In an ongoing war for Michael Jackson royalties, Quincy Jones is now alleging that he has been the victim of elder abuse. The eighty-four-year-old former producer is responsible for some of Michael Jackson’s most notable albums, such as: “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.” Jones is claiming executives from Sony Music and MJJ Productions pulled an accounting trick on him by labeling certain revenues as profits instead of royalties. If the revenues has been properly classified as royalties, Jones would have been entitled to a significant share of the earnings. Because he was over the age of sixty-five at the time, Jones is arguing that the executives took advantage of his advanced age in order to take a larger share of the profits. Jones is suing for at least $10 million and is expected to testify in court this week.
See Quincy Jones Says He’s Victim of Financial Elder Abuse, Judge Rejects Claim, TMZ, July 19, 2017.
Special thanks to Molly Neace (J.D.) for bringing this article to my attention.
