Someone else is trying to stick their hands into Michael Jackson's
pockets. Shocking, I know. The amount of people attempting to prevent
Jackson from focusing on his career and sidetracking any plans to show
off his talent has grown... again.
According to a report from
Reuters, some dude in New Jersey (AllGood Entertainment) is claiming he
has a deal committing Jackson to a performance in the United States
which stops him from performing in other places; other places like
London's O2. The deal was supposedly struck with Jackson's alleged
manager, Frank Dileo.
Questions which jump out include: Is Frank
Dileo authorized to sign deals on Jackson's behalf? When was this
alleged 'deal' struck? Why is AllGood suing Jackson now when plans for
the London O2 dates were announced months ago? Who the hell heard of
AllGood Entertainment before this suit? Are we likely to get answers to
any of these questions?
Outside of shopping with his kids,
Jackson has scarcely made any public appearances in the U.S. and has
been hard at work planning something great for audience members who
have planned to fly in from all over the world to see him perform in
London.
AEG Live, the people behind the London O2 gigs, are also being dragged into these "meaningless" claims (see
Reuters article).
Of
course no lawsuit against Jackson would be appropriate if the plaintiff
weren't suing for some astronomically ridiculous and probably wholly
unjustifiable amount of money.
AllGood wants $40 million. FORTY
MILLION dollars. Are you kidding me? To some observers, this appears
solely as an attempt to threaten to derail Jackson's big plans.
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