14 DAY TRIAL // Despite reports to the contrary, it has emerged that the Jackson 5 reunion that was supposed to take place in 2010 and have Michael on stage as well will not take place after all. Organizers AllGood Entertainment have just filed a lawsuit against the King of Pop saying the one-night special concert will not take place because of him, and they’re asking for a minimum of $20 million in damages, TMZ informs.
Michael Jackson himself seemed to confirm the reunion a short while ago, as the paparazzi caught up with him as he was being escorted to his car and asked him whether fans would see him as part of Jackson 5 again. At about the same time, AllGood Entertainment was also speaking in optimistic terms of the outcome of what is already a longstanding conflict of interests, saying that it had the utmost faith that Michael would eventually fulfill his contractual obligations, to which he had agreed when his manager signed on the dotted line on his behalf.
Now, TMZ says, since Jackson has failed to respond to the organizers’ ultimatum, they are taking matters to court. “AllGood Entertainment just filed a Federal lawsuit, claiming Jackson reneged on his promise to perform with his brothers and sister Janet before performing any other concerts on his own. After allegedly agreeing to the deal with AllGood – the company that was producing the family concert – Jackson inked a separate deal to perform a series of concerts in London. According to the suit, Jackson and his manager, Frank Dileo, ‘secretly teamed up with AEG [the London producer]’ knowing full well that Jackson committed to doing the family concert first.” TMZ says of the lawsuit, after seeing court papers.
The problem now is that Michael is refusing to do the reunion show, in which the organizers have already invested a lot of money, or at least so they claim. Because of this, AllGood wants to receive $20 million in damages, but it is also asking to have the series of concerts about to begin at London’s O2 Arena postponed until a sentence in the case is reached. Michael has yet to respond to any of the allegations of the suit.
“AllGood claims its deal with Jacko prohibited him from signing any other contracts until 3 months after he performed the family concert. Jackson has claimed he never signed the deal with AllGood – his manager did. AllGood says the manager speaks for Jackson. AllGood is suing for $20 million – minimum. The company is also asking the judge to derail the London concerts, scheduled to kick off next month.” TMZ further explains.