Jaskson's Mom Loses Control of Estate

On the eve of his memorial service, control of Michael Jackson's estate slipped out of his mother's hands. A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday that Jackson's 2002 will -- naming attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain as executors -- is valid.

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A judge said that Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the pop singer's estate for now, rejecting a request from his mother, Katherine Jackson, to be put in charge or share control.
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