Paris Jackson has filed a court motion seeking to block a nearly $110 million compensation request from John Branca, the executor of her late father Michael Jackson's estate.
According to Rolling Stone, the new 12-page motion filed by Jackson accuses Branca of persistent incompetence regarding late and incomplete financial records. She claims Branca missed a self-selected Sept. 15 deadline to submit complete accountings for 2023 and 2024, instead providing paperwork that functioned merely as a placeholder.
Despite those alleged deficiencies, Branca sought $109,219,648 in combined fees for himself, his legal team, and his late co-executor John McClain, who passed away in May at age 71. Jackson argued in the filing that it is intolerable to seek such compensation while failing to present finalized estate records.
Jackson is asking the retired judge overseeing the estate to cut Branca's fee rate from 15 percent to 10 percent of gross entertainment-related income. She requested that this reduction apply retroactively to 2003 and remain until complete accountings through 2006 are properly filed.
A spokesperson for the Branca-led estate told Rolling Stone that the motion is completely without merit. The representative stated that Jackson's legal team has filed for a reduction in executor compensation despite the work completed.