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Injunction filed against Michael Jackson estate over documentary

The production company behind a new Michael Jackson documentary, “Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot,” filed for an injunction against Jackson’s estate in Manhattan Supreme Court this week after the estate tried to block the film’s sale and release.

The King of Pop’s estate had previously filed a cease-and-desist claim against Noval Williams Films alleging the company does not have rights to use behind-the-scenes photos and videos of Jackson’s 2007 cover shoots for Ebony and L’Uomo Vogue.

Noval Williams fired back with a lawsuit in June against the estate, saying it owns the rights and that the cease-and-desist has impeded the company from selling its movie.

A new injunction would require Jacko’s estate to respond within 21 days to help speed things up.

A lawyer for Jackson’s estate, Howard Weitzman, said in a statement: “The makers of the documentary are attempting to exploit footage and photographs of [Michael], which we believe are owned by his estate. The documentary contains . . . private moments that he never agreed could be publicly and commercially exploited without his consent and/or involvement.”