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15
July 2006
Michael
Jackson Jury Orders
Joint
Awards
A
court in California has
awarded $900,000 to an
ex-business associate of
Michael Jackson who sued
for money he said he was
owed.
But
the sum was well below
the $3.8m Marc Schaffel
originally demanded and
the court also awarded
Michael Jackson $200,000
in a
cross-complaint.
Mr
Schaffel had said he was
not paid for work on an
unreleased charity
record and documentaries
with the
star.
Michael
Jackson alleged Mr
Schaffel owed him a
total of
$660,000.
The
jury in the civil court
in Santa Monica had
earlier asked a number
of questions, heard
repeated testimony and
then wanted to know if
it could arrive at a
split
decision.
Superior
Court Judge Jacqueline
Connor said some jurors
could abstain from
voting as only nine need
to agree a verdict in a
civil case.
Mr
Schaffel had previously
lowered his demand to
$1.6m then further to
$1.4m.
The
court had earlier heard
phone messages between
the two men.
In
a message from 2001,
Michael Jackson said:
"Marc, please never let
me down. I like you. I
love you. I really want
us to be friends and
conquer the business
world together. Please
be my loyal, loyal
friend."
Michael
Jackson did not appear
in court during the
case.
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