Paris Jackson Alleges Estate Mismanagement in Court

Paris Jackson, the 27-year-old daughter of the late singer Michael Jackson, filed an objection in Los Angeles probate court on November 18, alleging that the executors of her father's estate have mismanaged hundreds of millions of dollars and used their positions for personal gain.

The filing challenges the estate's delayed 2021 accounting, which Paris and her siblings, Prince, 28, and Bigi, 23, received only in September, nearly four years late. Paris claims that co-executors John Branca, a music attorney, and John McClain, an A&R executive, have left more than $464 million in cash uninvested, yielding gains of less than 0.1 percent. According to the objection, proper investment could have generated $41 million in profits. It further alleges that the executors received more than $10 million in compensation in 2021 alone, an amount exceeding double the distributions to any beneficiary from the family allowance. The filing estimates their total compensation through the end of 2021 at $148.2 million, far surpassing payments to the Jackson children.

Paris accuses Branca specifically of turning the estate into a vehicle for self-enrichment, prioritizing high-risk entertainment...