Paris Jackson has filed a new legal document in a Los Angeles court, accusing the executors of her father Michael Jackson's will of mismanaging the estate and using their influence for personal gain at the beneficiaries' expense.
She objected to the 2021 accounting report, which she and her siblings received nearly four years late. Paris, who is now 27, expressed concern over the "massive, uninvested sums" held by the executors, John Branca and John McClain, stating that their financial decisions do not serve the interests of the beneficiaries—herself and her brothers Prince and Blanket.
She claimed the estate has become "a tool to maximize the executors' wealth rather than preserve Jackson's legacy."
In response, a source close to the estate executors denied these allegations, calling them an "attempt to change the narrative after Paris's lawyer lost a previous case," and stressed that all beneficiaries are properly cared for.
The document notes that in 2021, the executors received over $10 million in compensation, exceeding any amount paid to the beneficiaries. Paris estimated the total compensation received by the executors by the end of 2021 at $148 million, pointing out that this figure far exceeds what she and her brothers have received.
She also stated that the executors are holding over $464 million in cash with returns of less than 0.1% due to "ineffective investments," emphasizing that if properly invested, these funds would have yielded profits of up to $41 million.
Michael Jackson's daughter also criticized the estate's funding of what she called "risky" entertainment projects, such as the biographical film "Michael."
Paris added that the executors have not provided accounting for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting they are delaying the closure of the estate to continue pursuing their projects.
This development follows a prior request from the will executors, in which they confirmed that Paris received over $65 million from the estate, also denying her claims about gifts and payments to law firms.
Paris is asking the court to reject the accounting and compel the executors to provide a full financial disclosure. A hearing is scheduled for January 13, 2026.
