Michael Jackson’s son Blanket 'Bigi' Jackson has filed legal papers seeking to block his grandmother Katherine from using estate funds amid an extended legal battle with the estate executors.
via: Vibe
Blanket is asking the court to bar the matriarch from accessing and using his father’s estate money to fund a previous court appeal.
The outlet documented that Blanket and his grandma’s relationship was smooth throughout this lengthy court battle. Both Jacksons opposed the executors of Jackson’s estate from selling off a huge chunk of MJ’s catalog. According to Radar Online, Katherine previously told the court that her son never wanted his catalog to be sold. She recalled Mike referring to his music as “his lifeline.”
Both Blanket and Katherine presented their arguments to the court, opposing any transaction regarding the King of Pop‘s music. The court ultimately decided against them and ended the legal battle. But Katherine decided to appeal the ruling and wanted to use her son’s estate money to pay for the legal bills. Blanket, heir to the MJ estate, staunchly opposed her decision and filed an injunction against her. Justia defines an injunction as “a writ or order requiring a person to refrain from a particular act. It may be granted by the court in which the action is brought, or by a judge thereof; and when granted by a judge, it may be enforced as an order of the court.”
It seems the youngest of MJ’s kids doesn’t want the inheritance bled dry by legal transactions. The move may also be motivated by Blanket discovering that Katherine receives a hefty seven-figure allowance, per Radar Online. It also appears that Blanket would much rather have his grandma dip into her bag to handle her legal woes than his inheritance.
As for MJ’s other kids, Paris and Prince Jackson have both chosen to keep their positions on the matter “private.” Paris explained her reasoning behind her stance, citing “a variety of intrapersonal family reasons.”
In February, Billboard reported that Sony Music Group closed on a deal to purchase half of Michael Jackson’s catalog. The sale valued his “music assets somewhere above $1.2 billion.” With those approximated valuations, Sony is set to pay $600 million for its share of Jackson’s publishing and masters.
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