MICHAEL Jackson’s father Joe wants a monthly allowance from his tragic son’s estate.

The Jackson patriarch filed papers in L.A. County Superior Court Friday, claiming he’s “entitled to his own independent family allowance.”

In the documents, Leonard Rowe — who claims to have been Michael’s manager — says the King of Pop used to give his mother Katherine up to $60,000 a month to live on, and that Michael instructed her to give half of it to Joe.

Joe claims Michael’s estate has “earned more than $100 million dollars in the first seven weeks following Michael Jackson’s death” and is “well able to afford a family allowance for Joe Jackson.”

Joe says he spends $15,425 a month: $2,500 eating out; $2,000 for air travel; $3,000 for hotel bills; $1,000 for groceries; $1,200 for rent; and $50 in charitable contributions.

“The Special Administrators have been made aware that Joe Jackson filed papers asking to be paid a family allowance from the Estate,” Howard Weitzman, one of the attorneys the Special Administrators for Michael Jackson’s Estate, told TMZ. “It was quite surprising to learn of the request. Mr. Jackson’s Petition will be considered as are all requests for money from Michael’s Estate.”

Joe, 80, recently told US TV show Extra that his son — who died June 25 — is worth more dead than alive.

“He’s worth more dead than when he was alive,” he said. “I’d rather have him alive.”

MICHAEL Jackson wasn’t planning to retire at the end of his 50-date This Is It concert tour — according to choreographer Kenny Ortega.

Ortega claims the tragic King of Pop — who died June 25 — planned to use the live shows as a springboard for making new music.

“Michael was not intending to resign,” says Kenny. “He wasn’t retiring. He thought he’d do the 50 shows in London and then he said, ‘If it works and I still feel good and I still have the energy, I would love to go to Africa. I would love to go to India. I would love to go to Japan.’

“Michael was intending to go out there with his children and see the whole rest of the world, share that experience with them, meet the fans, take one more grand bow and then he wanted to pull the plug on his live performing.

“He still wanted to do movies and albums. He had so much more in him still.”

Jackson’s friend Terry Harvey recently claimed the star was “clearly under the influence of drugs” as he prepared for his London comeback gigs.

“Everyone in the house knew Michael was not himself, and was clearly under the influence of drugs,” Terry told UK tabloid the News of The World. “I was amazed at how he looks on film [This is It documentary], because in the flesh he was a shadow of himself.

“He was thin, almost anorexic, pale and didn’t seem to have enough energy to walk across the room, let alone dance.

“He had a sharp mind, but he was deluded, hampered by the drugs. He didn’t know what he was saying to people. To make his life easy he would just say ‘yes’.

“He was walking around in a daze like a zombie.

“To me that movie is all smoke and mirrors. Michael was struggling with his dance moves and schedule.

“Michael was not fit enough — he couldn’t pull off a tour if his life depended it. They took the best bits of the video and made it into this movie.

“The rehearsals were long days, and Michael was tired. He hadn’t been on stage for over 10 years and wasn’t used to the physical demands of long days. Some days he didn’t even turn up to rehearsals.”

MICHAEL Jackson clearly wasn’t afraid about showing off his man bits!

The singer — who died June 25 — apparently liked to pee for an audience.

According to Jackson’s former dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, the star frequently peed in his office — into a cup — around groups of people, including children.

Klein told TMZ that Jackson would also pee in front of other people in his office.

Meanwhile, Jackson’s friend Terry Harvey says the star was “clearly under the influence of drugs” as he prepared for his London comeback gigs.

“Everyone in the house knew Michael was not himself, and was clearly under the influence of drugs,” Terry told UK tabloid the News of The World. “I was amazed at how he looks on film [This is It documentary], because in the flesh he was a shadow of himself.

“He was thin, almost anorexic, pale and didn’t seem to have enough energy to walk across the room, let alone dance.

“He had a sharp mind, but he was deluded, hampered by the drugs. He didn’t know what he was saying to people. To make his life easy he would just say ‘yes’.

“He was walking around in a daze like a zombie.

“To me that movie is all smoke and mirrors. Michael was struggling with his dance moves and schedule.

“Michael was not fit enough — he couldn’t pull off a tour if his life depended it. They took the best bits of the video and made it into this movie.

“The rehearsals were long days, and Michael was tired. He hadn’t been on stage for over 10 years and wasn’t used to the physical demands of long days. Some days he didn’t even turn up to rehearsals.”

TRAGIC Michael Jackson was “clearly under the influence of drugs” as he prepared for his London comeback gigs — according to concert promoter and Jacko friend Terry Harvey.

Harvey claims the Thriller hitmaker — who died June 25 of a Propofol overdose — was so tired and off his face on drugs, he needed a golf buggy to take him the few yards back to his car.

“Everyone in the house knew Michael was not himself, and was clearly under the influence of drugs,” Terry told UK tabloid the News of The World. “I was amazed at how he looks on film [This is It documentary], because in the flesh he was a shadow of himself.

“He was thin, almost anorexic, pale and didn’t seem to have enough energy to walk across the room, let alone dance.

“He had a sharp mind, but he was deluded, hampered by the drugs. He didn’t know what he was saying to people. To make his life easy he would just say ‘yes’.

“He was walking around in a daze like a zombie.

“To me that movie is all smoke and mirrors. Michael was struggling with his dance moves and schedule.

“Michael was not fit enough — he couldn’t pull off a tour if his life depended it. They took the best bits of the video and made it into this movie.

“The rehearsals were long days, and Michael was tired. He hadn’t been on stage for over 10 years and wasn’t used to the physical demands of long days. Some days he didn’t even turn up to rehearsals.”

TITO Jackson has pledged to testify in a court battle over Michael Jackson memorabilia.

Music producer David Gest — a close friend of the late Beat It singer — is demanding damages from Julien’s Auction House for attaching ‘from the collection of David Gest’ to items they sold shortly after the pop icon’s death in June and has enlisted the star’s sibling to boost his case.

David claims he never owned many of the auctioned goods — including a Platinum RIAA Record Award for the album Thriller — and that he never gave the auction house permission to use his name.

Speaking in support of David, Tito said, “I am amazed an auction house like Julien’s Auctions would use David Gest’s name to sell an item that was not his.

“There are a number of the items that they listed in their Michael Jackson catalogue on June 26th and 27th that never even belonged to David Gest.

“I will also testify in court that this RIAA Award Disc for Thriller Presented to Steve Manning never belonged to David Gest”.

Lots at the auction included a signed Jackson 5 album, which was expected to fetch up to $600 at the auction, but sold for $33,750, and a childhood painting done by Michael of Mickey Mouse and Pluto, which sold for $25,000, 25 times more than expected.

David said, “So much for the statement by Julien’s Auctions’ lawyer that they are ‘good honest folks’.

“I’m sure this will open the door for many others to question items they have sold.”

Steve Manning, a former publicist for the Jackson 5, has also pledged to give evidence if the case comes to court.

Julien’s Auctions’ denies any wrongdoing and Darren Julien, who runs the auction house, has filed a federal lawsuit to ask the judge to see through David’s legal action.

TRAGIC Michael Jackson has earned $90 million since he died.

Jackson — who passed away from acute Propofol intoxication on June 25 — came third in Forbes.com’s annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list with the huge financial haul.

Michael was the highest ranking deceased singer, after bringing in the enormous sum from radio play, royalties from album sales, rights to his name and royalties from his stake in the Sony/ATV music catalog.

Since Michael’s shock passing there have also been numerous sales of memorabilia, iconic outfits and even a lock of his hair.

Forbes Senior Editor Matthew Miller said, “The money might be drying up in Hollywood, but there’s still plenty of cash being made in the graveyard. The earning power of dead celebrities is more powerful than ever before.”

Elvis Presley dropped down from first position last year to fourth this time round with earnings of $55 million.

He was replaced at the top by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent who raked in a staggering $350 million for his famous clothing label and from the sale of his art collection early this year, following his death in June 2008.

Songwriting duo Rodgers and Hammerstein – full name Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II – earned the second highest figure with revenue made from their popular Broadway musicals, including Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music.

Forbes.com’s top ten Top-Earning Dead Celebrities:

1. Yves Saint Laurent – $350 million
2. Rodgers and Hammerstein – $235 million
3. Michael Jackson – $90 million
4. Elvis Presley – $55 million
5. J.R.R. Tolkein – $50 million
6. Charles Schulz – $35 million
7 = John Lennon - $15 million
7 = Dr. Seuss – $15 million
9. Albert Einstein – $10 million
10. Michael Crichton – $9 million

JENNIFER Lopez and Will Smith hit the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angels Tuesday night for the Los Angeles premiere of Michael Jackson’s eagerly-awaited This Is It Documentary.

Jennifer, 40, looks rather fabulous in this picture. She’s still Jenny From The Block, dawg! (continue)

MICHAEL Jackson’s fans are boycotting This Is It, the film about his last performance.

Thousands of the late singer’s followers have formed a group called ‘This Is Not It’, to protest against the movie, which is due to be released on October 28.

The group has accused the AEG and Sony  — the firms behind the film — of concealing Michael’s poor health and glossing over the stress he was under as he prepared for his 50-date London residency.

A statement on the group’s website reads, “The true state of Michael Jackson’s failing health was being hidden from you by those who are making a profit from the screening of the This Is It movie.

“The movie is made of a careful choice of footage taken during Michael Jackson’s last rehearsals. Out of 110 hours of footage, a few scenes were selected in which Michael Jackson smiled, in spite of being in a dire state.

“The promoters for This Is It, ignored the signs, ignored the pleas, and in fact, actively covered up the truth. What you will see on that screen is part of that cover up.”

If people do decide to see the film, the ‘This Is Not It’ urges them to “see it with different eyes”.

The statement continues, “Should you decide to watch it, we hope that you will see this movie and the greed that produced it with different eyes, because you are watching the product of those who should bear much guilt for the passing of the world’s greatest entertainer, Michael Jackson.

“This movie is not a true representation of what happened to Michael Jackson in his last weeks, nor is it the polished, live performance that Michael would have wished the world to see. It is their lie. The true story behind is one of neglect, greed, and inhumanity.”

But Michael’s close friend Elizabeth Taylor — who has seen an advance screening of the film — sobbed when she watched the movie because she loved it so much.

“It is the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking I have ever seen. I wept from pure joy at his God-given gift. There will never, ever be the likes of him again,” she wrote on her Twitter.

Michael died of acute Propofol intoxication on June 25.

TRAGIC Michael Jackson’s unreleased songs are at the center of a bidding war.

The late singer’s unheard music is reportedly being sent out to several record companies who are interested in releasing the tracks he was working on before his death in June.

Michael’s long-time attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain — who are overseeing Jackson’s estate — are said to be speaking with Sony Music, Universal Music Group and one other unnamed interested party about the catalog.

“Universal and Sony have the two best worldwide distribution systems, so Branca is looking for who can provide the highest bid,” a source told the New York Post.

The estate is believed to be keen to extend the deal Michael had in place with Sony Music to cover the 70 songs he wrote, produced and recorded after 2004.

However, the estate wants more money than Sony is prepared to offer.

At present, the label will have control of all recordings made before 2004 for the next few years until it becomes property of Michael’s estate.

“We’re trying to figure out the terms,” a source added.

MICHAEL Jackson’s sister La Toya says the tragic superstar’s children are still struggling to come to terms with their dad’s death.

La Toya has revealed how the three youngsters — Prince Michael I, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, also known as ‘Blanket’ — have been left shattered by grief and are having counseling

“Paris thinks and talks about her father all the time,” La Toya tells British newspaper the Sunday Mirror. “She’s doing very well, writes a lot and she wears his shirts every day. They still smell of him and it helps her feel close to him.

“Her bedroom is covered in posters of Michael and she watches tapes of him all the time. After he passed, the kids went up to the house to get whatever they wanted.

“Paris took anything with a picture of her father on and brought it back to her new room at my mother’s house.

“She was so upset that she would never see her father on stage. She said, ‘Now I’ll never get the chance to see Daddy perform live’.

“Prince just doesn’t want to speak about it. He won’t even watch the DVDs — he just walks right past the TV. It’s too soon, too touching. I do worry about him very much.

“And Blanket is just a very sad, shy little boy. He cries — he really does cry. It’s so painful for him. No one can bring his daddy back and it hurts so much.

“They all go to therapy and I truly hope Prince especially will be able to open up.”