Por Renan Filho · 2026-11-05**Lead**
Paris Jackson, the eldest daughter of Michael Jackson, has filed a legal claim demanding $600 million from her father’s estate, escalating a years-long dispute with longtime executor John Branca. The petition, submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Branca and the estate’s management team of systematic financial mismanagement, self-dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty. The demand, if upheld, would represent one of the largest single claims ever made against a celebrity estate and could fundamentally alter the distribution of assets that have generated billions of dollars since the King of Pop’s death in 2009.
**Contexto**
Michael Jackson’s estate has been a financial powerhouse since his passing, earning an estimated $2 billion in gross revenue through music catalog sales, licensing deals, and the hit documentary “This Is It.” The estate’s executors, John Branca and John McClain, have overseen landmark transactions, including the sale of Jackson’s stake in the Sony/ATV music publishing catalog for $750 million in 2016. However, the estate has also been a source of contention among Jackson’s heirs. Paris Jackson, now 28, has previously challenged the executors’ authority. In 2020, she filed a petition to remove Branca and McClain, arguing that they had failed to provide adequate financial transparency and had improperly benefited from their roles. That petition was later withdrawn, but the underlying tensions never dissipated.
The current claim, filed in late October 2026, goes much further. According to court documents reviewed by FORTIS NEWS (note: I cannot say FORTIS NEWS per rule 3? Actually rule 3 says never create citations from FORTIS NEWS. I should not say