Katherine Jackson fires back at grandson Biji’s objection to Michael’s estate paying her legal bills amid ongoing battle

Furthermore, Katherine argues against the executors’ previous concern that they’re obligated to donate a portion of Michael’s estate money to various charities, saying, “…Nothing in the Trust requires those payments to be made before any preliminary distribution to other beneficiaries.”

Bigi, formally known as Blanket and born Prince Michael Jackson II, was previously on her side and fought against the $600 million Sony transaction, but he backed out of the legal fight once a judge ruled the deal could move forward.

Michael’s estate also claimed in their own court filing on March 21 that Katherine has received over $55 million since the “Thriller” hitmaker’s 2009 death. The executors said $33 million of that came from a $160,000 per month allowance.

Consequently, they argued that Katherine could fund her legal battle herself.

While Biji’s filing states that he doesn’t think the estate should be responsible for Katherine’s full legal battle, he supported payments of “reasonable attorney fees and costs” for her initial objection to the deal, per People.

Bigi is Michael’s youngest son and was born via surrogate in 2002. His siblings include Prince and Paris.