Topic: Main News
Posted Jan 12th 2007 6:48PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
TMZ has learned that a Beverly Hills pharmacy claims Michael Jackson ran up a $100,000 tab for prescription meds, but never paid.
TMZ has obtained the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, by drugstore to the stars Mickey Fine Pharmacy. The store, which often delivers its wares via motorcycle, alleges they had an oral agreement with Jackson to pay for any prescriptions they filled. The pharmacy claims Jackson made his last payment to them in mid-2005. According to the documents, the pharmacy made "repeated requests for payment." Perhaps MJ thought that "oral agreement" was related to how to take the pills.
They are asking for the $101,926.66 they are owed, plus court costs and other relief.
Calls to Jackson's reps were not immediately returned.
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Michael Jackson's Response:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Raymone K. Bain
January 12, 2007
RESPONSE TO LAWSUIT FILED BY G&J GROSS, INC.
DBA MIKEY FINE PHARMACY AGAINST MICHAEL JACKSON
Washington, D.C. ?.. Regarding your inquiries about an action filed by G & J
Gross, Inc., DBA Mikey Fine Pharmacy against Michael Jackson: the issue
has been amicably resolved. Mikey Fine Pharmacy has been paid.
This action related to the administration of Mr. Jackson?s finances, which
has been transitioned away from Mr. Jackson?s former business managers.
On December 22, 2006, Mr. Jackson filed a lawsuit against his former
business managers, Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman and Sloan, LLP.
Source: Raymone Bain - Gail Felix - MJ News UPdate