Lawyer, music exec to run Jackson's estate

Published: 5:02PM Wednesday November 11, 2009 Source: Newstalk ZB/ONE News

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  Lawyers Howard Weitzman (L) and John Branca - Source: Reuters

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A judge has made Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a music executive the executors of his estate, giving them broad powers to run the late pop star's affairs.

The judge's ruling came after an attorney for the singer's mother, Katherine Jackson, said she had no objection to John Branca and John McClain running the estate.

Jackson's estate is expected to see a boost of at least $270 million by the end of the year on the strength of the movie This Is It which detailed the preparations for his planned comeback concerts.

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