Michael Jackson’s sexual assault accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, are in search of $400 million in damages over the alleged abuse.
The staggering determine was revealed in court docket paperwork filed on Sept. 15 associated to Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, not wanting the King of Pop’s property to pay the entire mounting authorized charges pertaining to the case.
However, in accordance with the docs obtained by Us Weekly, Michael’s executers said that not paying the authorized charges would have “profoundly destabilizing penalties for the property.”
Michael’s executors — John Branca and John McClain — said that if the property doesn’t pay all of its authorized charges, they’d almost definitely not have the ability to proceed to struggle Robson and Safechuck’s lawsuits.
“The Property would doubtless must default … the place quite a few depositions, discovery issues, and different issues are scheduled to happen over the following a number of months, and the place [Robson and Safechuck] are in search of $400 million,” the docs state.
“It could be disastrous for the Property to default on this case,” the docs proceed.
The quantity Robson and Safechuck are in search of from Michael’s corporations, MJJ Productions Inc. and MJJ Ventures Inc., was not identified up till this level.
Michael’s property has repeatedly denied Robson and Safechuck’s sexual assault allegations, and a spokesperson for the property reiterated to Web page Six Wednesday, “The lawsuit has no advantage and Michael is harmless.”
Reps for Robson and Safechuck didn’t instantly reply to Web page Six’s requests for remark.
Robson, 43, first filed his swimsuit in 2013, alleging on the time that he had been molested and raped by the music icon when he was only a baby, particularly from the ages of seven to 14.
Safechuck, 47, sued the next yr, claiming that Jackson had groomed him for intercourse when he first appeared in a Pepsi advert alongside the star at age 10.
Each males opened up concerning the alleged abuse they skilled intimately in HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” documentary in 2019.
Michael’s property later sued HBO for violating a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract by agreeing to run the documentary. The case was ultimately settled in 2024 and HBO agreed to completely take away the movie from its platform.
