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Joe Jackson Withdraws Bid For Estate Stipend

Michael Jackson’s father is withdrawing his request to receive more than $15,000 a month from his late son’s estate.

A court filing says Joe Jackson is dropping his bid to receive a monthly allowance in favor of pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit over his son’s death.

Joe Jackson Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Dr. Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson’s father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the doctor charged with giving the pop superstar a lethal dose of sedatives.

Joe Jackson filed the lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray on Friday in a federal court in Los Angeles. It claims professional negligence and is seeking more than $75,000.

UPDATED: Joe Jackson Lashes Out At Katherine Jackson; Katherine Responds

With the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death just days away, the King of Pop’s father, Joe, has opened up about his son’s death and the status of Michael’s children.

“I wanted [Katherine] to step in and go in and… keep him cheered up,” Joe said of his wife and Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in a video posted on News of the World’s website on Sunday.

Judge: Joe Jackson Can Get Michael’s Medical Files

Michael Jackson’s father can receive some medical records related to his superstar son’s death, a judge ruled Friday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled that Joe Jackson can receive his son’s medical records from the hospital where he died. The judge will review the records first before releasing them to Joe Jackson’s attorney, Brian Oxman. Beckloff also said the men can only receive records generated on or after June 25 — the day Michael Jackson died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Joe Jackson: Dr. Murray Is ‘A Fall Guy’ In Michael’s Death; Suspects Others Involved

Just hours after Dr. Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, the pop star’s father, Joe Jackson, appeared on CNN’s “Larry King Live” and made shocking claims regarding his son’s death.

Michael Jackson’s Estate Files Opposition To Monthly Stipend For Father Joe Jackson

Michael Jackson’s estate has opposed a bid by the late singer’s father to receive a monthly allowance, saying it would take money away from the singer’s young children.

Attorneys for estate administrators John Branca and John McClain on Thursday filed papers opposing Joe Jackson’s efforts to get more than $15,000 a month from his son’s estate. The filing states Joe Jackson has failed to show that his superstar son supported him while he was alive. Jackson died June 25 in Los Angeles at age 50.

Joe Jackson’s Attorney Has Law License Placed On Probation Over 2002 Case

Records show an attorney handling Joe Jackson’s bid to receive a monthly stipend from his son’s estate has had his law license placed on probation for two years.

Last week’s decision by the California Supreme Court isn’t related to Brian Oxman’s work on the Jackson case. But the attorney will face scrutiny while he argues the Jackson family patriarch should receive more than $15,000 a month.

Jackson Brothers Defend Father Joe Jackson: He Got His Family Out Of Indiana

Michael Jackson has previously made many claims about his father, Joe Jackson. But what do the other Jackson men have to say about their dad? Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson found out.

Joe Jackson Seeks Monthly Stipend From Son Michael’s Estate

Court records show Michael Jackson’s father is seeking an allowance from his son’s estate.

An attorney for Joe Jackson filed papers in Los Angeles on Friday seeking a stipend, saying there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the 81-year-old family patriarch.

Joe Jackson Talks ‘This Is It’: ‘It’s Great Because It’s Michael’

Joe Jackson saw his son’s “This Is It” for the first time at a premiere event at The Palms in Las Vegas on Tuesday night and the Jackson family patriarch said he enjoyed the film.

“The performance – it’s great because it’s Michael performing,” Joe said. “He’s always going to give a good show.”

Joe Jackson: ‘Someone Should Pay’ For Michael’s Death

Michael Jackson’s father says he’d never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son’s death.

“I’m not angry. I’m mad,” Joe Jackson said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today show”. “I didn’t know all this was going on. That’s what I’m mad about.”

Joe Jackson: Michael Is ‘Not Buried Yet’

Despite various online reports claiming Michael Jackson has been laid to rest in an unmarked grave – the singer’s father, Joe Jackson, said the King of Pop is still, “not buried yet.”