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

  2024-06-05 pagesixSara Whitman27600
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Katherine Jackson is fighting for the right to funds in her late son Michael Jackson’s estate.After Michael’s youngest s

Katherine Jackson fires back at grandson Blanket’s objection to Michael’s estate paying her legal bills amid o<i></i>ngoing battle

Katherine Jackson is fighting for the right to funds in her late son Michael Jackson’s estate.

After Michael’s youngest son, Bigi, filed court docs to block her from using his father’s estate to pay her legal fees associated with an ongoing undisclosed legal battle — believed to be against the estate’s recent estimated $600 million catalog deal with Sony — Katherine has formally filed a response.

According to documents obtained by People, Katherine, 93, submitted a response on March 20 complaining that the King of Pop’s estate executors have plenty of cash to support her $500,00 worth of legal fees, and therefore should.

Michael Jackson attends his mother Katherine Jackson's birthday party in 1984
Katherine Jackson, the mother of the late Michael Jackson, has filed a response to her grandson’s court documents that claim his father’s estate should not be responsible for her ongoing legal battle. Jeffrey Mayer
Katherine Jackson and Bigi Jackson in 2011
While the legal battle has not been disclosed, it is believed to be her disagreement with Michael’s estate’s recent $600 million catalog deal with Sony. FilmMagic
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“… it seems clear to [Katherine] that the Executors are holding all of the assets in the Estate in order to keep control over them, and to avoid the more liberal distribution requirements of the Trust,” her complaint reportedly reads.

It also claims “the Executors cannot in good faith contend that the Estate does not have sufficient available funds to allow the Trust to make the requested payment” and that “hundreds of millions of dollars” would still be available to the estate’s beneficiaries if her costs were covered.

Katherine is not a beneficiary of her son’s main estate but of a separate trust.

Michael Jackson with his mother Katherine Jackson
Katherine argued in court documents obtained by People that her son’s estate has plenty of money to foot her $500,000 legal bill. Getty Images
Michael Jackson with his mother Katherine Jackson
She also said the estate’s beneficiaries — Michael’s three children, Bigi, Paris and Prince — would still have “hundreds of millions of dollars” available to them even if her costs were covered. AFP via Getty Images
Michael Jackson with his mother Katherine Jackson
Katherine is not a beneficiary of her son’s main estate but of a separate trust. Getty Images

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.

Bigi Jackson
Earlier this month, Bigi filed court documents to block his grandmother from using estate funds for her legal fees. Brian Prahl / SplashNews
Paris Jackson and Bigi Jackson in 2012
He claimed she has received $55 million since Michael’s death and should have no problem covering the costs. WireImage
Michael Jackson's children Prince Jackson, Paris Jackson and Bigi Jackson in 2011
Bigi was previously on Katherine’s side regarding the undisclosed legal battle, but switched gears when a judge ruled the deal could continue. Getty Images

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

While Bigi’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.

(By/Sara Whitman)
 
 
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