{"id":2050762,"date":"2025-09-26T03:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T03:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2050762"},"modified":"2025-09-26T03:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T03:20:00","slug":"michael-jackson-accusers-seek-400-million-in-lawsuit-over-alleged-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-jackson-accusers-seek-400-million-in-lawsuit-over-alleged-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Accusers Seek $400 Million in Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New court documents reveal Wade Robson and James Safechuck are demanding a staggering $400 million in damages in their lawsuit against the estate of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/michael-jackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Jackson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Michael Jackson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The revelation came after John Branca and John McClain, the executors of the singer&#8217;s estate, filed a motion last week in response to his daughter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/paris-jackson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paris Jackson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Paris Jackson<\/a>&#8216;s request that the court require only partial payments until invoices are formally approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also asked for paperwork detailing the legal fees to third-party firms from 2019 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paris claimed that a &#8220;closely-knit&#8221; group of attorneys have been &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/paris-jackson-michael-jacksons-estate-dispute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:skimming money from the Estate, in plain view;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">skimming money from the Estate, in plain view<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Branca and McClain argued that withholding payment to these firms would result in &#8220;profoundly destabilizing consequences for the estate,&#8221; according to documents obtained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/michael-jacksons-accusers-demand-9-figure-sum-over-alleged-abuse-excl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Us Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The estate&#8217;s executors also claimed that these measures proposed by Jackson would cause a crippling ripple effect, especially for the suit filed by Robson and Safechuck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Estate would likely have to default \u2026 where numerous depositions, discovery matters, and other matters are scheduled to take place over the next several months, and where [Robson and Safechuck] are seeking $400 million,&#8221; the doc reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It would be disastrous for the Estate to default in this case,&#8221; the doc stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/24\/michael-jackson-accusers-demand-money\/?adid=social-tw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a>, the amount sought by Robson and Safechuck in its lawsuit against the singer&#8217;s companies, MJJ Productions, and MJJ Ventures had not been known by the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Branca and McClain argued that, by siding with Jackson, the absence of these law firms would also impact other areas of interest to the singer&#8217;s estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Estate would also lose the benefit of counsel maintaining its intellectual property portfolio, the lifeblood of its businesses,&#8221; 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