Michael Jackson,the king of pop died on June 25, 2009. But this isn’t about the day he left so many fans mourning for the loss of his style, his voice, or even his dance moves. Katherine Jackson the mother of the late great Michael Jackson, seemed to have an issue with the tour date that was to exhibit the memorabilia of her late great son. Taj Jackson, the nephew of Michael Jackson seems to think that the projects would greatly benefit from this tour and with some of the family contributing will ensure the protection of his uncle’s legacy. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge on August 21st approved the concert promoter AEG Live’s plan for touring Jacksons mementos in a three cities yet to be named. Katherine Jackson did not attend the hearing. Mr. Jackson’s estate administrators manage the music catalog as well as the estimated four hundred million dollar debt. Howard Weitzman the attorney for the administrators of Michael Jackson’s estate, states that this deal will be worth, “Multiple-million dollars” and that “the opportunities are huge.” The Associated Press estimated this deal at six million dollars, and has reported that Katherine Jackson, not being an executor of the above mentioned estate, may have just wanted the memorabilia tour to be put out for the highest bidder.
AEG owned an Arts Exhibitions international, which recently organized an international showcase which included King Tut, and has been contracted to handle Michael Jacksons items on the road. Mr. Weitzman also hinted that there is more to come in the future. “It would be an understatement to say that there’s a lot we’re working on,” and “All that I think would generate significant revenues.”
Lawyers for AEG Live have been pretty vague about what items will be on this tour, but they will be on display as the movie opens. This Is It tickets will go on sale September 27th and will only be in theatres for two weeks.
Sony, confirmed that Kenny Ortega the director of High School Musical 2 would pull the several hundred hours of footage that Michael shot during his final rehearsals. Ortega stated the movie will be an, “ intimate portrait of Michael as he prepares for the final curtain call.”
As one who has lost many of her loved ones, I do understand Katherine’s perspective as I read the article located at http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1918155,00.html regarding the privacy of her son. Yet, if my child’s legacy was as large as Mr. Jackson’s along with his debt, I would do what was right and that is not to leave any debt in retrospect to his name or his legacy. The right thing is not always easy, this is life.
I have always found Michael Jackson to be an interesting person to follow as I grew older. I recall watching him and his brothers perform several times on television as I was a young girl. I have always been an Elvis Presley fan, from my childhood years to my current middle age/knowledgeable years, but my interest in Michael grew when I heard he married Lisa Marie. The King of Rocks daughter marrying the King of Pop, now come on tell me that isn’t a hoot?
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