Michael Jackson estate battle: Paris asks courts to cut executor payments

Key Points:

• Paris Jackson is seeking court intervention to reduce the payments awarded to John Branca, executor of Michael Jackson’s estate, alleging he has paid himself over $100 million in just two years, more than any Jackson family member has received since Michael’s death.
• Paris claims Branca has failed to meet court-ordered deadlines that would provide transparency about the estate’s management, prompting her request to reduce his compensation from 15% to 10% of gross entertainment-related income for 2023 and 2024.
• The dispute is part of a prolonged legal battle, with Paris accusing Branca and the late John McClain of mishandling estate funds and using money to publicly insult her, while the executors deny all allegations and have dismissed her claims in court filings.
• Paris’s legal team argues the ongoing litigation is a painful distraction and accuses the executors of using estate funds to attack her publicly since she first raised objections about the estate’s management.
• The conflict underscores deep tensions within the management of Michael Jackson’s estate nearly two decades after his death, involving questions of financial transparency and executor compensation.