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John McClain, nan seasoned euphony executive who served arsenic a co-executor for nan Michael Jackson estate, has died. He was 71.
The erstwhile A&M and Interscope Records exec reportedly died of complications from a autumn connected Tuesday successful Los Angeles, according to People, arsenic his co-executor John Branca paid tribute.
“I americium profoundly grieved astatine nan nonaccomplishment of my partner and ‘brother’ John McClain,” he said successful a statement. “One of nan awesome innovators successful nan world of euphony and euphony marketing, John was a visionary, seeing past nan mundane and into nan future.”
Branca added, “When we were named successful Michael’s will, I knew that he would bring awesome penetration into Michael’s euphony and that his relationship and dedication to Michael would underscore each nan awesome projects that we could bring to nan world. He brought a passion and consciousness of condemnation to each that he did and was nan astir generous of friends. It is difficult to ideate a world without him.”
After Jackson’s decease successful 2009, McClain and Branca became executors of his estate, continuing to merchandise projects astir nan precocious artist, including nan 2009 documentary This Is It and nan record-breaking biopic Michael, presently approaching $800M a nan world container office.
In caller months, McClain and Branca person gone to court pinch Michael’s girl Paris Jackson complete unapproved prize payments, which were ordered to beryllium returned to nan estate.
