MICHAEL JACKSON - JACKSON'S RECORDINGS SUBJECT OF CREDITOR'S CLAIM

JACKSON'S RECORDINGS SUBJECT OF CREDITOR'S CLAIM

MICHAEL JACKSON was recording a new musical when he died in June (09), according to the bosses of a sound equipment company who claim they have a stockpile of unreleased material.
Executives at Audio 4 Video Digital, Inc. claim they were working on Jackson's music up until his death - part of a long relationship between the two parties.
The claim emerged in a lawsuit Audio 4 Video Digital is filing against Jackson's estate for $736,502 (£460,315) in unpaid rent for the use of their equipment "in connection with the making of a musical", reports TMZ.com.
The late entertainer is listed as the performer and the producer of the spectacle in invoices dated up until his death on 25 June (09).
Company bosses are using the lawsuit to claim co-ownership of the songs, along with the Jackson estate.
It is the latest in a long line of creditors' claims against the Jackson estate in recent months.
Jackson's former choreographer LaVelle Smith Jr. alleged in October (09) he is still owed $144,500 (£96,300) by the administrators of the singer's fortune, and in September (09) alone, officials were hit with non-payment suits from an accounting firm, a Las Vegas security business and a hairstylist.