Quincy Jones is suing Sony and Michael Jackson (MJJ) Productions, claiming he was cheated out royalties for songs he produced for the singer. Jones produced “Thriller”, “Off The Wall”, “Bad” and says he owns a portion of the songs. If this is the case, Jones has grounds for his lawsuit against the two companies because they are trying to edit the songs and put them in the “This Is It” movie with out compensating him for his work. To read more, click below.
Howard Weitzman, lawyer for Michael Jackson’s estate, said this in regards to Quincy Jone’s lawsuit:
“The Estate of Michael Jackson was saddened to learn that Quincy Jones has filed a lawsuit seeking money from Michael’s Estate. To the best of our knowledge, Mr. Jones has been appropriately compensated over approximately 35 years for his work with Michael.”
SMH. Jones wants at least $10 million for compensation.
