Michael Jackson's Son Blanket Tries To Prevent His Grandmother From Using Estate Money For Legal Challenge

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on March 21, 20246.5K Views

SANTA MARIA, CA - JUNE 13: Michael Jackson prepares to enter the Santa Barbara County Superior Court to hear the verdict read in his child molestation case June 13, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. After seven days of deliberation the jury has reached a not guilty verdict on all 10 counts in the trial against Michael Jackson. Jackson was charged in a 10-count indictment with molesting a boy, plying him with liquor and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He pleaded innocent. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian-Pool/Getty Images)

Michael's youngest son and mother disagree on the legitimacy of a recent legal challenge.

Since the king of pop tragically passed away in 2009 there's been near-constant legal issues regarding his estate. The newest issues began when the executors of Michael's estate reportedly tried to sell the rights to his entire catalog for upwards of $600 Million. Both Jackson's mother Katherine and his youngest son Blanket came together to oppose the move and challenge it in court. Even though the judge ruled against them in that legal matter, it hasn't dissuaded Katherine's attempts to stop the sale.

But it's at this point in the legal challenge where Blanket and Katherine's priorities start to splinter off. Katherine filed an appeal against the judge's initial ruling against them, something that Blanket thinks is a waste of time and money. As a result, he's asked a judge to prevent Katherine from using money from Michael's estate on the legal challenge. He believes that Katherine won't win the challenge and doesn't want her using Michael's money on a "pointless" legal battle. Check out the full story below.

Blanket And Katherine Jackson Going To A Judge Over Michael Jackson's Money

Last year, filming began for an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. Michael's own nephew Jaafar Jackson was tapped with trying to capture the likeness of the legendary pop figure. It isn't an easy task capturing everything that made Michael such a unique performer and person. The film is called simply Michael and is expected to make its way to theaters in 2025.

Also last year, Michael Jackson's record amount of number one hits was tied by Drake. Following the release of For All The Dogs his song "First Person Shooter" debuted at number one on the Hot 100. The song even specifically features a lyric where he references honing in on Jackson's record. What do you think of the newest legal challenge Katherine Jackson is trying to pursue? Do you think Blanket is right to call it pointless and try to prevent her from using Michael's money? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.