{"id":83912,"date":"2023-10-04T18:55:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=83912"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:55:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:55:08","slug":"michael-jackson-estate-settles-1-million-dispute-over-alleged-stolen-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/celebrities\/michael-jackson-estate-settles-1-million-dispute-over-alleged-stolen-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Estate Settles $1 Million Dispute Over Alleged Stolen Property"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Jackson<\/strong>‘s estate is no longer beefing with a man who allegedly stole $1 million worth of MJ property from the late singer’s Carolwood estate … the parties just told the court there’s a settlement.<\/p>\n According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Michael’s estate settled its legal dispute with Jeffr\u00e9 Phillips<\/strong>, who was accused of taking tons of Michael’s belongings in 2009, after the singer died.<\/p>\n The terms of the settlement are confidential … though it’s worth noting Michael’s estate had been asking a judge to help return the property.<\/p>\n TMZ broke the story … Michael’s estate claimed Phillips was engaged to one of MJ’s siblings back in the day and used the chaos and sadness around Michael’s 2009 death<\/strong> to swipe<\/strong> a bunch of private and personal property from MJ’s Carolwood home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The estate claimed Phillips was going to sell the items and was looking to prevent any such sale from going forward.<\/p>\n From there, Michael’s estate sought to recover<\/strong> the property … pegging the aggregate value at around $1 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Among the items MJ’s estate claims Phillips stole from the home … laptops, iPods, hard drives, DVDs and CDs believed to contain non-public MJ performances and unreleased concert footage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the estate, the rest of the stuff included Michael’s handwritten notes with song lyrics … plus cassette tapes, personal computers, framed record awards, a Michael Jackson doll, and a photo album with MJ on the cover.<\/p>\n