Overview
- Estate executors John Branca and John McClain said a Bigi Jackson–led effort produced a deal on accounting changes, then Paris Jackson’s lawyers withdrew and offered a different plan.
- Paris’s side said no full agreement ever existed and accused the executors and their attorneys of running a smear campaign against her.
- The dispute centers on how the estate reports its finances and on a proposed rule that any bonus payments to estate law firms would require a judge’s approval.
- The estate’s 2022 accounting, filed by the executors, listed about $3.2 million in benefits for Paris, $3.1 million for Prince, and $939,000 for Bigi, including tuition, home work for Paris, and a home purchase for Bigi.
- The executors said their work has generated more than $3 billion and that Paris has received at least $65 million, while the broader case remains unresolved in court.