Joe Jackson recently said son Michael is worth more dead than alive.
He's apparently taken that statement to heart - and to court.
Despite the fact that his famously wealthy son probably did not leave him any money for a very good reason, Joe claims there was "no justification" for him to be excluded from getting some money from Michael Jackson's estate.
He's asking a judge to grant him a monthly allowance.
The 80-year-old Joe filed papers in L.A. County Superior Court late last week, claiming the patriarch is "entitled to his own independent family allowance."
Leonard Rowe, who claims to have been MJ's manager at one point, says Michael used to give his mother Katherine up to $60,000 a month to live on, and Michael instructed her to give half of it to Joe, who she is still technically married to.
If that's true, it doesn't explain why he deliberately left Katherine 40 percent of his estate, and guardianship of his children, while not mentioning Joe.
Joe claims Michael's estate "earned more than $100 million dollars in the first seven weeks following Michael Jackson's death" and can afford it.
Well, obviously it can afford it. But would Michael want to pay the man who abused him physically and mentally and was often estranged from?
Joe says he has $15,425 in total monthly expenses he wants covered. Michael's will executors, John McClain and John Branca, say the elder Jackson's request "will be considered as are all requests for money from Michael Jackson's Estate."
Maybe Joe just feels he's earned it by making death threats against other people seeking to get money from his obsecenly rich, deceased son.
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November 9th, 2009 9:06 AM
Everyone seems to want to cash in on Michael's estate, so why shouldn't dad get some, right. This is ridiculous but then again I'm not surprised that joe's doing this, are you really?
November 9th, 2009 1:05 PM
After Michael became a father himself, he better understood and forgave his father for whatever perceived wrongs. If you go to YouTube and search for his 2001 speech at Oxford University, you will hear Michael in his own words. If he could forgive his father, why can’t you? Also, in his book Moonwalk, Michael praises his father for making sure that his children had money after their childhood performing days were over and he no longer had control of their assets. “My father did always protect us. He looked after our interests in the best ways. …I’d say we were among a fortunate few artists who walked away from a childhood in the business with anything substantial — money, real estate, other investments. …Imagine stealing from from your own children. My father never did anything like that.” (pg. 17) Which of us would not help our parents if we had the income like Michael had? Michael knew that his mother would share with his father as she had always done. I don't call that "cashing in." His father does not deserve all the negativity that he is being shown. Let’s not do to Mr. Jackson what was done to Michael through unkind words. Let’s stay out of the Jackson family business. Would you want everyone in your business?
November 11th, 2009 4:48 AM
I agree. Leave joe alone. His manner may be different from yours or mine bit he is michaels father and had he not been as disciplined as he was, the jackson family would have been just "one more broke black family trying to make it
In the midwest. I say let joe have a share. Michael left the money in his mom's name as the patriach of the family knowing that she would be a great gate keeperof the money and disperse and help family members as needed. I am tired of hearing everyone who really don't their family dynamic drawing conclusions about what michael did and didn't want. So what if joe "cashes in? At least he is is father and deserves it and loves michael. That is fairer than all the others who are making millions now serving as administrators of the estate who are people it appears that michael had removed from his life years ago who mysteriously showed back up in his life and business and life (some say by duress and with michael being threatened about the consequences if he didn't bring them back aboard..ie, the tour being cancelled) ..allowing joe the money he needs to live is the least the estate can do for him as michaels father considering how much these other. People are getting and they have no emotional/family tie to michael.
November 11th, 2009 4:52 AM
I agree. Leave joe alone. His manner may be different from yours or mine bit he is michaels father and had he not been as disciplined as he was, the jackson family would have been just "one more broke black family trying to survive
In the midwest. I say let joe have a share. Michael left the money in his mom's name as the patriach of the family knowing that she would be a great gate keeperof the money and disperse and help family members as needed. I am tired of hearing everyone who really don't their family dynamic drawing conclusions about what michael did and didn't want. So what if joe "cashes in? At least he is is father and deserves it and loves michael. That is fairer than all the others who are making millions now serving as administrators of the estate who are people it appears that michael had removed from his life years ago who mysteriously showed back up in his life and business and life ,some say by duress and with michael being threatened about the consequences if he didn't bring them back aboard,ie,the tour being cancelled..allowing joe the money he needs to live is the least the estate can do for him as michaels father considering how much these other. People are getting and they have no emotional/family tie to michael.