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Michael Jackson cuts father from will
Jun 30, 2009, 14:24 GMT
Joe Jackson, The 50-year-old pop legend - who died after suffering a reported cardiac arrest last Thursday (25.06.09) - left his entire estate to his mother Katherine, three children Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II and several charities, according to a will made in 2002. EPA/ADAM DAVIS
Michael Jackson left his father nothing in his will.
The 50-year-old pop legend - who died after suffering a reported cardiac arrest last Thursday (25.06.09) - left his entire estate to his mother Katherine, three children Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II and several charities, according to a will made in 2002.
America's prestigious business newspaper the Wall Street Journal reports the will is the last one Michael - who had a troubled relationship with his father and had accused him of physical abuse during his childhood - made.
It is understood Michael's lawyer John Branca - who stopped working with Michael in 2006 but was reportedly rehired three weeks ago, and who arranged for Michael to buy The Beatles publishing catalogue in 1985 - could hand the document to the Los Angeles Superior Court as early as tomorrow (01.07.09).
In a petition filed by Michael's parents to administer his estate on Monday (29.06.09), they claimed their son died "intestate", meaning without a will.
Joe and Katherine's lawyer L. Londell McMillan claims neither of Michael's parents have seen the 2002 document.
McMillan wrote in an email: "No will has been presented to family or us. We will review any will when we see it."
The document names Branca and music executive John McClain, who was friends with Michael, as executors.
It is alleged Michael died with a debt of around $500 million, but his assets are said to be worth in the region of $700 million.
His most valuable asset is his 50 per ownership of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He also owned publishing catalogue Mijac, which is made up of his own music. Sony currently have control of the masters of his albums, but that was set to be handed back to him in five years, according to reports.
Katherine was given temporary custody of Michael's children yesterday (29.06.09), but she was denied temporary guardianship of the children's estate.
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Uh, Michael Jackson's mother and father are still married. So...by leaving his mother part of his estate, he's made his father a de facto beneficiary of it. Anybody ever heard of 'community property'?
The abuser and his wife is separated, he has a younger woman and a child in Vegas. Michael has all the right to not leave the abuser anything of is hard earned money, he reaped enough when he was under the abusers wing, good for Michael he got the last laugh.
Katherine will not share her inheritanc with him knowing how michael hated his mere existance.
Excuse me, but I never heard Michael say that he hated his father. That's a very strong emotion that I don't beleive Michael is capable of feeling when applied to a family member. So, I think it is more fitting to say that he had no respect for Joseph.
And how many of us were in his personal life?
I hope michael jacksons father joe never gets a good nights sleep and sees his sons face till his dying day and is haunted by the cruelty he inflicted on michael.. no child should go through what he did.
he is a monster and if his kids hate him then its his fault.. he treated michael less than human.. well you know what? his day is coming as he stand before God and has to answer for his cruelty to his son. he is not a parent.. he is more like a gestapo terrorist. shame on him.
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MGBJun 30th, 2009 - 16:02:35
Good - it sounds like the old man was a real tyrant.
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