Paris Jackson Strikes Back: New Filing Accuses Estate of Mismanaging $464 Million

Just one week after the developments covered in our previous report, Paris Jackson has returned to court with a new round of allegations against the executors of the Michael Jackson Estate, this time focusing on delayed accounting, unproductive investments, and what she calls “enormous” personal gains for the men overseeing her father’s legacy.

Filed in Los Angeles on November 18, Paris Jackson’s latest objection challenges the Estate’s long-overdue accounting for the 2021 calendar year, which she and her brothers Prince and Bigi did not receive until September, nearly four years late. In the filing, Paris alleges that co-executors John Branca and John McClain have allowed more than $464 million to sit improperly invested, earning returns of less than 0.1%, a move she says has cost the Estate tens of millions.

According to her analysis, proper investment strategies could have generated approximately $41 million in profits.

Paris also claims the executors have repeatedly prioritized their own compensation over the best interests of the beneficiaries. Her filing states that in 2021 alone, Branca and McClain collected over $10 million in compensation, “more than double” what any family member received from the Estate during the same period. She estimates that their total compensation through 2021 reaches $148.2 million, significantly more than anything paid to her or her brothers.

Her objection goes further, accusing the executors of steering the Estate toward “risky entertainment ventures” without the necessary industry experience. Among these concerns is the upcoming biopic Michael, for which Branca serves as an executive producer and even cast actor Miles Teller to portray him. Paris argues that such moves suggest the Estate has “morphed into a private entertainment investment fund” operated for the executors’ benefit rather than to preserve Michael Jackson’s legacy.

Additionally, she notes that the Estate has yet to provide accounting for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025, a delay she believes is intentional, allegedly allowing the executors to “keep the Estate open indefinitely” while continuing high-risk business ventures.

This latest filing arrives amid an increasingly public dispute. As noted in our earlier article, the executors recently emphasized that Paris has received around $65 million in benefits since her father’s passing, while reaffirming that they successfully transformed an estate that was over $500 million in debt in 2009 into a multibillion-dollar global music powerhouse. They have repeatedly denied any misconduct, including past allegations of excessive gratuities to law firms.

Paris is now asking the court to disallow the 2021 account and require Branca and McClain to produce a fully transparent, corrected version detailing what she calls their “true acts.” A hearing on the matter is scheduled for January 13, 2026.

As the dispute deepens, this latest filing marks another major step in what is becoming one of the most significant legal challenges to the Estate’s management since Michael Jackson’s passing. Fans and observers alike will be watching closely as the situation continues to unfold.