The estate of Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit against film producer Jeffre Phillips, accusing him of stealing numerous personal things from the "Thriller" singer in the days following his death.
This comes just before the thirteenth anniversary of the death of the pop icon. Jackson died on June 25, 2013, from heart arrest allegedly induced by a combination of medications prescribed by his physician.
Jeffre was engaged to one of Michael's siblings at the time of the alleged heist, according to court documents acquired by TMZ; however, the court petition did not indicate which brother. However, it has been alleged that La Toya Jackson, Michael's sister, married Jeffre in 2013.
The records said he was staying at Michael Carolwood House when he reportedly stole Michael's iPhone, driver's card, prescription medication bottles, handwritten notes, and pajamas he had been wearing in the hours before his death. The medical personnel striving to save Michael's life had removed the garments off the singer.
The lawsuit also claimed Jeffre seized the King of Pop's briefcase, documents, video cameras, computers, and hard drives.
As previously revealed by Radar Online, "Mickey" singer Toni Basil attributed Michael's untimely death at age 50 on his grueling concert rehearsal schedule.
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"He had stopped from six years, and all of a sudden, they talked him into doing a tour," she said in an interview on Behind The Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast. "And he's trying to sing and dance and rehearse in a small amount of time. It was killing him, and it did kill him. That's just my opinion, because that's so, so, so difficult."
"I think it had to have been so exhausting and so physically taxing, and you know, he's got to have his hand in it," she added. "He's got to be creating it. He's gotta be making decisions. He's gotta be rehearsing all day. He's gotta be dancing like he danced, and he's gotta be singing like he's singing."
Michael's three children are his heirs: Prince, 25, Paris, 24, and Prince Michael II, 20.
Despite the lawsuit filed by the estate, the fans are not blinded enough to forget the estate too should be held responsibe.
Numerous supporters expressed their hatred for the estate and held it responsible for the theft. Fans are dissatisfied that Michael Jackson's personal items were not cared for and many took to their social media to call out the estate.
witb all the shady people he had around him at the time , it's no surprise. The only people in that house who gave a f*CK about him were the kids
— TakeRKelly GiveUsBackTupac (@takerkelly) June 25, 2022
Prince, Paris, and Prince Michael II Jackson do all the possible to safeguard their father's legacy. Despite being exonerated of one of the child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson in 2005, they vehemently opposed the allegations. A reliable source stated that they would do everything to preserve the name of their father.
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