Michael Jackson’s former publicist filed a $44 million lawsuit on Wednesday against the self-styled “King of Pop” for failing to pay her for her services.
Raymone Bain, who represented Jackson during his 2005 trial and acquittal on child sex abuse charges and later managed his business company, filed a breach of contract civil lawsuit against the singer in Washington, D.C.
She said in a statement that she had decided “with deep regret” to sue Jackson, describing him as someone “whom I have greatly admired and respected.”
Take That is an English pop musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams. After seeing major success in the early to mid 1990s as a five person boyband act, a reformed four man version of the band achieved new success in the late-2000s without Williams.
Formed in Manchester in 1990, Take That sold more than 30 million records between 1991–1996. Between the band’s first single release in 1991 and their breakup in 1996, the BBC described Take That as “the most successful British band since The Beatles in the UK, beloved of young and old alike”.
Remember that Thriller musical we told you about yesterday? Seems Michael Jackson already has a sequel in the works.
This one will be playing out not on Broadway, however, but in a Los Angeles courtroom.
John Landis, the filmmaker whose credits include Animal House, The Blues Brothers and Trading Places, is suing over another of his best known hits—Jackson’s “Thriller” video. Landis says Jackson owes him big bucks in royalties for the classic 14-minute clip.
