What isn't being said in the news is there's more to the story. Last week the Jacksons (Janet, Jermaine, etc) sent a letter to the executors of Michael's estate, accusing them of forging Michael's will and installing themselves as executors (with big salaries, raised twice), they present some proof in the letter of the fraud. They also accuse them of all sorts of nasty exploitative stuff, while really ripping those guys to shreds, saying they are seeking criminal charges against them and have hired top attorneys. They also claim that the executors are working against the estate/family and for AEG in their lawsuit with AEG, again providing some proof. They claim Katherine knows the will is a fake, but she's afraid to do anything because of threats by the executors against her. She's recuperating from a mini-stroke and the pressures she's under with the battle between the family and the executors. What happened yesterday was planned for a while because in the letter they said they're putting their plan of attack on the executors into action "within the next few weeks." You can read the letter at the top of this page Letter from the Jackson siblings. That puts some context as to why the executors are trying to get custody of the kids.
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