Michael Jackson Sues Concert Promoter To Block Hearing

Michael Jackson Sues Concert Promoter To Block Hearing
10.04.2005 9:34 AM EDT

Singer’s filing claims contract breach, attempts to stop scheduled arbitration. Michael Jackson Photo: Getty Images

Lawyers for Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit on Monday against German concert promoter {tag Marcel Avram} — legal action designed to thwart an arbitration hearing scheduled for later this month.

Michael Jackson sues concert promoter involved in 1999 dispute

Posted on Tue, Oct. 04, 2005

Michael Jackson sues concert promoter involved in 1999 dispute Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson filed a lawsuit Monday against a concert promoter to prevent arbitration over a disputed 1999 concert contract.

Jackson and his company, MJ Company, sued concert promoter Marcel Avram and his German-based company for breach of contract, according to court papers.

The lawsuit also seeks a preliminary injunction to prevent Avram from proceeding with arbitration. Jackson in November 2002 testified in a $21 million lawsuit brought against him by Avram, who accused the entertainer of backing out of two concerts on New Year’s Eve 1999.

Steepleton Whining about Jackson Song Timetable – MiniBullet #21

Steepleton Whining about Jackson Song Timetable – MiniBullet #21 …and the media wonders why we think they’re full of it. OCTOBER 3 2005 — Scott Steepleton is bitching…again…about Michael Jackson’s charity song to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. If he’s not careful, one may begin to think Steepleton is so vain he probably thinks Jackson is taking his time simply to anger him. In yet another cry-baby/whining commentary for the Santa Barbara News Press, he complains about the amount of time Jackson has given to the production of his charity song. At a time when so many people involved around the Jackson trial have gotten caught up various legal entanglements, what does the public get from Steepleton? They get peevish commentary about a charity single which he will probably complain about…again…once it is released. Apparently, he wants Jackson to simply throw together a song with a gaggle of celebrities – each with their own busy schedules and individual relief projects. I guess Jackson should be able to wave a magic wand and force them to appear at his time schedule and where he wants them to all at the same time. None of this seems to have factored into Steepleton’s complaint, however.