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Michael Jackson's Estate Battles Paris Over $115K Fees

1/15/2026

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Michael Jackson's estate executors, John McClain and John Branca, seek $115,000 in costs and attorney's fees from Paris Jackson.
They filed documents in a Los Angeles court detailing $93,924.63 in fees related to an anti-SLAPP motion granted last November.
Paris Jackson alleges the executors abused their roles and pocketed over $10 million in 2021, while the executors say she has received about $65 million from the estate.

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Story summary

Michael Jackson's estate executors, John McClain and John Branca, seek $115,000 in costs and attorney's fees from Paris Jackson.
They filed documents in a Los Angeles court detailing $93,924.63 in fees related to an anti-SLAPP motion granted last November.
Paris Jackson alleges the executors abused their roles and pocketed over $10 million in 2021, while the executors say she has received about $65 million from the estate.