Overview

• Paris Jackson filed a formal court objection on July 10 challenging executors John Branca and John McClain’s petition to approve $625,000 in attorney fees for unrecorded work from mid-2018.
• Her motion claims some payments amounted to lavish gratuities for already well-paid counsel and violated court orders by fully compensating firms awaiting approval.
• Jackson pointed out unexplained fee fluctuations in modified petitions, including one firm’s bill rising from $194,000 to $211,000 and others shifting by hundreds of thousands.
• The filing argues the executors have not provided satisfactory explanations for the delays nor presented a plan to bring long-pending fee requests up to date.
• The fee dispute adds to broader estate battles over a $600 million Sony catalog sale and a $700 million IRS reassessment as beneficiaries press for transparency and timely distributions.