Judge considers allowance for Joe Jackson; new Michael Jackson estate allegations
Joe Jackson's attorneys will ask a Los Angeles judge this morning to have Michael Jackson's estate to help cover living expenses that exceed $20,000 a month.
Joe Jackson on Monday also filed new court papers claiming that his son believed the executors of his will were defrauding him.
Joe Jackson had a rocky relationship with his son and was not mentioned in the pop star's will.
The estate is already paying Jackson's mother a monthly allowance of $26,000 and an attorney for Joe Jackson, 81, wrote in the Los Angeles County Superior Court filing that the family patriarch was entitled to the "same manner" of support.
In the papers, his lawyer wrote that Michael Jackson had footed his father's bills for decades.
"He does not have a regular or steady source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support," attorney Brian Oxman wrote in court papers.
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If the allegations that Joe Jackson is making can be substantiated, then i think he is right to raise the issue. i must admit when i viewed the movie and read the credit, i was shocked to see the will admistrators' names John Branca and John McClain receiving credit as Executive Producers. Everyone knows those titles carry a percent of ownership/royalties to be eceived from movie receipts. This seems a conflict of interest to me. I could understand if they carried these titles as a representative for the estate which means the estate would profit not them but that’s not the case. Same thing with AEG rep Randy Phillips and MJ manager Frank Dileo showing as co-producers. At the end of the day if everyone else is getting paid..then why not his father? At least he truly a part of the family.
Posted by: joi | November 10, 2009 at 10:28 AM
What a bunch of crap. That man doesn't deserve one red cent! It's disgusting how these people are milking a dead man, their son, whom they supposedly loved! They should be so ashamed!!!!!
Posted by: Carol | November 10, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Joe is a user.... but he did make mjj what he was... A brilliant entertainer that is.Why didnt anyone want to fight for money before the pop star died.
i love u mjj
Posted by: mila | November 10, 2009 at 10:40 AM
he's lucky he is not in jail for child abuse . $2000 /mo max
Posted by: josh | November 10, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Joe Jackson...feeding off the corpse of his dead son!
Posted by: Jerry | November 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Joe Jackson's the ultimate sleazeball.
Posted by: Dirk | November 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Don't give him NOTHING.
Posted by: Karen Taylor | November 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Come on Joe let it rest!!! If Michael wanted you to have it don't you think it would have been stated in his will. You are searching once again for a free ride...go to work Joe....... Your son didn't want you to have anything let alone be around his children. Face up to it......You didn't and wasn't a father to Michael Jackson let alone a true friend.
Posted by: mary landry | November 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM
LOL Wow, this is just sad....
Posted by: Village Idiot | November 10, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Michael Jackson must be turning over in his grave about right ! First His daughter cut's her hair. 2. Now his children are the target of the media. 3. Sony the very ones he hated had control of his life before death and now they are in control of his Beatles cataglog as well as this is it....movie. His father wants a support check every month from him....I think he was right everyone wants something from him. His family lost him and didn't try to find him when he needed them most. Just when he got inducted into the hall of fame he over night became gay, etc.....he was such a humble spirt that to him money wasn't that important...I believe he said "Look I have all of this but yet, I have nothing.....soo sad...
Posted by: mary landry | November 10, 2009 at 11:16 AM
JOE JACKSON GET A JOB.....FREE RIDE IS OVER ON MICHAEL...YOU WERE NEVER A FATHER, OR A FRIEND TO HIM. HE WOULD HAVE LISTED YOU IF THAT IS OR WAS HIS WISHES ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOUR SON DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING LET ALONE BE CLOSE TO HIS CHILDREN. YOUR A DEAD BEAT DAD.....THAT MADE SURE YOUR KIDS MADE IT BIG...TO SUPPORT YOUR LAZY ASS....YOU SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MICHAEL SHAME ON YOU JOE JACKSON...GOD GAVE TO YOU SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING AND WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACE WHEN YOU MEET THE ALMIGHT GOD THAT WILL JUDGE YOU. NO LIES THERE JOE JACKSON
Posted by: mary landry | November 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Let Michael's brothers and sisters start supporting Joe. Michael carried enough burden in his life; don't allow it to be passed down to Michael's children. RIP Michael. We love you more.
Posted by: Sara | November 10, 2009 at 11:33 AM
That man should be ashamed of himself.
Posted by: Ruby Jackson | November 10, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Get a job!
Posted by: M. J | November 10, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Stipend? This man who Micheal obviously detested, should get nothing, much less 20,000 a month.
Posted by: tom | November 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Joe Jackson is still trying to sponge off the son he abused. The guy shouldn't get a cent.
Posted by: James P | November 10, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Well, if you're not mentioned in the will... bummer, you lose. Maybe there was a reason for that.
Posted by: Mike | November 10, 2009 at 12:27 PM
I think this is crazy.Michael Jackson made it very clear who he wanted to benefit after his death which included his mother and 3 children and the charities.If he gave his father any money before his death ,he did not intent for it to continue, otherwise he would have included him in the will. It was Michael's money and he had the choice to leave it to whoever he wanted to and that was his mother and his children and a few charities. It is in black and white, signed and delivered and his wishes should be carried out. If joe is having a problem with his finances, why don't he move back to the family home, that would cut his expenses. Micheal was his son, and it was not Michael responsible to take care of him. He is Katherine's spouse and if she chose to help him them it should come out of her money and she should not be given additional funds from the estate to do so. Since they are still married they are the responsible of each other, but his son is not responsible for him. Why want he go to the mother of his love child or his love child for money and what about the other children he have who's living. Why Michael? If the judge allow him to get money from the estate then it's no need to have a will if your wishes are not going to be carried out. The relationship between joe and Micheal was not solid and that is why he did what he did. His mother and children was the people he wanted to have what was in his estate. NOBODY ELSE.
Posted by: Pat | November 10, 2009 at 01:42 PM
Isn't this typical of the Hollywood elite. Everyone wants to sponge off the wealthy - even after they've died. Michael Jackson specified in his will who he wanted to share the bucks and Joe was not among the masses.
I have no sympathy for Joe. His life style is what he made it and to which he is hardly entitled.
Better get a job, Joe. You've had your two minutes of fame - the gravy train has run dry.
Posted by: Doug | November 10, 2009 at 03:09 PM
If it were not for the minor children involved my opinion would be to liquidate everything and throw it to the Jacksons and let them fight it out. However, there are minor children involved and their interests need to come first. Michael supported his family for over 40 years....I think that is quite enough for anyone. Joe, the gravy train is pulling away from the station.
Posted by: wb | November 10, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Aww, poor Joe. If he was getting money from Katherine before, then he can just go and ask Katherine for some of her monthly money now. Problem is, either Katherine is not getting as much now as she did when Michael was alive and she can not afford to hand half of it to Joe, or....maybe Katherine has finally, perhaps in a tribute to her sons memory, decided to stop giving in to Joe Jackson. Too bad Joe Jackson, looks like your free ride is over. Hey, you've been living off Michael since he was 11, so that means you got a nice 39 year free ride. Be thankful. And at least you get $1700 a month in Social Security even though you hardly worked at all in your life. The money in the trust is for MICHAEL'S family. MICHAEL's childen. Leave it alone!!
Posted by: Deanne | November 10, 2009 at 04:18 PM
Is he for real? Amend Michael Jackson's will to include him? The whole purpose of a will is to make the deceased person's wishes public. First, they want to change the administrators by saying he really didn't want what the will says he wanted and now they want to include someone that he never says he wanted included. Michael made a will to make his wishes known. He wanted certain administrators and he wanted specific beneficiaries. Period. The administrators should not be changed and the beneficiaries should not be changed. If they are changed, then why should he have even bothered with the will?
Posted by: Lisa Hignutt | November 13, 2009 at 12:37 PM