Wednesday, January 28, 2009

'Thriller' director John Landis sues Michael Jackson

It seems Michael Jackson hobby is collecting lawsuits. Director John Landis sued Michael Jackson for cutting a deal to adapt a stage production based on the classic fourteen minutes clip "Thriller". Landis claims that Jacko has no right in this deal without his consent.
Landis wrote and directed the "Thriller" video and documentary back in 1983. Reports surfaced recently that Jackson cut a deal with the Nederlander Organization wherein Jackson made a deal in excess of $400,000 for the musical. But Landis claims Jacko can't cut a deal without his consent, TMZ reports.
Their also claiming for uppaid royalties on "Thriller" for at least four years.

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