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LOL! They are about to go in...

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Oop. Maybe Paris will respond?

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I'm lost what's wrong with the MJ stans against Janet? :unsure: I mean it's hard for me to check foe hoes that release doves and shit, I'm just saying Janet fans we don't get down like that, we will email the shit out of yo station and get an on air apology :filenails: u know sumthin sane

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I'm lost what's wrong with the MJ stans against Janet? :unsure: I mean it's hard for me to check foe hoes that release doves and shit, I'm just saying Janet fans we don't get down like that, we will email the shit out of yo station and get an on air apology :filenails: u know sumthin sane

That's true! I can't say that I really pay too much attention to them, but some of the things that they say - I'm thinking are they living in a different reality? Did you just really say that? It doesn't seem logical to me.

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The executors of Michael Jackson's estate are clearly trying to make Janet look bad....which only makes TMZ look worse and them look obvious and desperate.

They fucked with the wrong Jackson.

I know it's so weird. It all started with Katherine being "missing" and they are clearly continuing to slander Janet.

You know there are plenty of people out there who reads Sun, all those trash magazines, and believe every single word.

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Katherine Jackson Never Asked Estate To Pay Costs Of Janet's Las Vegas Home, Says Lawyer

By Jen Heger - Radar Assistant Managing Editor

Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Perry Sanders, exclusively tells RadarOnline.com that he is baffled by media reports that the Jackson family matriarch asked the executors of Michael Jackson's estate to pay the mortgage and other costs associated with Janet Jackson's Las Vegas home.

"Katherine never asked the executors to pay the mortgage or any other costs associated with Janet's home in Las Vegas. The family allowance covers travel and housing expenses for the four beneficiaries of Michael Jackson's estate, and are relatively inconsequential," Sanders told RadarOnline.com.

"There were no specialized documents related to Janet Jackson's home in Las Vegas. I have no idea where that report came from."

Early Thursday a website reported that Katherine had asked the executors to pay the mortgage on Janet's Vegas home, but is now reporting the money requested isn't for the mortgage, but for "toilet paper."

Meanwhile, a judge is expected to sign off on a new custody agreement involving Michael's three children in which Katherine and grandson TJ Jackson, will be co-guardian of the children.

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Since they're coming back to common sense, how could Michael Jackson have signed his will in Los Angeles if he were in New York with Al Sharpton?

a. He had telekinetic abilities.

b. He had a double assuming his affairs in New York.

c. Bubbles forged his signature.

d. Michael never signed the will.

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Since they're coming back to common sense, how could Michael Jackson have signed his will in Los Angeles if he were in New York with Al Sharpton?

a. He had telekinetic abilities.

b. He had a double assuming his affairs in New York.

c. Bubbles forged his signature.

d. Michael never signed the will.

:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

I choose C.

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TMZ is becoming more and more of a tabloid by the moment. They're just throwing shit out there hoping something sticks. TMZ has nothing to do with the Estate. They've been silent this whole time and without need to, tbh. Well...except for what I'm about to post that is.

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Michael Jackson Estate Scores a Major Win in Court

The Michael Jackson estate has won a major victory in court. The executors have triumphed over Howard Mann, the Canadian business man who published a book of photos with Katherine Jackson without the estate’s permission. Mann also purchased a boatload of souvenirs and Jackson family memorabilia from a warehouse owner in New Jersey. Among the items were tapes of music by Michael Jackson. Mann claimed ownership of the copyrights of those tapes even released a song from the collection. Now, with a summary judgment, the court has ruled against Mann. He’ll have to shut down his Jackson websites, especially the one selling the book of photos. Mann took a bath on that book, too. He has cartons and cartons of them somewhere. More to come…

also read this, when I first reported what was going on:

http://www.showbiz411.com/2010/11/07/tmz-jackson-secret-vault-back-off-their-new-song

Here’s a statement from Howard Weitzman:

A Federal Court Judge ruled today that Howard Mann cannot exploit intellectual property created by the late Michael Jackson, including trademarks, copyrights, name, likeness and image.

These assets are owned by the late singer’s Estate for the benefit of his children and mother. The Court found that Mann and his entities improperly claimed to own the assets, and intended in bad faith to profit from them using his various websites. Zia Modabber, one of the lawyers who represents the Estate in this matter states “The Court’s ruling makes clear that Howard Mann had no right to use Michael Jackson’s intellectual property for his own benefit.” The Court ruled that Mann and his entities in fact do not own any of Michael Jackson’s intellectual property and should be permanently enjoined from unlawfully using Michael Jackson’s intellectual property in the future.

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the Estate indicated that “The Court’s ruling means that a trial set for September 4, 2012 will involve how much in damages the Michael Jackson Estate is entitled to collect from Mann and his various entities.” The Executors of the Michael Jackson Estate are extremely pleased with the Court’s ruling which prevents Mann from continuing to unlawfully profit from Michael Jackson and his intellectual property.

Source: http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/08/10/michael-jackson-estate-scores-a-major-win-in-court

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This story is a little old, I've been away from here during the latter part of the incident so I didn't have time to post it. Just to remind you all who Howard Mann is, not only is he a part of shady business through weaseling his way through Katherine(as mentioned here), he's also someone who was banned from the house due to this business as well as being the one who drew up that latter to the Estate Executors asking them to step down that the original 5, now 3, signed.

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FORBES HAS SPOKEN(And apparently there was a Will dated in 1995 that STILL names Branca as the Executor)

The Scandalously Boring Truth About Michael Jackson's Will

More than three years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson continues to make headlines—most recently as a result of a controversy over his will this summer. A few of his siblings labeled the document “false” and “fraudulent”; representatives for his estate countered by saying, “We are saddened that false and defamatory accusations grounded in stale Internet conspiracy theories are now being made by certain members of Michael’s family whom he chose to leave out of his will.”

Unfortunately for news hounds, the scandalous truth about Michael Jackson’s will is that there isn’t really much of a scandal, from a legal perspective. Last week FORBES obtained a copy of the latest will from the Los Angeles Superior Court (as others have before) and separately viewed three previous versions of the will, all of which are remarkably consistent and serve to confirm the boring reality: The will is in no real danger of being overturned, and even if it were, it would be replaced by a virtually identical previous version.

“If a later will is found to be invalid … the last will prior would be given full force and effect,” confirms Andrew Katzenstein, a partner at law firm Proskauer, who teaches the Estate and Gift Tax class at the University of Southern California.

Michael Jackson’s postmortem plans haven’t changed much over the years. His 1995 will names John Branca, Bert Mitchell and Marshall Gelfand as co-executors. Like all subsequent versions of the will, it specifies that the King of Pop’s interests be placed in an entity known as the Michael Jackson Family Trust, which stipulates the following distribution: 20% to charity, and the remainder split between a lifetime trust for Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, and a trust for any children Michael might have. Upon Katherine’s death, any remaining funds would revert to the children.

The second will, dated December 10th, 1997, also names Branca and Mitchell as co-executors of Michael Jackson’s estate, but replaces Marshall Gelfand with banker Jane Heller. The distribution under the trust remains the same. Michael’s first child—Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., born on in February—is mentioned by name, but the will still stipulates that half of what’s left after distributions to charities and for Katherine Jackson be split between all children he might have.

The third, signed in March 2002, after the birth of Michael’s second and third children—Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, II (better known by his nickname, “Blanket”)—identifies only the first two children by name, but still indicates that the trust would benefit all his children evenly. Perhaps just to be safe, a fourth will that names all three children was filed the following July.

Jackson’s siblings have said that the singer was in New York on July 7th, the day the fourth will was dated and marked as signed in Los Angeles. Others have confirmed that the King of Pop was in the Big Apple that day. But under California law, this isn’t something that would render the will invalid, as it’s possible the document was simply misdated.

“If you accidentally write the wrong date on a document, does it matter? No,” says Katzenstein. “There’s no dating requirement.”

The will was admitted to probate in 2009, and Katzenstein points out that California Probate Code Section 8270 stipulates a period of 120 days to file a petition with the court to revoke the probate of the will. That period has long since passed. The will’s witnesses have all confirmed the document’s validity–according to estate attorney Paul Gordon Hoffman, the individuals were contacted in the days after Michael Jackson’s death, and none indicated that their signatures were false.

Even if the most recent will–or the three most recent wills–was somehow overturned, the outcome would be the same: John Branca, who is named as an executor on all four, would still be one of the executors; 20% of all proceeds from the estate would go to charity, with the remainder split between a trust for Katherine Jackson and a trust for Michael’s children. If all four wills were invalidated, the children would inherit the estate at age 18, with Katherine Jackson and the charities left out. In theory, a more recent will could supersede the current will if discovered, but it seems highly unlikely that someone would have waited so long to come forward.

“It isn’t like someone who knew Michael, and thus would be in possession of his will, didn’t know about Michael’s death and thus is still holding it,” says Hoffman, who points out that none of Jackson’s many former lawyers or business managers knows of a more recent will. “No one has ever indicated that a later will was signed.”

But this is all essentially old news. Michael’s father Joseph, who was left out of the most recent will (and the three preceding wills), unsuccessfully challenged the will in the months following his son’s death. “Joe Jackson takes none of this estate,” declared Judge Mitchell Beckloff in 2009. “This is a decision his son made.” Beckloff formally appointed Branca and McClain as co-executors of the estate shortly thereafter, when Katherine Jackson dropped her initial objections and announced her support for their appointment.

In hindsight, that seems to have been a wise decision. The estate has generated roughly half a billion dollars in the three years since the King of Pop’s death, thanks to a slew of deals including a $60 million advance for the film This Is It, a new recording contract worth up to $250 million and the Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour, a joint venture with Cirque du Soleil that has already grossed over $75 million in the first half of 2012 according to Pollstar, more than any other North American concert tour.

In total, Michael Jackson has earned more in the past three years than any single living artist–yet another reason it would be hard to imagine the structure of his estate changing anytime soon.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/08/17/the-scandalously-boring-truth-about-michael-jacksons-will/

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