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Michael Jackson and John Branca -- a Major Wrap SeriesBy Sharon Waxman
Published: December 05, 2010 @ 11:58 pm
http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/michael-jackson-and-john-branca-major-wrap-series-23020
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This week TheWrap kicks off a five-part investigative series about Michael Jackson and John Branca, the lawyer who now runs his estate.
Researched and written over the better part of the last year by Johnnie Roberts, the series explores the tempestuous relationship between the pop star and his financial manager – one that led to Branca’s hiring and refiring over decades, the last time just a week before Jackson died.
There are many revelations in the series; the first segment looks at a little-explored deal to sell the Beatles and Mijac catalogues to Goldman Sachs, to alleviate Jackson’s crushing debts in 2003. TheWrap got copies of documents that show that Branca stood to make millions off that deal, which ultimately did not close.
Other parts of the series will reveal how Branca won the Beatles catalogue in a brilliant maneuver, how he got Michael Jackson to do the “Thriller” video with John Landis after the pop star had stated his firm opposition to it. (Both moves were the most financially significant in Jackson’s career.)
This series confirms our commitment to long-form investigative journalism in the digital age. We hope that the serialized format makes for compelling reading on the web.
Part 1How Michael Jackson Nearly Lost His Prized Music Catalog
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/michael-jackson-1-can-john-branca-save-jackson-again-22420
Part 2 Inside Secrets of the Goldman Deal
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/inside-secrets-goldman-deal-22479
Part 3 The Secret Probe That Got Branca Fired
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/secret-report-got-branca-fired-22850
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Michael Jackson and John Branca -- a Major Wrap SeriesBy Sharon Waxman
Published: December 05, 2010 @ 11:58 pm
http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/michael-jackson-and-john-branca-major-wrap-series-23020
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This week TheWrap kicks off a five-part investigative series about Michael Jackson and John Branca, the lawyer who now runs his estate.
Researched and written over the better part of the last year by Johnnie Roberts, the series explores the tempestuous relationship between the pop star and his financial manager – one that led to Branca’s hiring and refiring over decades, the last time just a week before Jackson died.
Other parts of the series will reveal how Branca won the Beatles catalogue in a brilliant maneuver, how he got Michael Jackson to do the “Thriller” video with John Landis after the pop star had stated his firm opposition to it. (Both moves were the most financially significant in Jackson’s career.)
This series confirms our commitment to long-form investigative journalism in the digital age. We hope that the serialized format makes for compelling reading on the web.
Part 1How Michael Jackson Nearly Lost His Prized Music Catalog
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/michael-jackson-1-can-john-branca-save-jackson-again-22420
Part 2 Inside Secrets of the Goldman Deal
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/inside-secrets-goldman-deal-22479
Part 3 The Secret Probe That Got Branca Fired
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article/secret-report-got-branca-fired-22850
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