In this Tuesday, June 18, 2019 photo, Entertainment and corporate lawyer John Branca, the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate, poses in his office next to an artwork presented to him from Sony Music commemorating the sale of 100 million copies of Michael Jackson's album "Thriller," at the law firm of Ziffren Brittenham LLP in Los Angeles.
After seven years of little contact, Jackson rehired Branca on June 17, 2009, while the singer was rehearsing for his would-be “This Is It” comeback tour. Branca left on a vacation to Mexico, where on June 25 he would get a phone call telling him Jackson was dead at age 50. It was then, he said, that “all hell broke loose.”
“The estate has been incredibly well run, the numbers speak for themselves,” said Zack O’Malley Greenburg, a senior editor of media and entertainment at Forbes who has reported extensively on the estate. “He’s out-earned pretty much every living entertainer since his death.” There were inevitable messes. In the wake of Jackson’s death, a flood of legal claims came against his estate, some legitimate, several ridiculous, but all required by law to be taken seriously.
The result was “This Is It,” the movie drawn from the rehearsals that brought in $261.2 million in worldwide box office, became the highest-grossing concert film and music documentary of all time, and proved that Jackson’s value was once again sky-high.“As it turned out,” he said, “we got a lot of good shots along the road.”
Might want to go at Dave Geffen, Spielberg, Oprah and Weinstein a bit harder.Let's not forget McCartney all on that yatch watching Leaving Neverhappened. Isaac Kappy revealed truths about these & links to Hollywood satanism and pedophilia. Michael was abuse as a child and adult
When the mafia media and the trashy tabloids have been hellbent on hiding the truth, the mj fans became PIs, there is nothing you can tell us about this man, we do the job for them because they are not capable! FactsDontLiePeopleDo MJInnocent HonorMJ MichaelJackson MJFAm
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Michael Jackson is 100% innocent.
Bullshit about the restore his image, they have not defended enough!
He erased his debts in just one year cuz it wasn’t so great as he said and he never restored his image even now. He only restored his bank account with 10% of revenues from Michael’s profit. He had to do a real documentary on MJ ages ago so that LN wouldn’t have been done at all
Jason Malachi...
Michael was a truth humanitarian and an amazing artist. He was a threat that’s why he had still has to suffer lies and false accusations. Great interview. Thank you J Branca and J. McClain for all you have done. michaeljackson MJinnocent
All these ignorant ppl in the comments.. smh. Seek the truth and dig deeper than what was sold to yoy by the media. There's a reason he was found not guilty 14 times and its not bc he bought off the jury. RIP King, the world didnt deserve you.
Great article. Thanks to the estate for all they do in Michael’s name. All those dumb lawsuits would still be happening if someone else was running it. Plus there would be no money left either.
FunkyJoce The greatest of all time!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I dont think so when he announced his come back concert tickets were outsold within minutes. Internet crashed when he died and all over the world grieved his death and how they would miss his artistry. He is still remembered as The GOAT.
For those who think a film making accusations towards a man who can't answer for them is how the Justice system works, here's the evidence you weren't made aware of.
How about you start releasing some more of his music? Where’s dangerous 25?
Amazing that Michael Jackson was broke?!? Debt, for sure, but broke? How could he ever really be broke when all he’d have to do is drop an album, perform a few shows, & don’t forget....the catalog always MADE money. So debt yes...but honey if you want broke come see my checkbook
I have loved MJ ever since I heard Man in the Mirror as a child. He continues to inspire me. He was kind, gentle and a humanitarian. Those who call him names have never researched his life to know he was a victim of lies and extortion. They are too lazy to research. honorMJ
So many people here claim mj was a pedophile yet none can show any proof he was. That tells me alot
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It's hard to rehabilitate the reputation of a life-long pedophile who preyed upon young boys... he belonged in prison.
How about you guys start by reporting all the lies and inconsistencies in Leaving Neverland? That's the problem with MSM today: nobody reports the truth.
And brace for brain dead tweets from tabloid huffing colonizers in 3...2...1
He hated Sony though... why sell out to them after he died... 🤔😔
Continue to Rest In Heavenly Peace Michael. It's hard to believe that it will be 10 years on the 25th.
The best ever period!
JuliaBerkowitz1 The Heritage Committee has to work hard when it gets paid, but why is there no activity for the 10th anniversary this year? Or I don't know? ? ?
weird white folks commenting here, we see you
The amount of people in here desperately wanting to believe that fans ‘forgive michaeljackson for touching kids’ is insane. No. We dont say he’s innocent because we like his music. We bothered double checking the statements of the accusers. We know they lied.
No one is perfect. I don't like the posthumous albums they released. If they bring back main people who really worked with him in the studio when he's alive, then probably I'll like it. On the other hand, I respect them for handling his debt & all the civil suits. Not an easy job
i dont think anyone believes Leaving neverland esp after seeing the mountains of proofs about their lies, their various versions of the same statement in their own court documents & LN!! also dan reed always telling its not about mj while they are suing mj 's eastate for millions
RIP Michael Jackson. The greatest humanitarian and artist of all time
Michael Jackson just is the GOAT!
The greatest of all time. A billion dollar Estate is gonna attract vultures. michaeljackson MJinnocent
There was Michael Jackson, then there were the unworthy rest of the world! Rest on, King.
Yeah, part of that didn’t work out too well.
His image cannot be rehabilitated. He will forever be known as a remarkably musically talented child molester. You can’t separate the two sides of that coin.
The Jackson camp has covered up Michael’s pedophilia for years because he was the major breadwinner for the family. It’s sad so many people were so star struck from the talent, opulence, star power, they created a monster who could get away with anything.
What about Michael Jackson: The Kid Toucher? Are they going to incorporate that into his image?
Reality got in the way.
What about his victims and their reputation..
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Accentuate the positive and eliminating the negative is a good strategy. But, the negative was really evil-never debunked. Instead of standing for himself in a court of law that could vindicate him, payoffs were made as I recollect. I don't recall a retraction by accusers.
The two goals feed each other ?
Michael was a extraordinary man and musician. I never believed the rhetoric of those who were jealous of him. REST IN PEACE, Michael. YOU ARE LOVED ! And MISSED.
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they did a great job restoring that childfucker's image
Oh so you’re going to discuss how he had little boys over for sleepovers in his bedroom then?
I'm going to say HBO put a real damper on that
Forgot to mention he is worth more dead than alive.
Then came Leaving Neverland.
Lets play a word association Game: first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words Michael Jackson? peod….
10 years ago? WTF?!?!
the real Michael was a pedophile