Quincy Jones Awarded $9.4M in Michael Jackson Royalty Trial

Iconic composer, Quincy Jones, who produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad, was calm and cool on Wednesday as a Los Angeles courtroom jury awarded him $9.4 million in the trial against Jackson's estate, claiming he was cheated out of royalties after the King of Pop died in 2009.

The award is not the $30 million the legendary producer was hoping for, but the amount reflects more than what the Jackson estate believed they should pay him.

In a statement given to The Hollywood Reporter, Jones said, "This lawsuit was never about Michael, it was about protecting the integrity of the work we all did in the recording studio and the legacy of what we created. Although this judgment is not the full amount that I was seeking, I am very grateful that the jury decided in our favor in this matter. I view it not only as a victory for myself personally, but for artists’ rights overall.”

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