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Michael Jackson’s Ex-Manager and Estate Settle Years-Long Legal Fight
Tohme Tohme filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging that he was owed a percentage of revenue from Jackson’s final year
Michael Jackson’s former manager Tohme Tohme and Jackson’s estate have reached a settlement in their long-running legal battle over the singer’s final days, THR reports. Tohme filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging that he earned a percentage of revenue tied to the final year of Jackson’s life.
The manager alleged that he improved Jackson’s public image in the final year, helped him financially, and put him in a position to tour. He sought profits from the concert film This Is It and a finder’s fee for helping prevent foreclosure on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The Jackson estate argued that Tohme was fired before Jackson died and breached his fiduciary duty.
“The Estate of Michael Jackson and Jackson’s former manager, Tohme Tohme, confirm that they have amicably settled a lawsuit that had been underway in the Santa Monica Superior Court,” the two sides announced in a joint statement (via THR). “The Estate acknowledges his efforts on Michael’s behalf. The confidential settlement marks a resolution to an almost decade-long contractual dispute.”
This year, the Michael Jackson Estate has been in a legal battle with HBO over the documentary Leaving Neverland. In the film, Wade Robson and James Safechuck alleged that they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children. The Jackson Family made multiple statements denouncing the film.
https://pitchfork.com/news/michael-jacksons-ex-manager-and-estate-settle-years-long-legal-fight/
Tohme Tohme filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging that he was owed a percentage of revenue from Jackson’s final year
Michael Jackson’s former manager Tohme Tohme and Jackson’s estate have reached a settlement in their long-running legal battle over the singer’s final days, THR reports. Tohme filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging that he earned a percentage of revenue tied to the final year of Jackson’s life.
The manager alleged that he improved Jackson’s public image in the final year, helped him financially, and put him in a position to tour. He sought profits from the concert film This Is It and a finder’s fee for helping prevent foreclosure on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The Jackson estate argued that Tohme was fired before Jackson died and breached his fiduciary duty.
“The Estate of Michael Jackson and Jackson’s former manager, Tohme Tohme, confirm that they have amicably settled a lawsuit that had been underway in the Santa Monica Superior Court,” the two sides announced in a joint statement (via THR). “The Estate acknowledges his efforts on Michael’s behalf. The confidential settlement marks a resolution to an almost decade-long contractual dispute.”
This year, the Michael Jackson Estate has been in a legal battle with HBO over the documentary Leaving Neverland. In the film, Wade Robson and James Safechuck alleged that they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children. The Jackson Family made multiple statements denouncing the film.
https://pitchfork.com/news/michael-jacksons-ex-manager-and-estate-settle-years-long-legal-fight/