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Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations

Allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, including accusations by Jordan Chandler, Wade Robson, and James Safechuck, and the subsequent legal proceedings and public debate.

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Jan 21, 2026
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What criticisms have been leveled against the Leaving Neverland documentary?

drew praise for giving center stage to two men’s accounts of , but it also provoked sustained criticism for its editorial choices, evidentiary limits, and perceived biases from Jackson’s defenders and...

Feb 1, 2026
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What evidence did prosecutors present against Michael Jackson in the 2005 trial, beyond the Arvizo family testimony?

Prosecutors in the trial relied not only on testimony from and his family but on documentary footage, testimonial threads from former household staff and attempts to show a pattern of conduct and cons...

Feb 7, 2026

How have civil lawsuits against Michael Jackson's estate proceeded since 2013 and what rulings have courts issued?

Since first sued in 2013 and followed in 2014, their civil claims have been repeatedly filed, dismissed and revived in a procedural saga centered not on personally but on his corporate entities; court...

Feb 7, 2026

What legal standards led California appeals courts to revive civil suits against Michael Jackson’s corporate entities in 2023?

A three-judge panel of ’s 2nd District Court of Appeal in 2023 by and against ’s corporate entities by applying two interlocking legal developments: a recognition that corporations can owe an affirmat...

Feb 2, 2026

How have civil courts ruled on the lawsuits by Wade Robson and James Safechuck against Michael Jackson’s companies?

Civil courts have moved these high-profile claims through a shifting procedural path: the Robson and Safechuck suits were initially dismissed as time-barred, then dismissed again on duty-of-care groun...