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Posted Oct 22nd 2009 6:09PM by TMZ Staff
Katherine Jackson's new probate lawyer has a Britney Spears connection.
Attorney Adam Streisand from the high-powered law firm of Loeb & Loeb will be repping Katherine -- this, after she fired Burt Levitch and Londell McMillan from probate duties.
Streisand -- a cousin of Barbra Streisand -- was involved early on in the Britney Spears conservatorship case. He had several meetings with Britney but says he realized she was not competent to hire a lawyer on her own so he backed out.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: barbra streisand, BarbraStreisand, britney spears, BritneySpears, burt levich, BurtLevich, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, londell mcmillan, LondellMcmillan, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Aug 10th 2009 10:03AM by TMZ Staff
We just got off the phone with Mark Lester, the man who claims he's not only the godfather to Michael Jackson's three kids -- he may also be Paris' baby daddy, thanks to a sperm donation.
Lester seemed agitated when he spoke with News of the World, expressing concern for Jackson's three kids and complaining he hasn't seen them.
We asked if he might go to court to try and force the issue. His answer -- there's "absolutely nothing malicious" about his intentions and it's "highly unlikely" he'll go to court.
As for whether the Jackson family has shut him out of the kids' lives ... Lester wouldn't answer.
Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Londell McMillan, passes this off as a "genetic lottery attempt."
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: father, londell McMillan, LondellMcmillan, mark lester, MarkLester, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, paris jackson, ParisJackson
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 2:15AM by TMZ Staff
Katherine Jackson wants "a seat at the table" in all matters involving Michael Jackson's estate.
Katherine's lawyer, Londell McMillan, tells us Katherine called him the day Michael died, asking him to come to the house. McMillan says when he showed up the first weekend, Katherine and Joe expressed "concern" over the estate and hired him to represent Katherine's legal interests.
McMillan says Katherine will not challenge the will, but as far as the executors are concerned, he says, "She deserves a seat at the table at a minimum." McMillan would not say if Katherine merely wanted to be named as a third executor or whether she wanted to challenge John Branca and John McClain, the named co-executors.
Sources connected with Katherine claim she has already asked the co-executors to allow her to participate in the decision-making and her request was "rejected."
McMillan says neither he nor Katherine are pushing for Joe to become a co-executor.
McMillan, who worked for Michael Jackson during the last 3 1/2 years of the singer's life, also has repped Katherine on various business matters related to her son.
McMillan says he's "optimistic they can work things out, but I'm prepared to go the distance if Mrs. Jackson directs to do so."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: estate, joe jackson, JoeJackson, john branca, john mcclain, JohnBranca, JohnMcclain, Katherine Jackson, KatherineJackson, londell mcmillan, LondellMcmillan, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, will
Posted Jul 19th 2009 10:10AM by TMZ Staff
Sources connected to Michael Jackson's family tell us some family members as well as lawyers for the estate are ticked off at some legal eagles who may be trying to start a legal war.
Attorneys Londell McMillan and Burt Levitch do not represent Michael's estate -- they represent Katherine Jackson personally. They filed legal papers Friday asking a judge to rule if Katherine can object to the appointment of the executors named in Michael's will and still collect the money her son left her.
Here's the issue. There's a "no contest" clause in the will, meaning anyone who files objections to the will automatically gets no money. McMillan and Levitch want to know if the "no contest" clause would apply if Katherine only objects to the executors Michael chose.
Here's what's bugging some family members and the lawyers representing the estate ... the will gives Katherine 40% of Michael's estate, so she can't be upset about that. The will names Katherine guardian for the children .. again, that's what she wants. And the named executors -- John Branca and John McClain -- are Michael's longtime, trusted advisors and friends.
So why would Katherine object to the will or the executors? A lot of people who are in the middle of it all feel Katherine is being manipulated and doesn't really understand the implications of mounting a legal challenge.
So why are McMillan and Levitch kicking up dust?
Stay tuned...
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: challenge, john branca, john mcclain, JohnBranca, JohnMcclain, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, londell mcmillan, LondellMcmillan, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, no contest clause, NoContestClause, probate, will, will contest, WillContest
Posted Jul 6th 2009 1:20AM by TMZ Staff
Today we'll know if Katherine Jackson will fight over Michael Jackson's will -- or at least we'll know if her lawyer plans a fight.
We've learned lawyers for John Branca and John McClain -- the two men named co-executors in Michael Jackson's will -- will ask the judge to put them in charge of the estate, at least until the will is formally presented in court.
But here's the wild card -- last week, before the will was filed, Katherine Jackson's lawyer, Londell McMillan, went to court and got the judge to temporarily make Katherine the administrator of the estate. That power expires today.
The question -- will McMillan object to putting Branca and McClain in control of the estate? Jermaine Jackson has said he wants everyone to respect Michael's wishes. Sources tell us Jermaine's feelings are shared by the other siblings, but McMillan may have a different agenda. We're told many members of Michael's family are upset with McMillan and believe he's grandstanding. Lawyers for the named co-executors are bracing for a fight.
Ironically, the will names Katherine the guardian of Michael's children.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: john branca, john mcclain, JohnBranca, JohnMcclain, katherine jackson, KatherineJackson, londell mcmillan, LondellMcmillan, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, will
