Michael Jackson’s Mother Katherine FIRES BACK At Grandson Bigi’s Court Filings
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00:00 Catherine Jackson is responding to her grandson's
00:02 recent court filings amid their ongoing legal battle.
00:05 Last week, the King of Pop's son, BG,
00:07 formerly known as Blanket,
00:09 had filed documents attempting to block his grandmother
00:11 from using estate funds to cover legal expenses
00:13 for an appeal that he didn't think
00:14 had much chance of winning,
00:15 claiming it does not benefit the estate.
00:17 BG and Catherine had initially been on the same side,
00:20 as they both objected a transaction
00:21 by the estate's executors.
00:23 However, the court ruled in favor of the executors.
00:26 Catherine appealed while BG dropped the matter
00:27 and tried to deny Catherine's legal fees
00:29 to be paid by the estate
00:30 in the next step of her legal battle.
00:32 Now, the Jackson family matriarch
00:33 is firing back at BG in court documents
00:35 obtained by Access Hollywood,
00:36 claiming that there are funds to cover these costs
00:38 and that the executors are trying to control assets.
00:41 She alleges in the new filing,
00:43 "The executors cannot in good faith
00:45 "contend that the estate does not have
00:46 "sufficient available funds to allow the trust
00:48 "to make the requested payment."
00:50 The papers also claim,
00:51 "It seems clear to her that the executors
00:52 "are holding all of the assets in the estate
00:54 "in order to keep control over them
00:55 "and to avoid the more liberal distribution
00:57 "of requirements of the trust."
00:59 Lawyers for the late pop icon's mother
01:01 also stated there would be no loss to interested parties,
01:04 adding that it's within her jurisdiction
01:05 to be paid the legal fees.
01:07 Though the transaction hasn't been specified,
01:09 multiple reports indicate it is likely to be regarding
01:11 the estate's catalog sale to Sony
01:13 for roughly $600 million.
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