June 27th 2023.
This week marks the 14th anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, and the late King of Pop is headed for trial concerning allegations of molesting choreographer Wade Robson when he was a child. According to TMZ, Robson's claims of being sexually abused by Jackson at the Neverland Ranch between the ages of seven and 14 were approved by the California Court of Appeal.
Robson is suing Jackson's corporation MJJ Productions, Inc. Despite MJJ lawyers saying the company was not legally obligated to protect Robson and could not control Jackson, the Court of Appeal sided with Robson. This case will now proceed 14 years after Jackson's death.
Many people have discredited Robson's claims, as he testified in Jackson's favor in 2005 when the singer was on trial for molesting another boy. At the time, Robson had stated he had slept in the same bed as Jackson but had never been assaulted.
However, four years after Jackson's death in 2013, Robson changed his story and said he had been sexually abused by Jackson. He cited "complete manipulation and brainwashing" as the reason for his alleged previous lies on the stand.
Robson is not the only one making posthumous claims against Jackson – James Safechuck has also filed a similar lawsuit against MJJ Productions and is likely preparing for a court trial. The two men's accounts were highlighted in the 2019 HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland". Unfortunately, their original lawsuits were dismissed due to the statute of limitations. But they were revived in 2020 after California amended its state law to give plaintiffs in child sex abuse cases more time to sue, as reported by NBC News.
Jackson's attorneys have denied the abuse claims and called out HBO at the time the documentary was released, claiming the network violated a non-disparagement agreement by broadcasting the documentary.
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