Paris Jackson Asks Court to Move $600 Million Into Michael Jackson Family Trust
Photo: The Times of IndiaParis Jackson, 28, asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in an October 29 filing to order the estate of her father, Michael Jackson, to transfer $600 million into the Michael Jackson Family Trust for her and her brothers, Prince, 29, and Bigi, 24. Her lawyers said more than 17 years after his 2009 death the trust remains unfunded, even though the estate has generated billions of dollars. The filing asks for a partial distribution of estate assets. It says the trust terms call for each sibling to receive a share at 21, with further payments at 30, 35 and 40. Prince is about to turn 30, Paris turns 29 in April and Bigi turns 25 in February. Her attorneys said executor John Branca controls how much money the siblings receive and when. They said her challenge to the estate's administration last year met with aggressive litigation and a multimillion-dollar cut in payments. The estate has said unresolved legal and tax matters must be settled before the trusts are funded. The Daily Mail said it had asked both sides for comment.
Right-leaning outlets, the Daily Mail and Daily Caller, lead with the filing. The Daily Mail quotes the lawyers' language about Branca's "iron grip" and "scorched earth litigation," and includes the siblings' ages and a 2024 photo. The Daily Caller, citing People, focuses on the payout schedule at ages 21, 30, 35 and 40, the siblings' upcoming birthdays, the estate's stated reason for delay, and the lucrative transactions, such as the sale of the estate's interest in EMI Music Publishing, that Paris's lawyers say would make funding possible. Both identify Branca as the central figure. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while the right-leaning and independent outlets had. The Times of India, an independent outlet, gives a shorter account that stresses the executors' citing of unresolved tax matters and Paris's view that distributions should begin as the siblings near thirty. It carries fewer of the filing's accusations against Branca.
How the sides differ Right sources detail the filing's accusations against executor John Branca and the trust's age-based payout terms; alternative sources stress the estate's unresolved tax matters; left outlets have not covered it.
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The Times of India gives a brief account of the petition for a $600 million transfer, stressing the executors' cited unresolved tax matters and Paris Jackson's view that distributions should begin as the siblings near thirty.
The Daily Mail and Daily Caller lead with the filing, featuring lawyers' accusations against executor John Branca, the trust's age-based payout terms and the siblings' ages, with the Caller citing People and the estate's stated reason for delay.