Janet Jackson to be named executor of estate

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Michael Jackson's sister Janet is to be named executor of the singer's estate, according to US reports. The Rhythm Nation star was previously approached to take care of business in the event of Jacko's death, according to a Jackson family member.

"She's in charge, she has the documents, she has control of his stuff," the relative told a US newspaper. Michael Jackson died on Thursday with debts estimated to be as much as US$500 million. A spokeswoman for Janet Jackson declined to comment, saying she did not know details about the arrangement, it was reported. Janet, 43, was seen arriving on Saturday at the rented home where her late brother died. Wearing dark glasses, she drove up in a Bentley as movers loaded her brother's belongings into trucks, onlookers said. Alvin Malnik, a Florida accountant and old friend of Jacko's, has claimed that the singer asked him in 2004 to take care of his estate should anything happen to him.

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