![]() ![]() For his part, Jackson remained generally tight-lipped over the incident. “To be someone’s friend, and then buy the rug they’re standing on.” The rift was so great that McCartney and Jackson barely spoke ever again. “I think it’s dodgy to do something like that,” he once said of the purchase. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images McCartney called Jackson's purchase 'dodgy' Paul McCartney poses with Michael Jackson, Michael Grant and Junior Waite of Musical Youth at the British Record Industry Awards in February 1983 Jackson instructed entertainment lawyer and manager John Branca to purchase the catalog on his behalf. ![]() ATV owned the rights to 251 Beatles songs, including “Hey Jude,” “Yesterday” and “Let It Be, as well as 4,000 other songs and a library of sound effects. READ MORE: Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury: The Surprising Reason They Never Released Their Duets Jackson paid $47.5 million to own the Beatles' catalogīy the mid-1980s the Beatles catalog had come under the ownership of company ATV, which was headed by Australian billionaire Robert Holmes a Court, who appeared ready to offload the prized collection to the highest bidder. McCartney believed his friend to be joking, but in 1985 the joke became a reality and the friendship fractured. Taking the information to heart, Jackson used to joke to McCartney that one day he would own the former-Beatle’s songs. Perhaps in an effort to regain some territory in the equation, McCartney had begun to acquire the rights to other artist’s catalogs (including Buddy Holly’s) and explained to Jackson the advantages of owning the rights to music already beloved by the public. ![]()
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