A month following removing three contentious songs from streaming platforms, Sony and Micheal Jackson’s estate have reached an out-of-court settlement in a false lawsuit, the magazine reported Thursday. Billboard. Both parties were the subject of a class action lawsuit arguing that the tracks Monster, Keep Your Head Up et Breaking Newspublished in 2010, were not interpreted by the king of pop, who died the previous year.
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The out-of-court settlement comes as the parties await a decision from the California Supreme Court in the years-long case. “Regardless of the decision that the Supreme Court may render, the two parties have jointly decided to end the litigation which might have given rise to several appeals and a lengthy legal procedure,” wrote the Sonys and the estate of Michael Jackson in a statement. magazine statement Billboard.
The document adds that deleting the songs was “the easiest and best way to move beyond the conversation associated with these tracks once and for all.” It is unclear whether or not the songs were recorded by Michael Jackson before his death, nor have details of the deal been revealed.
A doubt as to the authenticity of the three songs at the heart of the dispute was raised as soon as the album was launched. Michaelreleased in 2010. Members of the Jackson family said they did not recognize the King of Pop on these tracks, while the producer of the disc, Eddie Caccio, assured that it was indeed him who was at the microphone.
The controversy escalated in 2014 with the filing of a class action lawsuit once morest Sony and the estate of Michael Jackson for false . Fans of the King of Pop believe singer Jason Malachi performed the tracks on the posthumous album instead, wrote USA Today when the disputed pieces were withdrawn at the beginning of July. He would have admitted the facts in 2011 in a publication on Facebook, according to TMZ.
Vera Serova, the woman who filed the class action lawsuit, confirmed to Billboard that an out-of-court settlement had occurred Wednesday without offering further comment.
