{"id":3038,"date":"2010-06-29T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T12:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2010-06-29T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T12:13:37","slug":"michael-jacksons-parents-sued-for-13-million-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2010\/06\/michael-jacksons-parents-sued-for-13-million-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson&#8217;s Parents Sued For $13 Million Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script>Perez Hilton reports:<\/p>\n<p>South Korean newspaper, Segye Times, is suing Katherine Jackson for $13 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Times got a judgment against the Jackson Family in 1994 for $4 million after they gave Katherine, Joe and Jermaine a $5.5 million advance for a series of family concerts that never happened.<\/p>\n<p>And now Segye is claiming that with interest, they owe $13 million. They are looking for an order forcing the Jackson estate to pay the paper any money they might pay Katherine.<\/p>\n<p>Now, here is Roger Friedmans report on the lawsuit:<\/p>\n<p>As usual, everyone has this wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson\u2019s parents have been sued once again by a newspaper called the Segye Times in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>But the Segye Times is a front for Reverend Moon\u2019s Unification Church. The church owns the paper, just the way they did the Washington Times.<\/p>\n<p>This financial back and forth between the Moonies and the Jacksons has been going on since 1990. The Jacksons had not toured since the Victory Tour ended in 1984. Here\u2019s what happened:<\/p>\n<p>The Moonies wanted to underwrite a Jacksons tour of South Korea with Michael. According to sources, they contacted Joseph and Katherine Jackson and members of the Jackson family. They gave them all gifts and cash, ranging from Rolex watches to luxury cars. At one point, the group\u2019s representative went to Frank DiLeo, Michael\u2019s manager and brought two casher\u2019s checks for $500,000 apiece. DiLeo refused to accept the money. He said, \u201cIf Michael wants to tour South Korea, we\u2019ll call you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The truth was, DiLeo and Jackson did not want to be involved with the Unification Church.<\/p>\n<p>The Moonies meantime made a deal with Joseph Jackson and the ever astute Jermaine for the tour. When it didn\u2019t materialize, they sued for their money and gifts to be returned.<\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit, the Moonies claimed they were out $5.5 million. To avoid losing their Encino home, the Jacksons transferred ownership to Michael. (That\u2019s the short version. The long version, including the parents suing LaToya, is too hard to explain here.)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jackson settled with the Moonies in 1992. But his parents were separate defendants, as was a concert promoter named Kenneth Choi. They never showed up for trial. In 1994,  a trial judgment was filed against them totaling $4 million. In 1996, the Moonies filed to take possession of the home. That\u2019s when they transferred it to Michael. Since then, the Moonies have just waited. And with interest, they say they\u2019re up to $13 million.<\/p>\n<p>This is interesting: according to sources, because of this judgment, neither Katherine or Joseph Jackson uses credit cards or can get credit. \u201cEverything they do is in cash,\u201d the source says. The judgment was reportedly part of the Jacksons\u2019 1999 bankruptcy filing for $24 million.<\/p>\n<p>Now, of course, with Michael\u2019s estate being the subject of so much press\u2013and proclamations of earning so much recently\u2013the Moonies are back to get their dough.<\/p>\n<p>Really, you can\u2019t make this stuff up.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/perezhilton.com\/2010-06-28-katherine-jackson-owes-korean-newspaper-13-million\">Perez Hilton<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbiz411.com\/2010\/06\/28\/michael-jackson-moonies-want-millions-from-his-parents\">Roger Friedman<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbiz411.com\/2010\/06\/28\/michael-jackson-moonies-want-millions-from-his-parents\">Showbiz411<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perez Hilton reports: South Korean newspaper, Segye Times, is suing Katherine Jackson for $13 million. 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