MICHAEL JACKSON - JACKSON SUED BY ANOTHER FORMER LAWYER

Pop super star MICHAEL JACKSON is being taken to court by another one of his former lawyers who has switched sides and is now representing a company suing him over unpaid rent. BERT FIELDS served as Jackson's lawyer in the early to mid-1990s and represented him during his original child molestation accusations. Fields negotiated the reported $20 million (GBP10.3 million) out-of-court settlement with Jackson's accuser JORDY CHANDLER and his family. Fields' firm, Greenberg Glusker Fields + Claiman is listed as the firm representing Airport Industrial Real Estate in a lawsuit against MJJ Productions. According to FoxNews.com, the lawsuit was filed in the Torrance branch of Los Angeles Superior Court on 9 November 2006 and a hearing is scheduled of 20 February 2007. Jackson is being sued over back rent for not paying the fees on airplane hangers in Los Angeles where he kept memorabilia. The items were eventually moved to a cheaper location near his Neverland Ranch. The THRILLER star is also being sued by former lawyer BRENT AYSCOUGH for $200,000 (GBP103,000) in unpaid fees.