Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's three children are the main beneficiaries of the estate, which is controlled by Jackson's former lawyer, John Branca, and longtime Jackson friend and music executive John McClain.
Katherine Jackson has custody of Michael Jackson's children and a 20% share in her son's huge estate.
Jackson lawyer Michael Koskoff made sure the jury heard that, even though it had nothing to do with how he died.
Mother Katherine Jackson's 40 percent share would go to Michael Jackson's three children after her death, the source said.
Martin wrote on RolandMartinReports.com about an e-mail sent by estate lawyer Howard Weitzman to the lawyer for TJ Jackson just hours after Beckloff appointed him guardian of Michael Jackson's children.
Several sources close to the Jackson family agree that it would not be happening if Michael Jackson were still alive.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Paris Jackson, the 14-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, is being questioned Thursday about her father's last days as part of her family's wrongful death lawsuit against a concert promoter.
In that show, Ross introduced Jackson as "the talent, " and "my baby Michael Jackson" before the two sang "Ease on Down the Road, " and other songs.
Her husband, Joe Jackson, and her eight surviving children were completely left out of Michael Jackson's will.
Psychotherapist Daniel Aferiat, who never treated any Jackson family members, said such an awesome responsibility for a young Michael Jackson could account for the conflicted emotions he expressed in his 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Monday, a judge delayed his approval of the exhibition agreement between concert promoter AEG Live and the Jackson estate until Friday, when he will hear testimony about why Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, thinks it should be renegotiated.
The list of people banned from the property was prepared by estate lawyers and sent at the request of TJ Jackson after "certain members of the Jackson family showed up unannounced at the ... residence of Michael Jackson's mother and children, causing a very public disturbance, " according to a statement by the estate lawyers.
Despite a relative calm in the Jackson family feud that set in over the weekend, youngest son Randy Jackson remained on the attack Monday against the men who run the Michael Jackson estate, accusing them of trying to isolate his mother so they could control the heirs they are obligated by law to protect.
Jackson headed out on tour again this month with the Cirque Du Soleil show Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.
Sharing of the contracts was a major point of contention between Katherine Jackson and the two men who control her son's estate: John Branca, Michael Jackson's longtime personal attorney, and John McClain, a music industry executive and longtime friend.
There was a "scuffle" inside Katherine Jackson's Calabasas, California, home last Monday after Randy, Jermaine and Janet approached Michael Jackson's children in what witnesses said was an attempt to convince them to leave with them.
Katherine Jackson's lawyer is preparing a court filing to ask Judge Beckloff to restore her as guardian of Michael Jackson's children through a plan where TJ Jackson would be a co-guardian.
Multiple reports from the Jackson family, including Michael, described severe beatings and emotional abuse by Michael's father, Joseph Jackson, who relentlessly drove his children to become pop superstars.
From the time he was a child, it was obvious Michael Jackson was something special.
Look, he said to me that obviously, Michael Jackson was a spectacular performer, a music icon.
"The truth is, Michael Jackson fooled everyone, " defense attorney Marvin S. Putnam told jurors.
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The casket was then taken on stage at the memorial ceremony by Michael Jackson's brothers.
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Similar attacks transpired when Michael Jackson died, and more recently with the Haiti earthquake.
"Michael Jackson was a magical person to work with, " Austin said in a released statement.
The new Michael Jackson concert movie, This Is It, is expected to be huge.
The difference, though, is, with a Simpson or a Michael Jackson, yes, you're absolutely correct.
As NPR's Carrie Kahn reports, thousands came from all over the world to remember Michael Jackson.
Fan Laura Sanderson Healy(ph) says the dignified tribute was the boost Michael Jackson's legacy needed.
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