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Paris Jackson\u2019s<\/a> fight against the executors of her late father Michael Jackson\u2019s estate continues<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to The Grio<\/span>, the 27-year-old submitted court documents on Tuesday calling out co-executors John Branca and John McClain\u2019s accounting from 2021, alleging that she and her brothers\u201428-year-old Prince and 23-year-old Bigi\u2014didn\u2019t receive the financial documents until this September. Upon reviewing them, Jackson expressed concern.<\/p>\n Read on for more about Jackson\u2019s recent filing and ongoing dispute with Branca and McClain.<\/p>\n In the recent filing, Jackson claimed Branca and McClain are sitting on \u201cenormous sums of cash\u201d that are not being used to benefit the Jackson family. She also alleged that the co-executors are not honoring her late father\u2019s memory or legacy.<\/p>\n \u201cParis is increasingly concerned the Estate has become the vehicle for John Branca to enrich and aggrandize himself, rather than serve the beneficiaries\u2019 best interests and steadfastly preserve her father\u2019s legacy,\u201d the filing reads.<\/p>\n Jackson claimed the co-executors are holding onto more than $464 million in cash reserves that have seen returns of \u201cless than 0.1%\u201d due to what she believes are \u201cunproductive investments.\u201d She estimates that the estate could have earned around $41 million in profits if the money had been invested more strategically.<\/p>\n Jackson also accused Branca and McClain of pocketing a large amount of money for themselves. She claimed that the co-executors paid themselves a $10 million salary in 2021\u2014a figure that is allegedly \u201cmore than double the amount distributed to any beneficiary from the family allowance.\u201d<\/p>\n The 27-year-old believes Branca and McClain paid themselves a total of around $148.2 million by the end of 2021 in addition to the $10 million, The Daily Beast<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n The model is also criticizing the co-executors\u2019 \u201crisky\u201d investments in entertainment ventures, including the highly anticipated Michael biopic. Paris argues that Branca, who is an executive producer on the film and cast Miles Teller as himself in the biopic, and McClain do not have the industry experience needed to pursue such a project.<\/p>\n \u201c[The estate has] morphed into a private entertainment investment fund managed more for the benefit of Executors and their counsel than its beneficiaries,\u201d the recent filing reads.<\/p>\n The filing also notes that Jackson has not received accounting for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025. She claims that these ongoing accounting delays are intentional, alleging Branca and McClain hope to keep the estate open \u201cindefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson is asking the court to reject the 2021 accounting and require the co-executors to file a revised version that charts their \u201ctrue acts.\u201d The next hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 13, 2026.<\/p>\n A source close to the estate argued that Jackson\u2019s filing \u201cis another misguided attempt by Paris Jackson\u2019s attorneys to provide themselves cover.\u201d<\/p>\n The source also referenced Jackson\u2019s recent loss in court. According to People<\/span>,, a Los Angeles judge granted a special motion to strike portions of Jackson\u2019s July petition that questioned \u201cpremium payouts\u201d made by the estate for unrecorded attorney time.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact is, Paris Jackson\u2019s lawyers lost their latest case against the Estate and have been ordered to pay the Estate\u2019s attorneys\u2019 expenses. All the beneficiaries are well taken care of by the Estate. This is a weak attempt to change the narrative of their loss,\u201d the source said, The Grio reported.<\/p>\n The post Paris Jackson Accuses Michael Jackson\u2019s Estate Executors Of Abusing Funds<\/a> appeared first on Blavity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paris Jackson\u2019s fight against the executors of her late father Michael Jackson\u2019s estate continues. According to The Grio, the 27-year-old submitted court documents on Tuesday calling out co-executors John Branca and John McClain\u2019s accounting from 2021, alleging that she and her brothers\u201428-year-old Prince and 23-year-old Bigi\u2014didn\u2019t receive the financial documents until this September. 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A source close to the estate claimed Jackson\u2019s filing is \u2018misguided\u2019<\/h2>\n