US EditionMichael Jackson’s Estate Reacts to Paris Jackson Opposing Payouts
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – Michael Jackson’s estate defends $625,000 in disputed legal fees from 2018, citing complex legal work and a $287.5 million sale that boosted estate value significantly.
- John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of Michael Jackson's estate, filed a supplement on July 14, 2025, defending significant legal fee payments in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
- The supplement responded to Paris Jackson's objections, submitted over a year after the original petition, which challenged lavish payouts including $250,000 bonuses to outside attorneys.
- The executors highlighted their role in transforming the estate's business from over $500 million in debt to assets worth several billion and detailed legal work related to a 2018 $287.5 million Sony deal.
- The estate seeks court approval for $625,000 in premium payments to law firms for unrecorded attorney time, amid concerns over oversight and alleged violations of court orders on fee payments.
- A court session concerning the estate’s management and the timing of when Michael Jackson’s heirs can access funds is set before Judge Brenda Penny in mid-July 2025.
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Michael Jackson estate executors are fighting daughter Paris’ latest challenge – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
LOS ANGELES — The long-running administration of Michael Jackson’s estate has entered another contentious phase, as co-executors John Branca and John McClain filed a new supplement defending their decision to pay significant legal fees, including $250,000 bonuses to outside attorneys—while accusing Paris Jackson’s lawyers of lodging untimely and misguided objections. In the Fifth Supplement to the Fee Petition, filed July 14, 2025, in Los Angele…
Estate Executors Reject Paris Jackson’s Lawyers Challenge as Misguided
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The long-running administration of Michael Jackson’s estate has entered another contentious phase, as co-executors John Branca and John McClain filed a new supplement defending their decision to pay significant legal fees, including $250,000 bonuses to outside attorneys—while accusing Paris Jackson’s lawyers of lodging untimely and misguided objections. In the Fifth Supplement to th…
Michael Jackson's Estate Reveals ‘Issues’ Over Late Pop Star’s Ex-Wife
Michal Jackson’s estate revealed it dealt with “issues” related to one of the late pop star’s ex-wives, whose identity was not revealed, as part of a plea for legal fees, Us Weekly can exclusively report. Us obtained court documents filed by John Branca and John McClain, the two men who have been in charge of Michael’s estate since his death on June 25, 2009. He was 50. Branca and McClain are requesting the court to sign off on fees to law firms…
The model and actress is against “premium payments” to attorneys who manage Michael Jackson’s fortune.
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