Paris Jackson has stepped in to request a drastic reduction in executor payments involving the estate of her late father, Michael Jackson .
In documents filed with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, as obtained by Complex , the actress and singer asked a judge to cut executor John Branca's compensation from 15% to 10% of the estate's gross entertainment-related income. The cut would cover 2023, 2024, and every year after that until a “complete and accurate” 2026 accounting is filed. Paris accuses Branca, who has been executor of the estate since 2009 (co-executor John McClain died in May of this year), of "persistent incompetence" in getting financial statements filed on time.
Her filing describes Branca’s alleged failure to handle basic executor duties as "intolerable," and the 28-year-old also seeks attorneys' fees and costs on the argument on behalf of Jackson’s estate.
A representative of the estate pushed back, saying that the “motion is completely without merit.” “Plaintiff's attorneys have…