Michael Jackson’s estate in legal battle with ‘MJ Live’ Las Vegas tribute act
nme.comMichael Jackson estate have been accused of unfairly threatening to sue a tribute act, MJ Live.On Wednesday (January 17), the orgainisers of MJ Live filed a complaint to the Nevada federal court, requesting the judge rule they could continue their concerts.
MJ Live performs six nights a week at the Tropicana; along with other venues, the show has been performed over 3,600 times since 2012.However, MJ Live claim that the Jackson estate has recently begun threatening to sue the impersonators.
They alleged that the estate sent cease-and-desist letters to other venues demanding they cancel MJ Live’s forthcoming shows.
MJ Live’s lawyers called this “intentional and wrongful interference” that was “intended to harm Plaintiff.”MJ Live argued that they had a legal right to impersonate Jackson, both due to the First Amendment and Nevada’s unusual state likeness laws.
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