Appeals court revives child abuse lawsuits against Michael Jackson companies
completemusicupdate.comAs expected, a US appeals court has revived lawsuits filed against companies owned by the Michael Jackson Estate by two men who claim that, as children, they were sexually abused by the late pop star.To date, that litigation has been stalled by legal technicalities.
However, as the lawsuits now proceed, a legal rep for the estate insisted on Friday that “we remain fully confident that Michael is innocent of these allegations, which are contrary to all credible evidence and independent corroboration”.James Safechuck and Wade Robson both accuse Jackson of abusing them as children.
Following the musician’s death in 2009, they both sued the Jackson-linked companies MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures in relation to those abuse allegations.
They were also the subject of the ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary in 2019.The lawsuits were initially dismissed because of the statute of limitations under Californian law.
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