Janet, Jermaine, Tito, Randy and Rebbie claim that as the will was signed in LA in July 2002, Michael was actually in New York
Michael Jackson's will stipulates that only his mother and
children should inherit his estate. But his brothers and sisters don't
like this
It's been over three years since Michael Jackson's death, but it
doesn't look like things are getting any easier for 15-year-old Prince,
14-year-old Paris and ten-year-old Blanket. Especially because, although
Michael's last will and testament specifies that his estate should be
looked after by his lawyers until his children are old enough to look
after it themselves, five of Michael's eight siblings have decided to
kick up a bit of a fuss about it all.
The will, which was
validated in court following Michael's death on June 25 in 2009, put all
Jackson's assets into a trust that benefited his mother, Katherine; his
children, Prince, Paris and Blanket; and his favourite charities. His
lawyers, John Branca and John McClain were named as executors.
But
the signature page says that Michael signed the will in Los Angeles on
July 7, 2002. And now his siblings - who haven't benefited at all from
Michael's death - are saying that their brother was in New York on that
date.
So they've written a letter to complain about it - claiming that the will is "without question, fake, flawed and fraudulent."
This is the copy of Michael's will which his siblings believe may have been forgedEstate spokesperson Jim Bates claims that Branca and McClain
"have diligently carried out their obligation to make sure that his
estate benefits the only family members he named in his will, his mother
and his three children"This is the signature which Janet, Jermain, Tito, Randy and Rebbie believe must have been forged
"We know there is most certainly a conspiracy surrounding our
brother's death and now coarse manipulation and fear are being used to
cover it up," they wrote to Branca and McClain. "Your heartless pursuit
of wealth, fame and power is at the expense of our family, whose deepest
desire is to give to the world a gift of hope, love and unity through
our music."
"Our brother told us, in no uncertain terms and
without hesitation in the months prior to his death, that he despised
both of you and that he did not want either of you to have anything to
do with his life or estate for that matter," the letter said. "We know
that and you know that."
The letter then goes on to claim that
their mother, and Paris, Prince and Blanket's current guardian Katherine
Jackson is struggling to cope with everything.
"Your actions are
affecting her health, and on top of that, we've just found out she
recently had a mini-stroke. Please understand, she's not equipped to
handle the stress load you are putting on her," her children said. "She
feels, as she has said, 'I'm stuck in the middle.' She too knows and
acknowledges the will was forged. She wants to do the right thing, and
move in the direction of justice for her son and family, yet she fears
the POWERS THAT BE."
The letter was signed by Janet, Jermaine,
Tito, Randy and Rebbie. LaToya, Jackie and Marlon didn't put pen to
paper. Probably because they were too busy giving the world a gift of
hope, love and unity. Or maybe because they've decided that their family
has already been through enough.
Paris Jackson spoke out on Twitter to defend her grandmother
and reprimand her uncle. And she did it all without making spelling
mistakes
And Michael's daughter Paris seems to agree. In fact, she's a
bit angry about it all. Particularly because, was her 82-year-old
grandmother's health at stake, she and her brothers could be uprooted again, and removed from her care. Which must be a little bit stressful for the teenager.
"I
will defend my beloved family members with all I have, even if it means
from other family members," she tweeted, quite articulately. "I am
going to clarify right now that what has been said about my grandmother
is a rumor and nothing has happened, she is completely fine."
And
she even used the social media site to contact her uncle Randy directly.
"@randyjackson8 hello dear FAMILY member i don't appreciate you telling
everyone things that aren't true thank you very much." Paris deleted
that tweet a bit later, deciding to take a more passive approach and
writing "Maybe he should have respect for his mother."
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