Michael Jackson’s former manager no longer in legal battle with his estate

A judge’s ruling has ended Michael Jackson’s former manager with the late King of Pop’s estate. The judge ruled that the manager is owed $3 million.

The ruling ended a feud that had been going on since 2012, when Tohme Tohme first sued the estate claiming he was owed 15 percent commission on compensation the singer received in the last year of his life as well as the concert film, “This is It.”

A news outlet stated that the feud appeared that it would end in May 2019, but the parties were unable to reach an agreement. 

Tohme will get the $3 million, however, only under the condition that he does not bring the estate back into litigation. 

The news outlet also reported that the lawsuit followed a written draft that Tohme received that detailed the settlement agreement which included terms he had not agreed to. Tohme moved for summary judgment, but the estate made it clear that nothing would be final until they executed a written agreement. 

See Tyler McCarthy, Michael Jackson’s former manager no longer in legal battle with his estate, Fox News, July 18, 2020.