A California state judge recently ruled that a jury should hear Quincy Jones' $10 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment and Michael Jackson's production company alleging the famed producer was cheated of royalties on "Bad," "Thriller" and other chart-toppers.
The complaint, filed in 2013, alleges that MJJ Productions Inc., which is controlled by Jackson's estate, and Sony cheated him out of royalties for the soundtrack to "This Is It" — the documentary about the King of Pop released just months after Jackson's 2009 death — and the Cirque du Soleil show that features music from three Jackson albums Jones produced: "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad."
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