri & Michael’s Death
Posted on Nov 19, 2009 @ 10:56AM - 4 comments
Janet Jackson opened up for the first time about her breakup from longtime beau Jermaine Dupri and talked about how her family has been doing since the deal of her brother Michael. Walking around her palatial Los Angeles home, the pop star also discussed growing up Jackson- clarifying the abuse rumors and revealing how her dad Joe may have stunted her career.
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Joe Jackson Files Appeal
Posted on Nov 16, 2009 @ 06:15PM - 8 comments
Joe Jackson isn’t giving up the fight against his late son’s estate.
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Joe has filed legal papers challenging the decision to throw out his earlier challenge to Michael’s will.
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Joe claims Michael’s name was forged on the will and also wants John Branca and John McClain removed as executors.
Michael Jackson Estate Executors Made Official
Posted on Nov 12, 2009 @ 03:38PM - Add a comment
A judge officially approved John Branca and John McClain as the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate on Thursday.
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Michael Jackson's longtime trusted advisors have been appointed co-executors and have been granted limited authority. The appointment expires on January 4th 2010.
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On Tuesday a judge decided that Michael’s father Joe had no authority to challenge the executors of the will.
Joe Jackson Has No Standing To Contest Estate Executors
Judge Denies Joe Jackson Says He Has “No Interest In The Estate”
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 @ 05:57PM - 12 comments
In court Tuesday Judge Mitchell Beckloff denied Joe Jackson's motion to contest the will or the executors, saying, "Joe Jackson doesn't have any interest in the estate, Michael Jackson didn't name him in the will or the trust."
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Judge Beckloff said Joe Jackson could proceed with his allowance petition, and that is the only claim Joe Jackson has in regards to the estate. Family allowance motion for Joe Jackson will be heard on December 10th.
Joe’s attorney Brian Oxman told the judge," The executors discriminated against my client by not giving him an allowance and giving one to Katherine Jackson."
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Oxman is contesting the will and the executors of the estate.
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Katherine Jackson’s attorney Adam Streisand says, "Katherine Jackson wants the fighting to end, and end now. She wants to make money for the estate."
Judge Beckloff asked Oxman why they were objecting at this time. Oxman said that Katherine Jackson had reneged on a deal she made to the Jackson family to contest the executors and that is why Joe was taking this action. Oxman said, "Mrs. Jackson has reached some sort of deal with the estate, some backdoor deal."
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Howard Weitzman, attorney for the executors and Adam Streisand said this was absolutely not true. Legal powerhouse attorney Howard Weitzman said, "Mr. Oxman doesn't have a clue. There was no deal or settlement between the estate and Katherine Jackson. Katherine Jackson did the right thing by dropping her objections. The estate can now proceed with business of the estate." Streisand said Katherine Jackson didn't object to Joe Jackson’s request to receive an allowance.
Joe Jackson Has “No Standing” To Contest Michael Jackson Estate
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 @ 02:25PM - 5 comments
Katherine Jackson’s attorney Adam Streisand told the court Tuesday that his client has no problem with her late son’s funeral expenses being revealed to the public and that she thinks it’s time for the fighting to end. He said that Katherine no longer contests Branca and McClain as executors of the estate and that she wishes to work with them to preserve the legacy of Michael.
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Streisand also took the time to slam Joe Jackson, saying that “he (Joe) clearly has no standing” to contest the will or Estate as he is not an heir, nor a named executor.
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And what would a Michael Jackson court case be without a little crazy added to the mix? Billie Jean Jackson, the woman who claims to have been Michael’s secret lover and mother to his children just had to say her piece, she objected in open court to Joe Jackson contesting the will.
Joe Jackson Requests Allowance From Jackson Estate
Posted on Nov 06, 2009 @ 04:20PM - 35 comments
Joe Jackson is jumping on the Michael Jackson money bandwagon, becoming the latest in a line of many to file a claim against his late son’s estate.
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Joe filed papers Friday with the LA County Superior court asking the judge to grant him a monthly allowance.
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In the documents Michael Jackson’s former manager, Leonard Rowe, claims Michael used to grant his mother Katherine $60,000 per month to live on and that she was instructed to give Joe half of that.
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Joe says that his monthly expenses total $15, 425, including $2,500 dining expenses, $2,000 air travel, $3,000 hotel bills, $1,000 groceries, $1,200 rent and $50 charitable contributions.
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Joe claims the estate has netted more than $100 million in the first seven weeks following his son’s death and that it is”well able to afford a family allowance for Joe Jackson”.
Howard Weitzman, one of the attorneys for John Branca and John McClain the Special Administrators for Michael Jackson's Estate in response to Joe Jackson's request for an allowance stated, "The Special Administrators have been made aware that Joe Jackson filed papers asking to be paid a family allowance from the Estate. It was quite surprising to learn of the request. Mr. Jackson's petition will be considered as are all requests for money from Michael's Estate."
Michael Jackson’s This Is It's Run Extended After $101 Million Opening
Posted on Nov 02, 2009 @ 05:00AM - 1 comment
The film documenting Michael Jackson's final days, This Is It, had its original two-week engagement extended in North America until Thanksgiving -- an extra two weeks -- after the documentary moonwalked to a stellar $101 million worldwide at the box office in its first five days.
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This Is It was a hit wherever it played, as it took in $32.5 million in the U.S., and $68 million abroad.
VIDEO: This Is It Premieres In Los Angeles - Some Jacksons Attend; Others Boycott
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 @ 01:08PM - 6 comments
Various members from the Jackson family -- including Jermaine, Jackie, Tito and Marlon -- were snapped walking the red carpet at the the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday night at the premiere of the new Michael Jackson film, This Is It.
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Tito later told Larry King that while he walked the red carpet, he wasn't going to watch the actual screening for personal reasons.
VIDEO: Jermaine Jackson On This Is It - "I Think Michael Would Have Loved It"
Posted on Oct 28, 2009 @ 09:54AM - 3 comments
Larry King spoke live with Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie Jackson about their late brother's new film, This Is It, at the film's Tuesday night Los Angeles premiere, and asked them about the family's internal turmoil over the film's release.
LaToya Jackson has said many Jackson family members are boycotting the film because Michael wouldn't have wanted his rehearsal footage released publicly. Michael's oldest sister, Rebbie, has already publicly distanced herself from business endeavors, such as a planned reality show for his kids, that have arisen in the wake of the singer's death this summer.
VIDEO: New Michael Jackson Film Hits Theaters Tonight
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 @ 11:22AM - 2 comments
As it launches its limited, two-week engagement, Michael Jackson's new film, This Is It, will simultaneously roll-out on 20,000 screens in locations including California, London, New York and Japan at midnight EST Wednesday.
The film showcases the late Thriller singer's final set of rehearsals at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California this past spring, as he was preparing for this summer's planned residency at London's O2 Arena. The movie is expected to generate big bucks, as some industry-based surveys have projected the concert film could take in as much as $40 million in its opening weekend.
VIDEO: Director Kenny Ortega on This Is It –“Candid, Honest, Raw & Real”
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 @ 10:22AM - 3 comments
This Is It, the film documenting Michael Jackson's final performances as he rehearsed for his sold-out concert stint at England's O2 Arena, is "candid, honest, raw and real," the film's director, Kenny Ortega, told The Today Show on Thursday.
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Ortega said reports that anything showing the dying King of Pop in a negative light would be edited out of the film are false, based on that none of the pundits have actually seen the movie.
