LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2007

Michael Jackson Ordered To Pay Up

Judge Says Pop Star Owes Law Firm More Than $250K

  • Michael Jackson, shown here on a trip to Tokyo in May 2006, must pay more than $256,000 in legal fees to a law firm that handled some side issues in his 2005 child molestation trial.

    Michael Jackson, shown here on a trip to Tokyo in May 2006, must pay more than $256,000 in legal fees to a law firm that handled some side issues in his 2005 child molestation trial.  (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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(AP)  Michael Jackson has been told to pay more than $256,000 in legal fees to a firm that handled some side issues during his 2005 child molestation trial.

A Superior Court judge signed a judgment Friday that awarded $216,837 along with $39,177 in interest to the Torrance firm of Ayscough & Marar, according to court records.

Jackson's attorney, Marshall Brubacher, agreed in principle to the judgment June 26 when he told the judge that going to trial would be costlier and "we want to stop the hemorrhaging."

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The law firm sued the 48-year-old pop star for failing to pay legal fees for preventing the release of some information to the public and to lawyers in civil cases during his 2005 criminal trial in Santa Barbara County. Jackson was eventually acquitted of child molestation charges.

Jackson countersued the law firm but that case was dismissed.

Ayscough & Marar also helped defend Jackson against a lawsuit that claimed the singer owed $1.4 million to former business associate Marc Schaffel.

Last year, a jury awarded Schaffel $900,000 and awarded Jackson $200,000 in a countersuit against Schaffel.


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by dylanxxv July 18, 2007 3:46 AM EDT
Chester the Molester thinks he's gods gift to children...
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by ralan40 July 18, 2007 2:46 AM EDT
looks like Sir Paul may be able to buy the rights to the Beatles' musical portfolio, after all.
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by misssuzq July 17, 2007 6:38 PM EDT

Anyone - What happended to Neverland and the rest of the employees he never paid?
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