 An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son's multimillion dollar estate. The Second District Court of Appeal said Thursday the appeal by Joe Jackson would be heard on Oct. 6. In November, the elder Jackson challenged a ruling by a state judge that the estate would be run by attorney John Branca and music executive and family friend John McClain. The men had been designated in the singer's 2002 will to administer his estate. The will omitted Joe Jackson — in effect denying him any stipend or decision-making authority.
"I think it's an important issue for all fathers around the country and around the world that when their child dies they should have a say-so in their child's estate," said attorney Brian Oxman, who represents Joe Jackson. Attorney Howard Weitzman, who represents the estate, said the administrators were meeting all obligations to the beneficiaries named in the will. "As I've said before, Mr. Jackson's appeal is not well taken," Weitzman said. The singer's estate has earned tens of millions of dollars since the singer's death at age 50 in June 2009.
Joe Jackson is also pursuing a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. Authorities contend Murray, a cardiologist, gave the singer a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol. The costs of the wrongful death lawsuit should be paid by Michael Jackson's estate, Oxman said. The estate is not a party to the lawsuit.
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 A former landlord for Michael Jackson, has filed a lawsuit against the late King of Pop’s estate, claiming executors ignored his creditor's claim to repair $234,000 ) in damages caused by the star.
In a 2009 creditor's claim, Aner Iglesias alleged that Jackson left his Las Vegas mansion in such disarray during his stay from 2008 to 2009, the phone and alarm systems needed to be replaced. The claim also included reports of further damage to the interior and exterior of the home, reports TMZ.com.
According to new documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, executors for Jackson’s estate have yet to address the claims.
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 The last time El DeBarge released an album, it was 1994. The Internet was starting to come into its own. YouTube, iTunes, Facebook and Twitter weren't even blips on anyone's radar. Beyond that, in the intervening years, R&B and its fan base have changed radically.
None of that fazes DeBarge, who's busy reintroducing himself to R&B radio and TV gatekeepers in support of his first album in 16 years, "Second Chance," due in late November from Geffen. "You name it, I'm going there," says the 49-year-old singer-songwriter, whose current itinerary includes stops in New York, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. "I've got a lot of catching up to do."
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 Scheduled to shut its doors in January 2011, the Jay-Z, Will & Jada Pinket Smith Broadway Musical FELA is trying to go out on top.
Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle will join the cast of the hit Award-winning Broadway musical on Tuesday, September 14, taking over the role of Fela's mother (Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti).
"I am both thrilled and honored to be joining the cast of FELA! on Broadway, says Miss LaBelle in a statement. “After seeing the show, I was struck by the choreography and work of Bill T. Jones, and the passion and joy that overflows from the stage. Fela's mother, Funmilayo, was a strong, truly inspiring woman and I am so privileged to be able to pay tribute to her on the Broadway stage."
The musical is set in the nightclub where FELA (played alternately by Sahr Ngaujah and Kevin Mambo) regularly performed his pioneering Afrobeat music.
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 Michael Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana will hold a tribute in his honor on Saturday, a day before what would have been his 52nd birthday.
In a press release, Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says the tribute will celebrate the King of Pop’s memory as a great and giving person and as the world’s greatest entertainer.
Organizers say the event Saturday will include local entertainers and a Michael Jackson impersonator, reports the Associated Press.
The Jackson Family moved from Gary to Los Angeles after the Jackson 5 struck it big in 1969.
Jackson died in June 2009 from an overdose of sedatives.
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