Michael Jackson Stole Song, Jackson Family Make Amends

Michael Jackson's new single, "This Is It," was barely out of the box this week before singer-songwriter Paul Anka claimed that he and Michael co-wrote the song in 1983 under a different title, "I Never Heard."

We published all versions of the track yesterday, showing how old, this purported new song was.

Paul told TMZ Michael "stole the tapes" his studio, where they wrote and recorded the song.

"They have a major, major problem on their hands. They will be sued if they don't correct it," Paul told The New York Times yesterday

Soon after his threat of legal action, record executive and producer Jon McClain called to acknowledge Paul's co-authorship and promise "all due credit and royalties." The estate also released a statement that said, in part, "The song was co-written by the legendary Paul Anka."