Category: Enemy Of The Estate
Barack Obama’s Trying To Get His Hands On Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat
We as a nation have seen some iconic lids. But Blossom’s flower-power bucket, LL Cool J’s Kangol, Indiana Jones’ fedora, John Wayne’s Stetson, and Brad Pitt’s unfortunate post-divorce slouchy beanie don’t hold a rhinestone to the glorious bejeweled bow Aretha Franklin wore to Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration. As you may recall, when Aretha died it was originally thought that her estate would be divided evenly among her four sons. Then Aretha hit us with a curve ball from beyond the grave with three (THREE!) handwritten wills, one of which was found tucked under the couch cushions. This complicated matters and, according to Vulture, Barack himself is now in the mix. He wants that hat and he’ll stop at nothing to get it!
The Jackson Estate Is Suing HBO For $100 Million Over “Leaving Neverland”
The Jackson Estate, that nebulous blob of lawyers and sundry Jacksons, is really, really pushing back hard on Leaving Neverland, the 4-hour, 2-part documentary about the alleged childhood molestation of 2 men at the hands of Michael Jackson. Despite the fact that the movie already premiered at Sundance, TJE has just filed a $100 million dollar lawsuit against HBO in an effort to get them to just re-air John From Cincinnati instead of airing the doc as planned beginning on March 3. HBO is calling the suit “desperate” and considering that March 3 is practically NEXT WEEK, they make a good point. HBO says they will move forward as planned.
Michael Jackson’s Estate Is Not Happy About The New Documentary “Leaving Neverland”
Leaving Neverland, a new 4-hour documentary about the alleged molestation of two boys at the hands of Michael Jackson, has just been added to the schedule at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It’s also going to premiere on HBO and Channel 4 in the Spring. As we know, Michael Jackson’s estate does not fuck around when it comes to their bag, or protecting MJ’s legacy. I picture Camille Cosby, but like 20 of them, and they all have the same plastic surgeon. But more likely, it’s actually comprised of an army of corporate lawyers and executives who swear they have Katherine Jackson and the kids’ best interests at heart. As such, they’ve sharply criticized the documentary and released a statement condemning it.