"The leading man's granddaughter, Molly McQueen, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the lawyer Brent Borchert claiming that his parents, Rudolph and Pamela Borchert, were given the painting in an "anticipated exchange" for a motorcycle and property in Latigo Canyon. McQueen alleges that "one of the Borcherts crashed the motorcycle and the property never changed title". The suit seeks to position Molly McQueen as the painting's legal owner, noting that she is "entitled to immediate possession of the painting"."
""I I talked to my mum once and asked, 'What's the deal with the Jackson Pollock painting?' And she said, 'Your father made some sort of deal. I wasn't there for it.' It was a quick conversation but I recall that she may have mentioned something about a motorcycle and the house," Borchert told The Mirror. "It's all very hazy.""
"Borchert, who was bequeathed the painting along with his sister, Bettina, told The Mirror: "If they're willing to be reasonable, and then they can show me something that makes me believe something went on that wasn't right, I'll come to an agreement. But if they can't, then I won't." He said he remembers his father being friends with Steve McQueen, the 1960s film hero of American counterculture dubbed the "King of Cool" by the press and best known for his roles The Magnificent"
A Jackson Pollock painting valued at $68m is contested in Los Angeles between Molly McQueen and lawyer Brent Borchert. Molly McQueen filed a lawsuit alleging Steve McQueen arranged an "anticipated exchange" in which Rudolph and Pamela Borchert received the painting for a motorcycle and Latigo Canyon property. McQueen alleges one of the Borcherts crashed the motorcycle and the property title never transferred, and she claims entitlement to immediate possession after an alleged demand for return. Brent Borchert says memories of the agreement are hazy, that he inherited the painting with his sister, and that he will negotiate only if presented with convincing evidence of wrongdoing.
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