Overview

• In her expanded August court filing Paris Jackson accused her father’s estate counsel of skimming money through lavish six-figure gratuities and failing to record thousands of hours of legal work.
• The motion demands full disclosure of legal invoices from 2019–2023 and seeks court orders to block further payments until invoices are formally approved.
• Jackson proposes appointing an independent third executor to oversee day-to-day estate finances and ensure proper review of attorney fees.
• Estate attorneys Jonathan Steinsapir, John Branca and John McClain have rejected the allegations as baseless and defamatory and urge the court to uphold existing fee practices.
• A hearing is pending on the contested fees and governance reforms that could reshape oversight of the multibillion-dollar Michael Jackson estate.