Michael Jackson’s son Blanket, 22, at war with his grandmother Katherine, 93: Youngest child of late King of Pop asks court to NOT let her spend estate funds in ongoing legal battle with executors over potential sale of catalogue

Michael Jackson’s son Dean ‘Bigi’ Jackson has filed legal papers to stop his grandmother Katherine from using estate funds, amid a protracted legal battle with the executors of his will.

Deken filed paperwork with the court earlier this week, TMZ reported, citing court documents it reviewed.

It is the final chapter in a legal battle over the Beat It singer’s estate, almost fifteen years after his death on June 25, 2009.

In legal documents obtained by Ny Breaking.com earlier this month, the estate’s two executors, John Branca and John McClain, filed paperwork with the Los Angeles Supreme Court asking that Katherine be stopped in her pursuit of $561,548 from them due to a legal dispute related to the late Thriller singer’s catalogue.

Katherine, 93, filed court papers asking for the six-figure sum in a motion, saying she spent the total on legal fees to prevent Branca and McClain from selling her late son’s work.

Branca and McClain sought court approval to sell Michael Jackson’s catalog in 2022, leading his mother to file documents objecting to the potential sale.

Katherine told the court at a hearing on the subject that her late son – who famously fell out with Paul McCartney in the mid-1980s over his purchase of the publishing rights to a piece of Beatles material – made it clear that he never wanted his catalog to sell would become. because he felt it was his lifeline, Radar reported Tuesday.

The late You Are Not Alone singer’s mother, pictured in London in March 2009, less than four months before his death, objects to the sale of his material

Branca and McClain told the court that Katherine has a proven track record of thwarting business transactions that would be profitable for the estate.

Branca and McClain said the timing was right to put Jackson’s work up for sale because it would have maximum value in current market conditions.

Branca and McClain told the court that Jackson’s estate desperately needed the cash infusion as it was “on the brink of collapse,” Radar reported after reviewing legal documents.

According to the executors, the estate had “more than $400 million in debt burdening Michael’s major assets, and little or no liquidity or resources to pay off those debts.”

“Thanks to creative thinking, hard work and business acumen – and of course Michael’s extraordinary creative legacy – the executors have transformed the MJJ business into a profitable business.”

The judge in the case ultimately allowed Branca and McClain to sell the catalog, which Katherine appealed, saying the executors had overstepped their authority. Radar reported.

Branca and McClain filed papers in response objecting to Katherine’s appeal, citing their rights as executors. The court has yet to rule on the appeal.

Last month, the estate announced a partial sale, when Sony bought the rights to half of Jackson’s material for $600 million, amid Katherine’s objections.

Katherine told the court that her late son – pictured at the height of his career in 1983 in LA – had made it clear he never wanted his catalog to be sold as he felt it was his lifeline.

Katherine led the way as she walked with her late son during his trial in Santa Barbara, California in 2005

Michael’s eldest son Prince, 27, said through his legal team that he preferred to keep his position on the situation private.

Attorneys for Prince described him in court filings last June as “a private individual who has never sought or solicited attention regarding this specific proposed transaction or, more broadly, the details of his position regarding this transaction.”

They added that “whether an individual beneficiary supports, opposes, or is indifferent to this transaction is information that, if made public, would be likely to adversely affect the ability to complete this transaction or negotiate any other transaction in the future to negotiate/renegotiate. ‘

Michael’s daughter Paris, 25, said through her legal team last June that she too was trying to “keep her position confidential in this matter,” citing “a variety of intrapersonal family reasons.”

Lawyers for Michael’s youngest son Bigi Jackson, 22, formerly known as Deken, said in documents to the court last June that Bigi had hoped to keep his position on the case secret, encouraging the court to protect the confidentiality of certain aspects of the legal issue to maintain. conflict.

Bigi “is a very private person and might not have said anything if he knew his words or views could become public,” his lawyers said. “That in turn would have denied the court the opportunity to hear and consider all aspects of the proposed action.”