Latest / Fresh Intelligence / EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson Really Was Bad - Inside $213Million Suit From King of Pop's Kiddie Pals Alleging Serial Abuse
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Late Superstar Michael Jackson's adopted second family has filed a staggering $213 million federal lawsuit against his estate, claiming they were molested by Jackson as children.
- 0:28[SPEAKER_00]: The lawsuit, reported by radaronline.com, involves former allies Edward, Dominic, and Aldo Casio, along with their sister, Marina Colport.
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: The plaintiff's alleged that Michael Jackson was a serial child predator who, over the course of more than a decade, drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted each of the victims, beginning when some of them were as young as seven or eight.
- 0:50[SPEAKER_00]: They accused Jackson of showing them pornography, including images of unclothed children, to normalize the abuse.
- 0:56[SPEAKER_00]: The suit details claims of rape and molestation during various trips, including the dangerous world tour and its celebrity homes in Switzerland and the UK, as well as at Jackson's Neverland Ranch in California.
- 1:07[SPEAKER_00]: This lawsuit follows a previous petition from the Casio siblings in Los Angeles Superior Court to renegotiate a $15 million settlement reached in 2019, which Jackson's estate lawyers have labelled a shake down.
- 1:19[SPEAKER_00]: Furthermore, Jackson's estate currently faces multiple lawsuits, including ongoing claims from Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who also alleged molestation as children.
- 1:28[SPEAKER_00]: Jackson, who died on June 25, 2009 at age 50 from an accident overdose, consistently denied any wrongdoing and was acquitted of sexual abuse charges in 2005.
- 1:39[SPEAKER_00]: In related news, Jackson's daughter, Paris, has accused the trustees of her father's $789 million estate financial mismanagement and is reportedly seeking control over the estate's finances.
- 1:51[SPEAKER_00]: She and her brothers, Prince and Biggie, have filed court documents requesting a comprehensive breakdown of the estate's finances, which might reveal additional payouts to accusers.
- 2:00[SPEAKER_00]: The estate denies making any financial settlements, but a family insider suggested payouts may have occurred without Paris's knowledge.
- 2:07[SPEAKER_01]: Paris is saying enough is enough, the insider added.