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Michael Jackson’s estate claims Jeffre Phillips once engaged to LaToya Jackson used the chaos and sadness around Michael’s death to steal a bunch of property from the home where Michael Jackson was murdered. According to new legal documents, the Estate claims Jeffre Phillips apparently used his 9-day stay in Michael’s Carolwood House to steal personal and private property. Michael’s estate claims Phillips started staying at the home right after MJ died on June 25, 2009 and pulled off brazen acts of theft under the cover of all the hullabaloo around the home … making off with items including MJ’s iPhone, California drivers license, prescription pill bottles with pills inside and some clothes. The Estate claims Phillips also stole handwritten notes from MJ, plus a briefcase filled with personal and business papers, as well as video cameras, computers and hard drives and even stole the pajamas Michael was wearing in the final hours before his death — which had apparently been removed from his body by the paramedics trying to save his life — and a resuscitator tube that appears to have been used on Michael. The lawsuit was filled on Friday 24 June 2022. Quelle:mjvibe
Jeffre Phillips fights back the Estate of Michael Jackson
The Michael Jackson’s estate vs Jeffre Phillips saga continues! After the lawsuit was filled on Friday 24 June 2022 where Michael Jackson’s estate claims Jeffre Phillips used the chaos and sadness around Michael’s death to steal a bunch of property from the home where Michael Jackson was murdered.
LaToya Jackon’s ex-fiancé Jeffré Phillips has told a judge he did not steal Michael’s private property in the days after his death. According to court documents, in his declaration, Phillips said the allegations are not true. He said from 1995 through 2015, he dated LaToya. “We were engaged to be married during the last one and a half years of our relationship. Throughout our relationship, we lived together, worked together, toured together, starred in our own reality show together and operated as a single-family unit.”
Phillips said during this time he became close with the entire Jackson family, including Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson.
“She treated me like a son, the Jackson siblings’ treated me like a brother and their kids treated me like their uncle. They still speak to me as family when they see me,” he said. “I was a big part of the Jackson family. I chipped in and assisted with many family affairs, in addition to business and personal matters whenever I could. This included assisting Janet Jackson with business affairs as well as attending holiday family dinners and other types of family gatherings.”
Phillips said his relationship ended with LaToya but they remain friends.
In regard to Jackson, he said Katherine asked him and Latoya to come over to the home after MJ was rushed to the hospital.
“For several days, we stayed at the Carolwood House, during which time at least a dozen family members came and went, some of whom took items from the house,” he said.
Toward the end of his stay, Phillips said Katherine asked him and LaToya to remove any personal belongings that they could take, “given it was a rental property that would be locked up shortly.”
Phillips said they complied with Katherine’s request and “gathered what personal property we could, such “Mr. Jackson’s phones, Driver’s License, and the clothing he wore on the night he passed amongst several other personal items.”
He said they took the property. Weeks later, he asked Katherine what they should do with the items and she allegedly told him to keep it.
“I have never sold a single Carolwood Item nor have I publicly displayed them,” he said. “I have never lied about having the Carolwood Items or otherwise concealed the fact that I kept the Carolwood Items in storage. Jackson family members knew I had these items.”
Flash forward to April 2022, Phillips said he was invited to show off the pieces to an auction company. He claimed he believed to be meeting a collector and memorabilia enthusiast. Phillips said he had no intention of selling.
However, at the meeting, he claims after showing the items one of the men showed him a badge. The man told Phillips that he would be confiscating all of the items on behalf of the Michael Jackson estate.
He said he objected but was then escorted out of the building.
In the declaration, he wrote, “This entire ordeal has taken a significant mental and emotional toll on me. It has affected my personal life, my business and peoples trust in me.”
Phillips said “had the Estate simply asked for the property and not resorted to the premeditated set-up and bullying tactics, I would have called LaToya to inform her that the Estate was requesting the items, and the two of us would have then called her mother.”
He said if Katherine had instructed him to return the property he would have done so.
“Although the property was given to me and belongs to me, I would not have refused a request for the property from the Jackson family,” he said.
For sure if Phillips contacted the Auction house to sell the item, the Estate could requests all communications between both parties to prove the facts!
We expect the Auction House to be Julien’s auctions but this has not been confirmed.
First win for the Estate in “Michael Jackson Estate vs Jeffre Phillips”
Michael Jackson’s estate just scored a big legal win in the legal battle with Jeffre Phillips by preventing a potential sale of Michael’s property the estate claims was stolen from the singer’s home right after his death.
According to new legal docs, a judge issued a preliminary injunction barring Jeffre Phillips from selling any items he allegedly removed from the residence back in 2009.
Despite the fight back from Jeffre Phillips earlier this month, the items will not be sold but the battle is not over as we believe the Estate would like the restitution of the items to Michael Jackson’s Estate, meaning also a prosecution against Phillips for theft which could put Phillips behind bars.
The Estate launched legal actions last June when Julien’s Auctions reported Phillips’s attempt to sell the items to the Estate.
The Estate claims Phillips also stole handwritten notes from MJ, plus a briefcase filled with personal and business papers, as well as video cameras, computers and hard drives and even stole the pajamas Michael was wearing in the final hours before his death — which had apparently been removed from his body by the paramedics trying to save his life — and a resuscitator tube that appears to have been used on Michael.
Michael Jackson Estate wants to hide the locations of assets from Court documents
Michael Jackson’s estate has rushed to court asking a judge to seal documents that reveal the locations of some of Michael’s assets and memorabilia in the Jeffré Phillips’ case.
Now, the estate agreed to seal certain parts of the filings Jeffré requested. “Given the potential value of the property at-issue and the possibility that a person may attempt to locate and steal that property, the Co-Executors respectfully request that those portions of Exhibit D that may disclose the current location of the property be redacted from the public record,” the estate said.
“For better and for worse, the interest in all things Michael Jackson remains very high even thirteen-plus years after his untimely passing,” the motion reads. “The Court can certainly take judicial notice of this. And although the risk that someone might attempt to steal the property may not be particularly high, it also cannot be dismissed outright as paranoid speculation.”
“The unfortunate fact is that people steal valuable property all the time. The costs of the property being stolen would likely be irreparable as that could mean that the property is lost forever,” the estate added. As a result, the agreed to seal the portion of the document where the location of MJ’s items was revealed.
The parties are set to face off in court later this year.
The Michael Jackson Estate seeking to recover $1 million in property possessed by Jeffre Phillips.
The Estate launched legal actions last June when Julien’s Auctions reported Phillips’s attempt to sell the items to the Estate.
Today, the Estate is seeking to recover $1 million in property the estate believes is being wrongfully possessed by Jeffre Phillips.
Michael’s estate claims the items Phillips allegedly stole from the home include hard drives, laptops, iPods, CDs and DVDs believed to contain non-public performances and unreleased concert footage … which the estate says alone is worth at least $500,000.
The estate also claims Phillips made off with a bunch of Michael’s handwritten notes with bits of song lyrics … plus personal computers, cassette tapes, a photo album with MJ on the cover, a black bag with a skull on it, framed record awards and a Michael Jackson doll.
The estate claims they know where all the items are … and they want a judge to help them get them back.
Der Ex von LaToya Jackson hat von der 92-jährigen Mutter des Jackson-Clans eine eidesstattliche Erklärung verlangt, um sich gegen die Anschuldigungen zu wehren, er habe Erinnerungsstücke im Wert von 1 Million Dollar gestohlen. Doch Katherine Jackson möchte nicht in den Prozess involviert werden – der Tod ihres Sohnes sei zu aufwühlend für sie.
Jeffre Phillips verlangte vom Gericht, dass alle zukünftigen Anhörungen aufgeschoben werden, bis er die erhofften Aussagen von Michael Jacksons Mutter habe.
Wir hatten HIER berichtete, wie das MJ Estate im Sommer 2022 eine Klage gegen Jeffree Phillips einreichte, als dieser angeblich versucht hatte, einige nach Michael Jacksons Tod entwendeten Gegenstände bei einer Auktion zu verkaufen. Gemäss den Gerichtsakten sind darunter „ungefähr 109 CDs/DVDs, von denen die meisten entweder handschriftliche Notizen enthalten oder private Sonderausgaben sind“, persönliche und juristische Papiere, handschriftliche Notizen, 5 Festplatten, ein Mikrofon-Set, ein Fotoalbum mit Jackson auf dem Cover, 3 silberne Mac-Laptops, zwei iPods, zwei Diktiergeräte mit 2 Mikrokassetten und 3 Standardkassetten. Zudem eine schwarze Tasche mit einem Totenkopf, ein signiertes, gerahmtes Foto von MJ, eine Michael-Jackson-Puppe und etwa 11 gerahmte Platin-/Gold-Schallplattenauszeichnungen und weiteres im Wert von mindestens 1 Million Dollar.
Phillips, der von 1995 bis 2015 mit LaToya in einer Beziehung war, bestreitet, die Gegenstände gestohlen zu haben und sagt, Michaels Mutter Katherine habe ihn angewiesen, die Andenken mitzunehmen, bevor die Villa in Carolwood geräumt werde.
„Ich habe nie einen einzigen Carolwood-Gegenstand verkauft oder öffentlich ausgestellt“, sagte er. „Ich habe nie gelogen, dass ich die Carolwood-Gegenstände besitze, oder die Tatsache verheimlicht, dass ich die Carolwood-Gegenstände aufbewahre. Jacksons Familienmitglieder wussten, dass ich diese Gegenstände hatte“.
„Hätte der Nachlass einfach nur nach den Gegenständen gefragt und nicht auf die vorsätzliche Intrige und Einschüchterungstaktik zurückgegriffen, hätte ich La Toya angerufen, um sie darüber zu informieren, dass der Nachlass die Gegenstände anfordert, und wir beide hätten dann ihre Mutter angerufen. Wenn Frau Jackson mich angewiesen hätte, den Besitz an den Nachlass zurückzugeben, hätte ich das getan. Obwohl das Eigentum mir gegeben wurde und mir gehört, hätte ich eine Anfrage der Jackson-Familie nach dem Eigentum nicht abgelehnt.“
Diese Woche sind Katherine Jacksons Anwälte vor Gericht erschienen, um gegen den Antrag von Jeffre Phillips Einspruch zu erheben. Ihr Team argumentiert, Jeffre habe zu lange mit der Einreichung seines Antrags gewartet und weist darauf hin, dass er Monate Zeit hatte.
Katherine Jackson habe bereits eine Erklärung eingereicht, in der sie angibt, dass Jeffre nicht die Wahrheit sagt. In dem Antrag heißt es: „Es ist (gelinde gesagt) beunruhigend, dass Phillips, der behauptet, Mrs. Jackson und der Jackson-Familie sehr nahe gestanden zu haben, versucht, seine Anwälte dazu zu bringen, die ältere Mrs. Jackson über ihre Einwände hinweg über das zu befragen, was wir als die schmerzhaftesten Wochen und Monate in ihrem langen Leben verstehen. Es ist offensichtlich, dass Phillips Mrs. Jackson als Druckmittel in dieser Angelegenheit benutzt.“
In einer Erklärung, die von Taj Jackson eingereicht wurde, sagte er, dass er nicht mit seiner Großmutter über Jeffres Behauptungen gesprochen hat und erklärt:
„Der Grund, warum ich mit meiner Großmutter nicht über dieses Thema gesprochen habe, ist einfach. Meine Großmutter war und ist immer noch sehr betroffen von dem Tod meines Onkels, ihres Kindes. Das war bei weitem das traurigste Ereignis, das ich in ihrem Leben erlebt habe. Verständlicherweise fällt es ihr sehr schwer, über die letzten Jahre meines Onkels und auch über die sehr traurigen Wochen und Monate nach seinem plötzlichen und unerwarteten Tod zu sprechen. Das Letzte, was ich tun möchte, ist, sie aufzuregen und ihr Fragen über diese sehr schwierigen Wochen und Monate zu stellen.“
„Es fällt mir sehr schwer zu glauben, dass meine Großmutter Herrn Phillips die Aufbewahrung der persönlichen Gegenstände meines Onkels aus dem Haus in Carolwood anvertraut hat. Wie meine Großmutter wusste, hatte mich mein Onkel vor seinem Tod persönlich mit der Aufbewahrung vieler seiner persönlichen Gegenstände betraut.“
Taj Jackson erwähnte in seiner Erklärung ausserdem, dass ein weiterer Gegenstand angeblich aus einem Brief entwendet wurde, den Prince an Michael geschrieben hatte und der den Titel „Daddy“ trug.
Die Entscheidung eines Richters steht noch aus. Die Nachlassverwalter von Michael Jackson beantragten, den Antrag Phillips abzulehnen. Quelle: jackson.ch, radaronline.com
Phillips said Katherine asked him and LaToya to remove any personal belongings that they could take, “given it was a rental property that would be locked up shortly.”
Phillips said they complied with Katherine’s request and “gathered what personal property we could, such “Mr. Jackson’s phones, Driver’s License, and the clothing he wore on the night he passed amongst several other personal items.”
Michael Jackson’s 92-year-old mother Katherine will not be forced to sit for a court deposition, according to court documents, the Superior Court judge has denied the motion by Phillips.
This will not play well for Phillips and it is unknown if LaToya Jackson will be called as witness if so, which party she will stand for: the defendant, the plaintiff or the truth?
In neuen Dokumenten von der Nachlassverwaltung wird das Gericht auf die Ansicht von Jeffre Phillips und La Toya Jackson hingewiesen, Michaels Testament sei gefälscht. Dies könnte Phillips motiviert haben, die in der Carolwood-Villa entwendeten Gegenstände vor dem Nachlass zu verstecken. Phillips und Jackson hatten im Jahr 2011 das Buch „Starting Over“ publiziert.
Im von Radar Online gesichteten juristischen Dokument vom MJ Estate ist zu lesen:
„Das Buch macht deutlich, dass Phillips sich völlig bewusst war, dass die Co-Vollstrecker und nicht Mrs. Jackson Anspruch auf alle persönlichen Gegenstände von Michael hatten. Das Buch liefert auch eine Erklärung – ein „Motiv“, wenn man so will – warum Phillips es nicht an die Mitvollstrecker zurückgeben wollte. Er deutet an, dass das Testament nicht echt war, dass einer der Co-Vollstrecker Michael vor seinem Tod bestohlen hat, und er erhebt starke Einwände dagegen, dass keine Familienmitglieder an der Verwaltung des Nachlasses beteiligt waren.“
Das Buch gibt es hier bei AMAZON Quelle: jackson.ch, radaronline.com
The Michael Jackson Estate demands to be allowed to inspect the allegedly stolen property in the possession of Jeffree Phillips
The court saga between the Estate and Jeffree Phillips continues.
The Estate has just made a request to the judge that Phillips allows them to inspect the media devices allegedly stolen, especially the hard drives, computers, cassette tapes, and any other data media storage.
“If the Electronic Devices for example, include Jackson’s personal data such as medical and financial information pertaining to him and his children, or personal or privileged communications that he received, it will be very difficult for Phillips to explain why he believed he was entitled to retain the materials. Although Phillips claims not to recall having reviewed the data on the Electronic Devices, a forensic inspection of the Devices will also test whether that claim is true.”
Jeffree Phillips to turn over Michael’s Hard Drives & Laptop To Third Party
Following the Michael Jackson Estate demanding to inspect the allegedly stolen property in the possession of Jeffree Phillips, Jeffree will be turning over personal property owned by Michael Jackson to a third party to safeguard while he continues to fight the estate over claims he stole the items.
Jeffree was ordered by the court to produce 109 CDs/DVDs, five hard drives, three silver-colored Apple Macintosh laptop computers, two iPods, two Dictaphones with two micro-cassettes and three standard cassette tapes. The property will be stored by a man named Kevin Singer .
Singer is a specialist Court-Appointed Court Receiver and his role is to preserve assets where there is a dispute within a partnership or a company pending a decision on the matters of dispute.
The Michael Jackson property will be in safe hands until the dispute is settled.
LaToya will be called as a witness in the legal battle between the Estate and Phillips
The Battle between the Michael Jackson Estate and Jeffree Phillips regarding the items that he allegedly stollen from Michael Jackson’s last home continues.
While the Estate is still battling to avoid Katherine Jackson to be called on the stand, it seems that it is not the case for Latoya Jackson.
As part of the battle, Jeffree has recently demanded 93-year-old Katherine sit for a deposition in the case. Lawyers for the estate have opposed the move claiming it would force the entertainer’s mom to relive the painful days after her son’s death.
Michael’s sister and ex-fiance of Phillips will be called as a witness according to the court documents. Phillips plans to use Latoya as part of his defense in the case.
He claimed, “had the Estate simply asked for the property and not resorted to the premeditated set-up and bullying tactics, I would have called La Toya to inform her that the Estate was requesting the items, and the two of us would have then called her mother. If Ms. Jackson instructed me to give the property back to the Estate, I would have done so.” Quelle:mjvibe
Jeffree Phillips, who is being sued by the Michael Jackson Estate over allegedly stolen items from Michael Jackson home just few days after his death, is asking the court to delay the trial to be able to build his defense.
Phillips has requested the sheduled trial date of September 6, 2023 to be pushed by 6 months as his lawyer still wants to depose Michael’s 93 year old mother Katherine along with the two co-executors of the Estate, John McClain and John Branca.
Phillips also said that he had to change lawyer and this new lawyer needs more time to catch up on the case. He even said that the extra time would allow the parties to continue settlement discussions.
Phillips’ new lawyer said the estate indicated they will oppose this motion. Maybe because they have a bigger case to concentrate on and want this silly trial to get done as soon as possible.
The Michael Jackson Estate demands trial to not be delayed
In the Phillips vs Michael Jackson Estate, we learnt few days ago that Phillips was demanding the court to postpone the trial date to 6 months to prepare for his legal battle with the Estate due to new lawyer and more depositions to be made.
As expected, the Estate and their lawyers have asked the court to deny Phillip’s plea. From the court documents, the Estate’s reasons are that Phillips has failed to show any valid reason for the delay and also stated that the settlement talks are not going well.
“Any trial continuance will only decrease the odds of a settlement. To date, and despite repeated requests, Phillips has never made a settlement demand in this action. Moreover, [the executors] have repeatedly Phillips and his counsel (including his new counsel) of the basis on which they would consider settlement and are not interested in incurring the additional expense of private mediation.”
Further, McClain and Branca argued a delay would “significantly prejudice” them “who have already spent six figures in legal fees litigating this action.”
The court will make a decision in the up coming days or weeks.
More information in the Phillips vs MJ Estate case
More information from court documents have revealed that Katherine Jackson has pleaded with the court to not force her to sit for the deposition and answer questions about the days after her son’s passing.
Phillips still claims “I have never lied about having the Carolwood Items or otherwise concealed the fact that I kept the Carolwood Items in storage. Jackson’s family members knew I had these items.”
Phillips added, “had the Estate simply asked for the property and not resorted to the premeditated set-up and bullying tactics, I would have called La Toya to inform her that the Estate was requesting the items, and the two of us would have then called her mother. If Ms. Jackson instructed me to give the property back to the Estate, I would have done so.”
The executors argued Katherine should not be forced to endure an emotionally charged sit-down.
Now, Katherine has responded to the request herself. Her lawyers argued the deposition would be “unnecessary, irrelevant, and highly intrusive.”
Katherine’s lawyer wrote, “It can hardly be disputed that a deposition would impose significant burdens on Ms. Jackson. Even under normal circumstances, a deposition can be a stressful and anxiety-inducing event, which can elevate the heart rate and trigger physical reactions in the human mind and body. It may be that merely “being nervous or uncomfortable talking about sensitive topics, such as a child’s death, is not a reason to disallow a deposition” but that argument belittles the seriousness of the situation here.”
“Ms. Jackson is no spring chicken. She is 93 years old. It is inarguable that it is important for people of her age to minimize exposure to such stressful situations that might affect their heart rate or blood pressure,” her lawyer added.
The attorney said Katherine’s doctor presented a declaration opposing the 93-year-old being deposed.
Phillips criticizes the sufficiency of the evidence that Ms. Jackson has presented and complains that the declaration from her doctor does not disclose any specific medical condition or diagnosis.
Katherine said Phillips has argued the declaration did not disclose any specific medical condition or diagnosis. Her lawyer argued, “Ms. Jackson should not be required to disclose confidential medical details to anyone or run the risk of public scrutiny and speculation into her health to satisfy Phillips’ desire for an unnecessary oral deposition.”
Katherine’s team said she should not have to be deposed. They offered to have her answer written questions but Phillips has not agreed.
The items allegedly taken included handwritten notes, 5 hard drives, 3 silver Mac laptops, two iPods, cassette tapes, and a large black bag with a skull on it. The executors believe the hard drives could contain unreleased music from Michael.
In addition, there were several hard drives collected that may contain unreleased music from Michael. The photos showed multiple cassette tapes turned over by Jeffree.
Also, the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled that Latoya Jackson will be deposed for 4 hours by Jeffre’s legal team and another 4 hours by the Estate’s counsel. The dates haven’t been set and Latoya will have no choice but to comply with the court order.
Im Streit um das angeblich gestohlene Eigentum Michael Jacksons wurde eine aussergerichtliche Einigung erreicht.
Der Anwalt von The Michael Jackson Estate, Jonathan Steinsapir, liess gegenüber TMZ verlauten: „Der Rechtsstreit zwischen dem Nachlass von Michael Jackson und Jeffré Phillips wurde gütlich beigelegt, ohne dass es zu einem Prozess kam und ohne dass ein Fehlverhalten festgestellt oder zugegeben wurde. Mr. Phillips hat Michael Jacksons Eigentum freiwillig an den Nachlass zurückgegeben. Alle noch offenen Streitigkeiten zwischen den Parteien wurden vertraulich beigelegt. Wir wünschen Mr. Phillips alles Gute für seine zukünftigen Unternehmungen. „
Die Nachlassverwaltung hat vor Gericht geltend gemacht, der frühere Geschäftspartner und ehemalige Liebhaber von LaToya Jackson habe die Gegenstände nach Michael Jacksons Tod am 25. Juni 2009 unerlaubt von dessen Carolwood-Anwesen entwendet und kürzlich verkaufen wollen.
Im Artikel erwähnt das Newsportal TMZ: „Die Bedingungen der Einigung sind vertraulich … aber es ist erwähnenswert, dass Michaels Nachlass einen Richter gebeten hatte, bei der Rückgabe des Eigentums zu helfen.“
Zu den Gegenständen gehören Laptops, iPods, Festplatten, DVDs und CDs, die eventuell ungesehene MJ-Auftritte und Konzertmitschnitte enthalten, handschriftliche Notizen von Michael, inklusive Songtexte, sowie Kassetten, Computer, gerahmte Schallplattenauszeichnungen, eine Michael Jackson-Puppe und ein Fotoalbum mit MJ auf dem Cover.
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