Compensation Approved For Jackson Estate Admins
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Michael Jackson in “This Is It”
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Zaldy
This suit was for a Jackson Five medley
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This Michael Jackson jacket was for the finale, ‘Man in the Mirror’(designed by Zaldy for ‘This Is It’)
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Michael Jackson models part of his opening number costume in this Zaldy ‘This Is It’ design
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 4, 2010 8:50 AM EST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Two men administering Michael Jackson’s estate will receive a total of 10 percent of the its profits minus several sizable assets, a judge agreed Wednesday.
Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved the compensation for attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, who have been administering the singer’s estate since shortly after his death on June 25.
Branca and McClain will each receive five percent of the estate’s profits, minus earnings from the recent “This Is It” movie and Jackson’s interest in lucrative Sony-ATV music catalog.
Beckloff approved the arrangement after discussing it with various attorneys representing Branca, McClain, Jackson’s children and the singer’s mother, KatherineJackson.
None raised any objections to the arrangement.
Howard Weitzman, an attorney for Branca and McClain, said the men would be fairly compensated but likely receive less money than if they received guideline amounts for administering Jackson’s estate, which has an estimated value of more than $500 million.
“They will be fairly compensated,” Weitzman said.
Katherine Jackson’s attorney, Adam Streisand, agreed.
“I think that this is very reasonable,” he said. “There is an incentive for the executors to grow the business and that will, of course, affect their compensation.”
Weitzman noted that Branca represented Michael Jackson throughout his life and that McClain is a childhood friend of the singer.
Beckloff is retaining some oversight over the payments and scheduled a progress report for September. But he expressed faith in Branca’s leadership of the estate. The judge recalled a hearing last year in which Branca testified by phone about his business connections and a deal Jackson merchandise and a memorabilia exhibition.
“I found him extraordinarily impressive,” Beckloff said, noting that’s not a distinction he normally draws about people from a phone conversation.
Copyright 2009 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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