Michael Jacksons Estate Hits Back at Paris Critique

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has criticized the upcoming biopic Michael as 'dishonest' and a 'fantasy,' and continues to level accusations against the two executors of her late father's estate who are behind the film’s production.

Now lawyers for the estate have responded, telling TMZ that Paris' protests are 'without merit.'

Paris' legal battle with John Branca and John McClain reached a peak last year when she accused them of financial mismanagement, lack of transparency and wasting estate resources since Jackson's death in 2009.

She's made no secret of her dislike in the way they've been handling things and she recently spoke out again, per TMZ.

Paris claimed the co-executors used estate money to invest in risky entertainment projects, such as the Michael biopic, which is scheduled for wide release on April 24.

Jackson's middle child — who earlier this month — said it’s 'troubling' to her that John Branca and John McClain used estate funds to finance most if not all of the film’s $150 million budget, calling it a 'botched production.'

Paris questioned Branca's decision to cast Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller as himself in the biopic, saying it’s 'unclear how this peculiar and presumably costly casting decision will result in commensurate box office receipts.'

The singer and model pointed out that Branca's lack of experience as a film producer 'may be the root of reports that the estate has had to fund tens of millions of dollars in reshoots after the terms of a well-known settlement agreement prevented the production from using substantial amounts of footage already shot.'

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But lawyers for the estate said Paris and her legal team have 'either not been paying attention over the past several years or simply want to object for objections’ sake.'

Paris (pictured on March 6) has said she dislikes biopics in general, calling them 'fantasy' and 'I don't really like dishonesty'