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28.06.2024 - 00:15 / deadline.com
When Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, he was more than $500 million in debt, according to court documents filed last week in Los Angeles.
Jackson died while preparing for his extended “This Is It” residency at the 02 Arena in London, which was scheduled to run from July 2009 to March 2010.
“At the time of Michael Jackson’s death, Michael Jackson’s most significant assets were subject to more than $500 million of debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default,” the filing said.
The Los Angeles Times reported that certified public accountant William R. Ackerman, testifying as a defense witness on behalf of AEG Live in a wrongful-death trial in August 2013, told jurors that Jackson spent money on donations to charity, gifts, travel, art and furniture.
“He spent a lot of money on jewelry,” said Ackerman. “He was tapped out.”
After Jackson’s death, the financial liability for his planned London tour fell on the estate. He owed roughly $40 million to concert promoter AEG, according to a recent probate petition, “and [there was] little hope of generating income from [Jackson’s] already highly leveraged assets.”
Estate executors claimed in a March 2024 filing that the estate was saddled with debt and on the verge of bankruptcy when Jackson died.
The estate now is valued at over $2 billion, thanks to some renegotiations of debt and some asset sales.
Jackson had “more than half a dozen lawsuits pending worldwide” and more than “65 creditors’ claims were filed in the Estate spawning additional lawsuits, of which several resulted in litigation,” the petition reads. After his death, attorneys for the executors handled 15 lawsuits in the U.S.
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Michael Jackson reportedly died with over $500million (£395million) worth of debt, court filings have revealed.In a document filed on June 21 by executors of his estate, The King of Pop – who died in June 2009 from a heart attack – was apparently dealing with a staggering $500million in “debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default”.Filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the document showed that Jackson had more than 65 claims made against him by creditors, which sparked further litigation. Executors wrote in the filing that they did settle these claims or had otherwise resolved them.Along with creditors, Jackson’s untimely death also left his estate liable financially – he reportedly owed $40million to promoter AEG for his ‘This Is It’ residency.
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obtained by People show.“At the time of Michael Jackson’s death, Michael Jackson’s most significant assets were subject to more than $500 million of debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default,” the filing said.Before his death, Jackson had been in the middle of preparing for his “This Is It” residency, which added some strain on his finances.He died on June 25, 2009 — close to the tour’s inception — which left his estate financially liable for $40 million to the tour promoter, AEG.The petition requests that money from the “Smooth Criminal” hitmaker’s estate be used for reimbursement stemming from 2018.The reimbursement includes “legal, negotiating and various other operating expenses,” per the filing.Jackson had “more than half a dozen lawsuits pending worldwide” at the time of his death, the petition reads.“The Executors were able to renegotiate and restructure financing arrangements that existed at the time of Michael’s death, at substantially reduced interest rates, enabling the Estate to avoid the loss of any assets to the lenders and ultimately to satisfy the encumbrances that existed at the time of Michael’s death,” court documents read.From July to December 2018, several firms are seeking over $3.5 million in legal fees for services rendered during that time.“Although the Executors have eliminated the Estate’s debt, have resolved virtually all of the creditors’ claims and litigation, and have successfully solidified the MJJ business as a significant entity in the music industry, there remain challenging business, tax and legal issues that the Executors and their counsel continue to deal with,” the filing reads.“The Executors have
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