Los Angeles, June 03: A Los Angeles judge said on Monday that she would consider throwing out a lawsuit against Michael Jackson by a former top financial advisor who claims that he is owed $12 million by the onetime King of Pop. Superior Court Judge Andria Richey said she would also consider request from news organizations to televise the bitter court fight between Jackson and Myung-Ho Lee if it goes forward as scheduled on June 18.
Jackson's lawyer, Zia Modabber, urged Richey to ban cameras from the courtroom, citing a worldwide media sensation during his November testimony in a central California court case.

"The vast majority of the press in that case had to do with what his face looked like and how he acted when he walked through the door," Modabber said. "He has to come in here and endure what really no-one else does by virtue of who he is."

But Kelli Sager, an attorney for CourtTV, argued that the 44-year-old superstar could not "veto" public access to a court case simply because he was unhappy with past press coverage. Jackson was not in court.
Lee and his firm Union Finance and Investment Corp., who are suing Jackson for breach of contract and fraud, claim that the moon-walking entertainer has failed to pay their bills while squandering his fortune on a series of "charlatans," "hucksters," "sycophants" and "swindlers."
Jackson has counter-sued, alleging that the man he called "Lawyer Lee," stole millions from him.
During a brief hearing on Monday, Jackson's lawyer Zia Modabber asked Richey to dismiss the suit on the grounds that Lee was not a licensed financial advisor in California and therefore could not have signed a valid contract with Jackson.
Lawyers for Lee argued that the contract was valid under an exception under California law carved out for advisors who do not maintain a place of business in the state.

Richey said she would rule as early as Monday afternoon on the issue and decide whether to allow cameras in court.
In March, a German promoter won a $5.3 million judgment from Jackson over canceled millennium concerts in the central California case, but news reports about Jackson's bizarre appearance eclipsed dry testimony and long arguments between lawyers over contract law.
Lee's lawsuit claims that Jackson is nearly bankrupt and a "ticking financial time bomb waiting to explode."
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