Branca is one of the music industry’s most influential lawyers.
While entertainment attorney John Branca continues to oversee the business affairs of Michael Jackson’s estate, interest in his personal life has also grown following his marriage to Lithuanian model Kristina Tuckutė.
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Branca, one of the music industry’s most influential lawyers and longtime co-executor of Jackson’s estate, married Tuckutė this year after the couple made a series of public appearances together at high-profile entertainment and fashion events.
While Branca is best known for negotiating groundbreaking deals for music superstars and guiding Jackson’s career, Tuckutė has built her own international career in the fashion industry spanning nearly three decades.
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Tuckutė was born on October 18, 1982 in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda and was raised with her sister Zita by parents who worked in border security.
Her mother, Ala, is of Russian descent, while her father, Romas, was a border commissioner in Lithuania.
Before entering the fashion world, Tuckutė trained in music and ballet and excelled in athletics, competing in high jump and track and field events. She also developed marksmanship at a police shooting range where her parents worked.
Her modeling career started in 1995 after she enrolled in a modeling class and was discovered by a leading Lithuanian agency.
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She was later signed by the Metropolitan Agency in Paris before moving to Milan at the invitation of Major Model founder Guido Dolci.
The step turned out to be crucial. By 2000, Tuckutė was regularly appearing in international fashion magazines and walking for some of Europe’s most prominent luxury brands.
During her career she has worked with fashion houses such as Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Roberto Cavalli, Blumarine, Wolford, La Perla, Triumph and Parah.
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She also became the face of Italian hosiery and lingerie company Levante under a multi-year contract that included print campaigns, television advertisements and commercial appearances.
In addition to modeling, Tuckutė later expanded into business and launched her skincare brand OHM by Kristina Tuckutė in New York.
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Her wedding to Branca comes amid renewed attention for the expectant Michael biopic, which chronicles Jackson’s life and career.
Branca is played in the film by actor Miles Teller, while Jackson’s cousin, Jaafar Jackson, stars as the late singer.
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