Joe Jackson Launches Bid for Share of Son's Estate

Last week, 08th Nov 09:35

Michael Jackson's father Joseph has launched a court bid for a share of the King of Pop's estate.

Jackson Sr. enjoyed a fraught relationship with the superstar during his lifetime and was excluded from his will, following Michael's death in June (09).

Five months on, the patriarch has mounted a legal challenge, and filed papers in Los Angeles County Court claiming there's "no justification" for his exclusion and that he is "entitled to his own independent family allowance".

Joseph wants a judge to grant him help covering his $15,425 (Gbp9640) monthly expenses.

He has recruited business manager Leonard Rowe, who claims to have beena consultant for Michael, to help his cause.

In the legal papers Rowe alleges Michael gave his parents a $60,000 (Gbp37,500) monthly allowance, which they split.

Joseph claims the estate can afford to help him out, because it has "earned more than $100 million (Gbp62.5 million) dollars in the first seven weeks following Michael Jackson's death" and is "well able to afford a family allowance for Joe Jackson".

Joseph wants a judge to grant him help covering his $15,425 (Gbp9640) monthly expenses

Ironically, Rowe is suing the Jackson estate for flights and business meetings he set up while working as the King of Pop's advisor earlier thisyear (09).

In other talk Jo Jackson has dismissed allegations he threatened to kill a man who is trying to prove the King of Pop fathered a lovechild.

In documents obtained by TMZ.com, Ronnie Newt alleges Joseph and his son Randy threatened him after he approached them with information he claims proves Michael Jackson has a 12-year-old illegitimate son called Prince Michael Malachi Jet.

Newt's seeking a restraining order against the pair from San Francisco County Superior Court, alleging, he "was told to stay out of the M.J. love child story. That some one could get kill (sic) for that kind of money."

When approached by TMZ, Joseph Jackson insisted the allegations are false, adding, "I haven't even seen this guy since the '80s."