The estate of Michael Jackson has slapped the Heal the World Foundation with a big ol’ lawsuit!
Well, duh!
According to the legal docs, Jackson’s estate is suing the foundation for “improperly using trademarks and Web sites to create the impression they were approved by Jackson to solicit donations.”
MJ used to run a charity called Heal the World, inspired by the song of the same name from Jackson’s 1991 album, Dangerous. The charity, which began in 1992, had collapsed by 2002.
Attorney John Branca and music exec John McClain say the Heal the World Foundation have committed acts of “infringement and unfair competition… with the intent to cause confusion, mistake and to deceive.”
It is kinda rough to be suing a charity, though. Just sayin’!
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