Michael Jackson’s Mother Cedes Control Of Will

11/10/09

Michael Jackson’s mother withdrew her objections Tuesday to the appointment of two longtime Jackson associates as executors of the singer’s will. The surprise announcement came from Katherine Jackson’s attorney Adam Streisand, who said his client felt it was time the legal fighting ended. Katherine Jackson no longer objects to the appointment of attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain to oversee the singer’s estate, Streisand said. She feels her actions were in the best interest of her son’s children, he added. A judge intended to make his formal appointment after resolving whether Jackson’s father can challenge the appointments. Joe Jackson was omitted from his son’s will, with Michael Jackson’s assets going to his mother, his children and children’s charities. Lawyers for the estate were ordered back to argue the matter. A 60-page motion filed last week by Joe Jackson’s attorney, Brian Oxman, detailed his bid to get money from his son’s estate by making conflict of interest accusations against Branca and McClain. Joe Jackson is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to the court documents. The two had an often-strained relationship, and Michael Jackson said at one point that he would get physically sick — as a child and as an adult — at the sight of his father.

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