Michael Jackson Fights for His Freedom as His Lawyers Fight for His Money…

Yesterday, in an extraordinary development - even for the trial of Michael Jackson - his lawyers were caught on camera outside the courtroom fighting for control of his legal representation. But their heated exchange was only a prelude to the mafia kiss Michael gave his long-time family attorney, Brian Oxman, before ordering his new consigliore, Thomas Mesereau, to whack him from Team Jackson.

All indications are that the once sober and fair-minded Massereau lured the unsuspecting Oxman outside (like prey) merely to maximize Oxman’s humiliation by subjecting him to a televised finger and tongue lashing before the kill.

Think whatever one might about the histrionics of the king of pop. But it seems that the people who associate with him either enable or adapt to his questionable and surreal lifestyle - almost all of them harboring ulterior motives. Most notable in this respect are the two women (one of whom is Lisa Marie Presley) who joined him in marriages that amounted to little more than publicity stunts and were arguably never even consummated.

MJ’s feuding lawyers: Look pal, if you were really a team player, you would’ve grown your hair long too!

The more intriguing aspect of this internecine fracas, however, is the suggestion that a row between Michael and his latest family guardian, brother Randy, precipitated this legal purge. Indeed, given what sister Latoya revealed (years ago when she was trying to make it on her own) about her family’s parasitic and sycophantic relationship with Michael, Randy’s banishment from the team must be even more humiliating (and costly) than Oxman’s. (Randy’s loss, Tito’s gain?)

[Incidentally, notwithstanding Michael’s weird antics, one has to wonder what transgression Randy committed to cause his excommunication: mishandling Michael’s affairs, (mis)appropriating his money?]

Clearly, “dysfunctional” cannot adequately explain the intriguing dynamics of Jackson family ties…

Click here to read how Michael officially told one of his lawyers to just beat it!

And, click here for more on the trial travails of Michael Jackson.

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