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这是我在abc news上刚刚看到的新闻
我都快被气疯了
把可以假象拿来批斗MICHAEL的都用上了
你看看吧
如果没有必要就不要翻译给大家看了
大伙正为MICHAEL的新专集而高兴呢
没想到象ABC这样的大媒体却把这样的新闻作为头条
晕死啊~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Nov. 16, 2004 — A former associate and confidantof Michael Jackson has sued"The King of Pop" for allegedbreach of contract and other agreements, alleging Jackson is broke and has had problems with drugs and lavish spending, ABC News has learned.
In the complaint, obtained by ABC News, the former associate says he is owed millions by Jackson but that Jackson's representatives have refused to pay him, saying Jackson is broke. The complaint also alleges that Jackson has had problems with drugs and lavish spending.
Full Coverage: The Michael Jackson Case
Jackson, 46, is set to face trial in late January on 10 charges that include felony conspiracy with 28 overt acts involving child abduction, false imprisonment, and extortion。The conspiracy charge against Jackson refers to his alleged attempts through five associates to quiet the alleged victim and his family after the British documentary "Living With Michael Jackson" aired early last year. Jackson has pleaded not guilty.
One of the unindicted alleged co-conspirators is Marc Schaffel, a reputed pornographer producer who, sources have previously told ABC News, dealt with the alleged victim's family after they appeared in "Living With Michael Jackson." Today Schaffel filed a lawsuit against Jackson in Los Angeles Superior Court that alleges that the singer has had problems with drug abuse and excessive spending and that his representatives say he is broke.
According to the lawsuit, Schaffel is seeking more than $3 million, alleging Jackson has failed to pay him for work done for Fox TV specials and has not repaid money Schaffel lent him for shopping sprees and purchases for friends.
Tales of Money Problems, Drugs and Spending Sprees
In his lawsuit, Schaffel says the pop star's need to borrow money "accelerated when Jackson's increasingly more frequent excessive use of drugs and alcohol impelled him into irrational demands for large amounts of money and extravagant possessions." Schaffel claims Jackson was devastated by "Living With Michael Jackson" and asked him to oversee the creation of a rebuttal TV special that aired on Fox.
Jackson, Schaffel says, failed to pay him for his work and has failed to reimburse him for money he lent him to go on spending sprees, pay bodyguards, pay delinquent agreements to avoid lawsuits and pay friends such as the late actor Marlon Brando to appear on Jackson's TV special in the summer of 2001 and buy jewelry for Elizabeth Taylor so she would agree to sign a release agreement to appear on another TV special, "Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies."
Schaffel's lawsuit says he has had a business relationship with Jackson since 2000 and that he created Neverland Valley Entertainment with Jackson. He says he "was at all times a loyal and devoted associate and confidant" of Jackson and feels "betrayed" by the pop legend. He says Jackson stopped paying him in June 2004, as his financial representatives claimed he was broke.
Prosecutors in Santa Barbara, Calif., allege Schaffel and other associates played various roles in surveilling the alleged victim's family, taking the boy and his siblings out of school and making them virtual prisoners of Jackson. The alleged victim in the case is believed to be a cancer survivor, now 14 years old, who spent time at Jackson's Neverland ranch and appeared in the British documentary.
The British documentary also showed Jackson on a lavish shopping spree in Las Vegas, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ornate urns and other objects.
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本周二，官司缠身的流行天王Michael Jackson又被前合作人Marc Schaffel告上了法院。Schaffel向法院提供了一大叠的合同作为呈堂证供，向Jackson追讨300万美元，包括欠下的工资、不能兑现的空头支票和一些他为其垫支的费用。
Schaffel在2002年开始作为Jackson的合作伙伴。他为Jackson在美国“9/11”事件过后的慈善活动捐款出谋献策，还亲自为Jackson的慈善歌曲《What More Can I Give》拍摄了音乐录影。但是，慈善活动却由于制片人Schaffel本身涉及了太多的色情电影，而且在报纸的访问中直认不讳而蒙上了负面的阴影，最终“胎死腹中”。
在这个诉讼案件中，Schaffel向Jackson追讨300万美元的债务，包括220万美元为Jackson“毫无节制的挥霍”所负担的费用，还有一些陈年旧账，包括“马龙·白兰度为Jackson三十周年纪念演唱会出任嘉宾的出场费”（据说有100万，当时白兰度说他需要一些钱急用）和“为伊丽莎白·泰勒买珠宝的费用”（据说伊丽莎白·泰勒要拿到一条价值60万的项链，才同意Jackson把他俩的生活片段放到《家庭电影》记录片中在电视上播出），以及为母亲Katherine Jackson在另外一部采访片中所预付的25万美元等等。他说Jackson在拉斯维加斯有一堆朋友，而Jackson一贯“出手大方，无所顾忌”，经常“随随便便地就给
他们每个人1万美元去买东西”。这样的事情让Schaffel在今天接受ABC台“早安美国”节目采访时都为Michael“抱不平”：“太多人想从Michael身上挖到财富了。” 包括他自己。
这个诉讼在洛杉矶高级法院提堂。Schaffel在接受媒体采访时埋怨说，在Martin Bashir那充满争议的纪录片《与Michael Jackson共同生活》于2003年2月在美国ABC电视台播出后，自己为了Jackson的“娈童案”劳心劳力，而且还为他拍了一盘特别的录影带，作为反驳那部纪录片的佐证。Schaffel还表示，制作这盘录影带的费用是自己为Jackson垫上的，却一直被拖欠到现在，而且都如今Jackson根本没有还债的迹象，导致自己周转不灵。另外，由于这盘录影带的拍摄涉嫌“威逼娈童案的男童及家庭”，Marc Schaffel还据称已名列大陪审团控罪书中“同谋犯”之一。
他还透露Jackson“过分依赖药物（可能是止痛片）”，而且“还亲眼见过Jackson喝酒醉得一蹋糊涂”。
而在诉讼中，Schaffel说自己本是Jackson最亲密的“合作伙伴”，但现在他却感觉自己被这位流行巨星“出卖”了。他说2004年6月Jackson停止了对他的偿付，因为Jackson的律师说“Jackson已经破产”。在节目最后，他说他相信Jackson“确实破产”了，现在他只是一颗随时爆炸的“财务定时炸弹”。
Schaffel的律师Howard King今天在他位于洛杉矶的办公室中评论这起诉讼道：“如果Michael想要50万或100万美元，Marc觉得借给他没问题，因为一般他都能把钱拿回来……他已经拿回来了650万美元，所以没理由相信他拿不回剩下的钱……但据Marc所知，Michael现在认为他已经还清了钱。Michael几个月前就告诉Marc他会获得偿付的。”
据律师说，这起诉讼就是为了“让Michael知道他的顾问没有按照他的意思行事。”据之前的新闻多次报道，是如今负责Jackson事务的小弟弟Randy Jackson“贸然终止了对很多合作人的酬劳和欠款的偿付的”。
比如Jackson的前德国经纪人Konitzer和Wiesner，他俩也透露Jackson欠他们钱，但拒绝说细节。Konitzer表示说，Marc Schaffel的这起诉讼“本可避免，只要（Jackson）的管理层周密考虑过的话”。
而Jackson的前雇员Tyson的律师Joseph Tacopina则表示，他们和Jackson有没有财务纠纷尚是后话，总会有时间和地方来解决。他同时质疑了Schaffel提起诉讼的时间——仅仅还有两个月就要正式开庭审理娈童案了。“很不幸的是，有太多了解Michael Jackson的人却都要去攫夺他了。”
发表于 2004-11-19 00:00:00
