Former manager demands 15% stake in Jackson earnings

A legal war has erupted over earnings from Michael Jackson’s estate, with a former manager claiming a 15% stake and the singer’s executors seeking to block any payments to the former adviser.

Lawyers for Jackson’s estate and Tohme R Tohme filed duelling cases over the adviser’s claims that along with Jackson’s mother and three children, he is entitled to a sizeable share of the singer’s post-death earnings.