Michael Jackson is asking a judge to throw out the lawsuit his former publicist filed against him, on the grounds he was never served with legal papers.
Raymone Bain, the superstar's longterm rep, is claiming $44 million (£29.4 million) in unpaid earnings from Jackson.
She was handed a default judgement in the case after Jackson failed to respond to the complaint - but the singer is pleading ignorance.
In a new declaration obtained by TMZ.com, Jackson claims he had no idea Bain was trying to sue him.
In Bain's papers she reveals how she tried in vain to serve Jackson with the papers, but could not breach the tight ring of security that surrounds the King of Pop.
Bain reveals in the lawsuit all about her former boss' "impulsive and irresponsible" habits. She claims, "The magnitude of his spending is legendary as he has earned and dissipated several fortunes.
"Mr. Jackson's pattern has been to spend to the brink of insolvency and then borrow against his assets to further feed his spending would give any other individual a moment of pause.
"Mr. Jackson exhibited and continues to exhibit impulsive and irresponsible spending habits without regard to the financial limits of his earnings."
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