Let it bequest - Jackson wants to leave Paul McCartney Beatles back catalogue


EXCLUSIVE by Zoe Griffin 3/01/2009

‘Dying’ Jacko to leave Macca £350million Beatles rights in will.


MICHAEL Jackson hopes to bury his 24-year feud with Sir Paul McCartney – by
leaving his share of the Beatles back catalogue to him in his will.

Macca was furious when Jacko outbid him in 1985 to win ownership of the
£350million publishing rights to the whole Lennon-McCartney songbook.

The stars, once good pals who collaborated on early 80s hits The Girl is Mine
and Say, Say, Say have not spoken since.

But the debt-ridden King of Pop, now said to be battling a serious genetic lung
disease, is determined to make peace with McCartney.

Jackson, 50, who according to some reports is convinced he is dying and has been
using a wheelchair, has drawn up a new will where Sir Paul, 66, will inherit
control of his share of the Beatles songbook if the troubled star dies before
him.

Sources close to Jacko say he has always regretted falling out with Macca. One
insider said: “Michael is worried about his health so decided it was time to
look at his finances.

“Most of his estate has been divided up between his three children. But
Michael told his lawyers he was sad he no longer talks to Sir Paul and said he
wanted to make things right.”

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The source added: “Michael is suffering serious back and leg pain and has for
a few years. He gets spasms in his back which means he spends a lot of time in
bed and a wheelchair.

“He weighs just over seven stone and is very frail. He’s also had a nasty
bout of emphysema and there have been reports he has another lung disease.”

Jacko sold half of his Beatles back catalogue rights to Sony in 1995, but still
makes about £40million a year from them.

Macca said recently: “The annoying thing is I have to pay to play some of my
own songs. Each time I want to sing Hey Jude I have to pay.”

Last night a source close to Sir Paul said: “If Michael Jackson was to give
back the song rights in his will then Macca would be delighted.”

Michael Jackson’s spokesman has officially denied the star believes he is
dying.

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