Paris Jackson Wins Legal Battle over Michael Jackson Estate Payments Worth $625,000
The ruling bars future attorney bonus payments without beneficiary consent or court approval and lets Paris seek reimbursement for legal fees.
- In May 2026, a judge ordered $625,000 in disputed attorney bonus payments returned to the Michael Jackson estate, delivering a major victory for his daughter Paris Jackson.
- Paris has engaged in a years-long courtroom standoff with estate executors John Branca and John McClain, accusing them of operating without sufficient transparency and treating the estate like a 'slush fund'.
- Branca and McClain deny wrongdoing, arguing their stewardship transformed an estate 'saddled with more than $500 million of debt' into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse; a 2012 EMI Publishing investment cost $47,500 and sold for $287 million.
- The ruling allows Paris to seek reimbursement for legal fees and mandates tighter oversight; future attorney bonus payments now require written consent from all beneficiaries or a court order.
- Outside of court, Paris recently honored her mother, Debbie Rowe, on Mother's Day while remaining critical of the 'Michael' biopic, which she said contained inaccuracies and 'full-blown lies'.
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The US news portal TMZ has published that after years of petitions, US justice has failed in favor of Paris Jackson, Michael's daughter, and has determined that the $625,000 extracted from the estate to be delivered as bonuses to external legal firms must be returned to the entity that administers the singer's capital.The decision made by the Los Angeles judge stems from objections presented by the 29-year-old, regarding payments made in 2018 to…
Paris Jackson wins legal battle over Michael Jackson Estate payments worth $625,000
Paris Jackson has secured a major legal victory in her dispute with the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate after a Los Angeles judge ruled that more than $625,000 in bonuses paid to outside law firms must be returned.
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