The King of Pop was the subject of several child s*xual ab*se allegations throughout his career.
The investigations began in 1993 and continued in 2003, with the entertainer being acquitted of all criminal charges on both occasions.
Later on, in the 2010s, two men alleged that they had been m*lested multiple times by Michael and filed lawsuits against his estate and companies. They later came forward with their stories in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.
A judge dismissed the first man’s case because he waited too long to file his claim. Two years later, the same judge dismissed the second man’s lawsuit because the corporations couldn’t be liable for Michael’s actions.
La Toya Jackson, the musician’s sister, said that the accusations against him were true.
"Michael is my brother, but I cannot, and I will not, be a silent collaborator of his crimes against small, innocent children,” she stated in 1993.
However, she later retracted her statement in 2011, saying that she was forced to make those comments by her husband at the time, as per NPR.
The investigations began in 1993 and continued in 2003, with the entertainer being acquitted of all criminal charges on both occasions.
Later on, in the 2010s, two men alleged that they had been m*lested multiple times by Michael and filed lawsuits against his estate and companies. They later came forward with their stories in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland.
A judge dismissed the first man’s case because he waited too long to file his claim. Two years later, the same judge dismissed the second man’s lawsuit because the corporations couldn’t be liable for Michael’s actions.
La Toya Jackson, the musician’s sister, said that the accusations against him were true.
"Michael is my brother, but I cannot, and I will not, be a silent collaborator of his crimes against small, innocent children,” she stated in 1993.
However, she later retracted her statement in 2011, saying that she was forced to make those comments by her husband at the time, as per NPR.
