Michael Jackson’s Estate Reacts to Paris Jackson Opposing Payouts
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 15 – The estate defends $250,000 legal bonuses amid objections from Paris Jackson, citing complex litigation and a $287.5 million sale that grew estate value over 6,000 times, executors say.
- Last week, the Executors of Michael Jackson’s Estate revealed issues related to one of the late pop star’s ex-wives to justify legal fee requests.
- Last week, Paris Jackson filed an objection over estate payments for 'unrecorded attorney time' in 2018, the filing said.
- In the July filing, John Branca and John McClain requested $250,000 in legal bonuses, the Executors said, defending payments to two high-powered law firms for 2018 work.
- In Los Angeles on July 16, 2025, the court will hold a hearing, and has yet to rule on estate-related legal fee disputes, impacting beneficiaries' access to funds.
- Ahead of September 2, Greg Griffin confirmed the estate is preparing for the appeal, with the next step being court submissions.
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Jackson’s daughter Paris has filed an objection to payments made from her father’s estate
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…
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