Celebrity Justice
Lawyers to Jacko: Pay Up, Deadbeat!

Michael Jackson is being sued again, this time over claims he owes even more money to more lawyers.

In a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, a Delaware-based law firm claims that Jacko never forked over $109,994.48 he owes them for acting as "general counsel" in a case against a concert promoter who accused the singer of backing out of two New Year's Eve concerts in 2000. That case was settled out of court.

According to the lawsuit, the firm has, "made repeated (but polite) demands" to get their money, but Jackson never responded.

Calls to Jackson's reps were not immediately returned.



Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson

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1. Ho-Hum, more non-news.

Posted at 8:13PM on Jun 27th 2007 by Barb2

2. Jacko, was on his backo!

Posted at 8:16PM on Jun 27th 2007 by callmejuls

3. Don't these stupid lawyers read the papers?? Jacko never pays, he feels everything should be provided free because of (cough) his fame!

Posted at 8:34PM on Jun 27th 2007 by jay

4. To my knowledge there has never been any proof that Michael has ever done anything wrong. I think he is a truly good human being and would never hurt anyone. I do not know how he has survived everything that he has had to deal with and it seems the blows just keep on coming. He has been attacked from all sides for so long. I think Michael is a very rare human being who is pure of heart. I only see good in him and it is easy for any compassionate person to understand his actions. I do not understand the actions of all the people who have been a part of his destruction for so long. I sincerely hope that he is happy and wish everyone would give him time to catch his breath. Attorneys - never knew one who was "pure of heart"

Posted at 10:25PM on Jun 27th 2007 by Anne

5. This is extortion. Why should an attorney be allowed to charge the price of a Rolls Royce for his legal advice and services? These types of charges should be illegal. It makes me think that a fruadulent case has been made up against him in order to enable lawyers to bleed money out of him.

There's a grave problem with the American legal system. It starts with exorbitant attorney fees.

I started the process of suing someone for attempted murder and paid 125 dollars for paperwork needed to file a claim against her. The court blacked out her name and address so that I could not go forward on my own after charging me for useless legal documents that should have provided her name. Attorneys wanted my first born child just to initiate the case. I had to drop it. There's a racist potential murderer out there who is only free because legal expenses are outrageous.

Posted at 11:17PM on Jun 27th 2007 by Suzanne LaTour

6. Michael became a nut job after The Wall..........I often wonder what happened to him then to twist his mind up. Ms Anne, if Michael is such a good guy, take your kids over there.......

Posted at 4:41AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Nurse1211

7. He punked you punks!

Posted at 5:50AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Pepsi Lite

8. jackson is trying to save his money for a purpose. . he is going to need it for the next time he is sued for child molesting , which you know is going to happen again one day. I hope next time around the bastard is found guily and locked behind bars whith the keys thrown away, Any time children can indentify a mark around a man genitals as police said some boys did, those boys have benn way too close than they ever should have been. I dont feel sorry for jackson He is a pedophile who got away with it.

Posted at 7:42AM on Jun 28th 2007 by matt

9. Have these lawyers considered that Jacko may no longer have money to pay them? As wacko as Jacko, eh?

Posted at 8:31AM on Jun 28th 2007 by ayer

10. Please all of you defending Michael Jackson are delusional. This man has repeatedly done things to children that you would post the most vile awful things about if it was anyone else. He got away with it because he is Michael Jackson and he turned his trial into a circus, which is typical celebrity behavoir. I personally hope he gets sued and they break him. Look at the way he has changed since he was on the thriller album. The man is sick and has lost his talent and most of his fan base.

Posted at 8:47AM on Jun 28th 2007 by MIKE THE TRUTH

11.
Whaddya expect? This is a guy who doesn't even pay his dry cleaners. No one in their right mind expects him to be honest and reliable....

Posted at 10:03AM on Jun 28th 2007 by tom

12. If this story was about Paris Hilton Harvey Levin and his staff would have been making up excusses for her and kissing her ass!!!!!! And if you make a comment about Harvey Levin's gay ass they will erase your comment because they can dish it but they can't take it!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 10:37AM on Jun 28th 2007 by You Suck!!!!

13. Lawyers will eat you alive. Frivolous lawsuits rape the wealthy, especially new wealth. I can't imagine how much of this man's wealth has gone to protecting himself from his habit of exposing himself (no pun intended) to others.

Posted at 11:28AM on Jun 28th 2007 by Ray

14. This poor excuse for a decent human being is not in jail simply because, back then, he was rich and powerful.To number #8-Matt - You hit the nail right on the head. Just the fact that these kids knew exactly where this mole was shows that, at the very least, he exposed himself to them, which is criminal. To number #4-Anne - Just because MJ was not found guilty, does not mean that he was not guilty. You really need to wake the f#%$ up and get your head out of MJ's ass. To #5-Suzanne LaTour - I agree that Attorneys charge wayyyyy too much for there services, but so do doctors. Unfortunately, the only way things will change is if people force the government to change, and that is never going to happen because, like your health care system, it applies only to the rich and if you cannot afford proper care, be it legal or health related, then you are out of luck because the rich do not give a crap about you. That is why I am so glad I live in Canada. Are system may not be perfect, but at least it caters to everyone, not just the rich.

Posted at 12:03PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Spurs

15. To #4, Anne: OK, here is the deal. I am the tooth fairy. Put your tooth under your pillow tonight and I will leave you $1 million dollars in cash.

I am also the Easter Bunny. Paint your egss, and I will hide them in and around your yard. If you can find them all, I'll give you $1 million dollars in cash.

I am close personal friends with Santa Claus. Give me your Christmas list, and I will make sure that Santa leaves you everything you asked for, plus $1 million dollars in cash.

I'm leaving this weekend for Scotland. Nessie and I have a date to tour Loch Ness, she's going to show me the coolest places to go.

Oh, and Michael Jackson never molested any children and is 100% sane. He volunteered to watch your kids this weekend.

Posted at 2:21PM on Jun 28th 2007 by Ooba Gooba

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