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Estate of MJ filed lawsuit against LaToya's ex fiance

Mister_Jay_Tee said:
In what way? Please expound on your thoughts.
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I have always felt like something was missing. Like unreleased music and concert video. This brings me back to the IRS lawsuit and the value of unreleased content. The fact they didn’t try to obtain these personal items of MJ that were in his possession at time of death. Then all of a sudden they want these computers and hard drives now? Why wouldn’t this have been a priority to get back in 2009? They have to have known what was on these computers and chose not to deal with them until now or arranged it with the plaintiff. Maybe it’s wishful thinking but something tells me they will discover new content once they do gain possession of the computers. Saved themselves some tax money until after the lawsuit was settled.
 
Smooth72 said:
I have always felt like something was missing. Like unreleased music and concert video. This brings me back to the IRS lawsuit and the value of unreleased content. The fact they didn’t try to obtain these personal items of MJ that were in his possession at time of death. Then all of a sudden they want these computers and hard drives now? Why wouldn’t this have been a priority to get back in 2009? They have to have known what was on these computers and chose not to deal with them until now or arranged it with the plaintiff. Maybe it’s wishful thinking but something tells me they will discover new content once they do gain possession of the computers. Saved themselves some tax money until after the lawsuit was settled.
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Most of us just thought it was Will I Am and RedOne holding out on some unheard of songs. This is a pretty big deal of its own, and I've known as much. I've always believed they should've been looking into this but I'm sure they did hold off on purpose. They've been content to follow the Tohme Tohme playbook: Cirque De Soleil, Broadway, Biopic. After those options are exhausted, well, who knows what they'll wanna do next. It'd be nice to focus on the music. They weren't really caring about MJ's records post Thriller anyway, the estate knew they could pull a fast one. Now there's actual appreciation.
 
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Jeffree Phillips to turn over Michael’s Hard Drives & Laptop To Third Party - MJVibe

Jeffree Phillips will be turning over personal property owned by Michael Jackson to a third party to safeguard.
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Following the Michael Jackson Estate demanding to inspect the allegedly stolen property in the possession of Jeffree Phillips, Jeffree will be turning over personal property owned by Michael Jackson to a third party to safeguard while he continues to fight the estate over claims he stole the items.

Jeffree was ordered by the court to produce 109 CDs/DVDs, five hard drives, three silver-colored Apple Macintosh laptop computers, two iPods, two Dictaphones with two micro-cassettes and three standard cassette tapes. The property will be stored by a man named Kevin Singer.

Singer is a specialist Court-Appointed Court Receiver and his role is to preserve assets where there is a dispute within a partnership or a company pending a decision on the matters of dispute.

The Michael Jackson property will be in safe hands until the dispute is settled.
 
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LaToya will be called as a witness in the legal battle between the Estate and Phillips - MJVibe

While the Estate is still battling to avoid Katherine Jackson to be called on the stand, it seems that it is not the case for Latoya Jackson.
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The Battle between the Michael Jackson Estate and Jeffree Phillips regarding the items that he allegedly stollen from Michael Jackson’s last home continues.

While the Estate is still battling to avoid Katherine Jackson to be called on the stand, it seems that it is not the case for Latoya Jackson.

As part of the battle, Jeffree has recently demanded 93-year-old Katherine sit for a deposition in the case. Lawyers for the estate have opposed the move claiming it would force the entertainer’s mom to relive the painful days after her son’s death.

Michael’s sister and ex-fiance of Phillips will be called as a witness according to the court documents. Phillips plans to use Latoya as part of his defense in the case.

He claimed, “had the Estate simply asked for the property and not resorted to the premeditated set-up and bullying tactics, I would have called La Toya to inform her that the Estate was requesting the items, and the two of us would have then called her mother. If Ms. Jackson instructed me to give the property back to the Estate, I would have done so.”
 
You do not need bepolitely asked to not take everything out of a deceased man's house. Why did you even decide to do so?
 
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Phillips asks for trial to be postponed - MJVibe

Jeffree Phillips, who is being sued by the Michael Jackson Estate, is asking the court to delay the trial to be able to build his defense.
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Jeffree Phillips, who is being sued by the Michael Jackson Estate over allegedly stolen items from Michael Jackson home just few days after his death, is asking the court to delay the trial to be able to build his defense.

Phillips has requested the sheduled trial date of September 6, 2023 to be pushed by 6 months as his lawyer still wants to depose Michael’s 93 year old mother Katherine along with the two co-executors of the Estate, John McClain and John Branca.

Phillips also said that he had to change lawyer and this new lawyer needs more time to catch up on the case. He even said that the extra time would allow the parties to continue settlement discussions.

Phillips’ new lawyer said the estate indicated they will oppose this motion. Maybe because they have a bigger case to concentrate on and want this silly trial to get done as soon as possible.
 
I'm mostly interested in the DVDs. In another thread they showed photos of a DVD labeled "Brisbane 1987" although someone claimed those were fan made.
 
Question: Where is or where can you find the pages of documents filled with photos and evidence of the stolen property? I cant find those photos and snapshots of DVDs and stuff.


Edit: Nevermind, found it.
 
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The Michael Jackson Estate demands trial to not be delayed - MJVibe

Phillips was demanding the court to postpone the trial date to 6 months but the Estate fight back asking to not delay the trial.
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In the Phillips vs Michael Jackson Estate, we learnt few days ago that Phillips was demanding the court to postpone the trial date to 6 months to prepare for his legal battle with the Estate due to new lawyer and more depositions to be made.

As expected, the Estate and their lawyers have asked the court to deny Phillip’s plea. From the court documents, the Estate’s reasons are that Phillips has failed to show any valid reason for the delay and also stated that the settlement talks are not going well.

“Any trial continuance will only decrease the odds of a settlement. To date, and despite repeated requests, Phillips has never made a settlement demand in this action. Moreover, [the executors] have repeatedly Phillips and his counsel (including his new counsel) of the basis on which they would consider settlement and are not interested in incurring the additional expense of private mediation.”

Further, McClain and Branca argued a delay would “significantly prejudice” them “who have already spent six figures in legal fees litigating this action.”

The court will make a decision in the up coming days or weeks.
 
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More information in the Phillips vs MJ Estate case - MJVibe

More information in the Jeffrey Phillips vs Michael Jackson Estate court case which seems to take a nasty turn.
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More information from court documents have revealed that Katherine Jackson has pleaded with the court to not force her to sit for the deposition and answer questions about the days after her son’s passing.

Phillips still claims “I have never lied about having the Carolwood Items or otherwise concealed the fact that I kept the Carolwood Items in storage. Jackson’s family members knew I had these items.”

Phillips added, “had the Estate simply asked for the property and not resorted to the premeditated set-up and bullying tactics, I would have called La Toya to inform her that the Estate was requesting the items, and the two of us would have then called her mother. If Ms. Jackson instructed me to give the property back to the Estate, I would have done so.”

The executors argued Katherine should not be forced to endure an emotionally charged sit-down.

Now, Katherine has responded to the request herself. Her lawyers argued the deposition would be “unnecessary, irrelevant, and highly intrusive.”

Katherine’s lawyer wrote, “It can hardly be disputed that a deposition would impose significant burdens on Ms. Jackson. Even under normal circumstances, a deposition can be a stressful and anxiety-inducing event, which can elevate the heart rate and trigger physical reactions in the human mind and body. It may be that merely “being nervous or uncomfortable talking about sensitive topics, such as a child’s death, is not a reason to disallow a deposition” but that argument belittles the seriousness of the situation here.”
“Ms. Jackson is no spring chicken. She is 93 years old. It is inarguable that it is important for people of her age to minimize exposure to such stressful situations that might affect their heart rate or blood pressure,” her lawyer added.
The attorney said Katherine’s doctor presented a declaration opposing the 93-year-old being deposed.
Phillips criticizes the sufficiency of the evidence that Ms. Jackson has presented and complains that the declaration from her doctor does not disclose any specific medical condition or diagnosis.
Katherine said Phillips has argued the declaration did not disclose any specific medical condition or diagnosis. Her lawyer argued, “Ms. Jackson should not be required to disclose confidential medical details to anyone or run the risk of public scrutiny and speculation into her health to satisfy Phillips’ desire for an unnecessary oral deposition.”
Katherine’s team said she should not have to be deposed. They offered to have her answer written questions but Phillips has not agreed.
The items allegedly taken included handwritten notes, 5 hard drives, 3 silver Mac laptops, two iPods, cassette tapes, and a large black bag with a skull on it. The executors believe the hard drives could contain unreleased music from Michael.
In addition, there were several hard drives collected that may contain unreleased music from Michael. The photos showed multiple cassette tapes turned over by Jeffree.






Also, the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled that Latoya Jackson will be deposed for 4 hours by Jeffre’s legal team and another 4 hours by the Estate’s counsel. The dates haven’t been set and Latoya will have no choice but to comply with the court order.

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I assume they got all the stuff back, although the details of the settlement are confidential, maybe they paid him for it? Doesn't seem like something they would or should really need to do, though.
 
Smooth72 said:
I have always felt like something was missing. Like unreleased music and concert video. This brings me back to the IRS lawsuit and the value of unreleased content. The fact they didn’t try to obtain these personal items of MJ that were in his possession at time of death. Then all of a sudden they want these computers and hard drives now? Why wouldn’t this have been a priority to get back in 2009? They have to have known what was on these computers and chose not to deal with them until now or arranged it with the plaintiff. Maybe it’s wishful thinking but something tells me they will discover new content once they do gain possession of the computers. Saved themselves some tax money until after the lawsuit was settled.
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My theory is similar that the estate knew about the items/assets/recorded music etc for years (how couldn’t they have?) and waited until now to gain access to them because of tax and other strategic reasons.

If true, the good news is that there is probably a whole lot of material on those drives. Though the “envy of all estates” might well just sit on it for a while and give out morsels at choice anniversaries. Like any creative company run by a lawyer…

This would also seem a strategic time to ‘discover’ new things for the vault for the possibility to bump up the value of MJ’s catalogue they are trying to sell > $1BN
 
Sensual visionary said:
My theory is similar that the estate knew about the items/assets/recorded music etc for years (how couldn’t they have?) and waited until now to gain access to them because of tax and other strategic reasons.

If true, the good news is that there is probably a whole lot of material on those drives. Though the “envy of all estates” might well just sit on it for a while and give out morsels at choice anniversaries.

This would also seem a strategic time to ‘discover’ new things for the vault, allowing the possibility to bump up the value of MJ’s catalogue they are trying to sell > $1BN
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This probably explains it
 
Sensual visionary said:
My theory is similar that the estate knew about the items/assets/recorded music etc for years (how couldn’t they have?) and waited until now to gain access to them because of tax and other strategic reasons.

If true, the good news is that there is probably a whole lot of material on those drives. Though the “envy of all estates” might well just sit on it for a while and give out morsels at choice anniversaries. Like any creative company run by a lawyer…

This would also seem a strategic time to ‘discover’ new things for the vault for the possibility to bump up the value of MJ’s catalogue they are trying to sell > $1BN
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It's always been in their interest to make the vault seem more intriguing. They've fudged the numbers. It's very MJ behavior. Saying there's less is an easy way.
 
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