New legal papers say Jacko owed more than $500million (£395m) and his estate was near-bankrupt.
His dire finances emerged as lawyers who say they turned around the fortunes of his estate submitted multi-million dollar claims for fees.
The Thriller star owed more than 65 creditors when he died from an apparent cardiac arrest in June 2009, aged 50, says the filing in Los Angeles.
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