Hard to imagine Michael Jackson's Estate getting even richer, but it just happened -- Sony is forking over $750 MILLION to buy out MJ's share of Sony/ATVMusic Publishing.
Sony Corp. announced the deal to take over Jackson's 50% stake in the
joint venture that was launched in 1995 -- and owns copyrights for some
of the biggest recordings in history. For instance, Sony/ATV controls
"New York, New York," "Jailhouse Rock," "I Heard it Through the
Grapevine," "All You Need Is Love" and "The Mission Impossible Theme."
The estate will keep all songs written by Michael ... and a bunch of
others by other artists which he purchased during his lifetime. The sale
is expected to be finalized by the end of this month.
It's a remarkable deal struck by Estate executors John Branca and
John McClain -- especially when you consider MJ bought the ATV catalog
for $41.5 million in 1985. Not to mention, the fact MJ was far from
financially flush when he died.
Three-quarters of a BILLION in one fell swoop. Don't it make you wanna scream?

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