Raymone K. Bain is a public relations and public affairs executive in corporate, entertainment, politics, government and sports. Most notably, she used to be Michael Jackson's former spokesperson and personal general manager, as well as the President of Michael Jackson Co. LLC.
Meeting & work[]
Raymone met with Jackson in 2005, as she became his liaison for thousands of media representatives covering Michael's People v. Jackson trial. In the following year, Bain was hired to be the singer's personal general manager, trustee of MJ Publishing Trust, 10% owner of the Michael Jackson Company and music licensing agent for MiJac Music Inc.
| “ | I was impressed by her professionalism, her strategic thinking, and honesty. | ” |
–Michael Jackson for the Washington Post, October 8, 2006[1] | ||
The spokeswoman worked for the artist up until her decision to leave in 2008 upon Jackson failing to fulfill payments.
Lawsuit[]
In May of 2009, Michael was sued by Raymone for $44 million for breaching an employment contract.[2] As such had happened a little over a month before his death, Jackson never got to do anything about the lawsuit. Instead, the Michael Jackson Estate took care of it. Eventually, after a five-year-long battle, the spokesperson lost.
More on the lawsuit can be found here: "Michael Jackson’s Former Publicist Can’t Revive $44 Million Lawsuit"
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Trivia[]
- In the 2017 biographical movie, Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland, Raymone Bain was portrayed by Holly Robinson Peete.