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Michael Jackson accuser James Safechuck has had his lawsuit against two of the late singer’s corporations dismissed. The 42-year-old — who accused the “Thriller” hitmaker of abusing him from the age of 10 until he hit puberty — had made an attempt to sue MJJ Productions Inc. and MJJ Ventures Inc. over the alleged abuse…

Wade Robson and James Safechuck have tentatively had the dismissal of their lawsuit against Michael Jackson’s estate overturned. The two men had previously filed claims against the late “Thriller” hitmaker — who died in June 2009 — over allegations he abused them as children but their cases were dismissed in 2017, in part due to the statute…

Michael Jackson’s family blasted Leaving Neverland after it won a Creative Arts Emmy. The Dan Reed documentary — which details sexual abuse allegations made against Jackson by James Safechuck and Wade Robson — picked up the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special on the first night of the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, Sept. 14,…

Superstar comedian Dave Chappelle is one of many people out there who does not believe Michael Jackson sexually abused Wade Robson and James Safechuck as detailed in the harrowing documentary “Leaving Neverland.” The difference is that Chappelle is obviously unafraid of the intense backlash that could come his way for saying “I don’t believe these…

A new documentary defending Michael Jackson has been released. The hour-long film, titled Chase The Truth, has been created to defend the late King of Pop following the controversial “Leaving Neverland” documentary, which aired earlier this year, and explored accusations made by Wade Robson, 36, and James Safechuck, 41. The film featuring interviews with Jackson’s…

An explosive new video called Lies of Leaving Neverland has been released that seemingly pokes multiple holes in the stories of Michael Jackson’s accusers, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim they were sexually abused by the King of Pop. According to The Blast, Lies of Leaving Neverland is a direct response to the Emmy-nominated…

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video helped catapult the album of the same name to become the bestselling ever (Photo: circa 1982) Despite being one of the greatest musical entertainers of all time and having his “Thriller” video considered the best ever, executives at MTV may snatch Michael Jackson’s name from the Video Vanguard Award. According to…

Most of us can still remember exactly where we were when we heard that Michael Jackson had died. Ten years later, it is still the major talking point. The hashtag #10YearsWithoutMichaelJackson has been trending globally on Twitter with close to 70,000 tweets, as of this writing, utilizing the hashtag which has largely been used to…

On the 10th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s tragic death, his sister and fellow Hall of Fame pop star, Janet Jackson, has finally spoken up about the King of Pop’s indelible and unassailable music. The Thriller singer died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50 in Bel Air, California, from acute poisoning from the…

The Material Girl is defending the King of Pop. Madonna, who along with Michael Jackson ruled pop culture in the 1980s and part of the ’90s, is defending her fellow legend by saying the Thriller architect is “innocent until proven guilty” of the multiple child molestation charges levied against him. You would think that after…

Oprah Winfrey “doesn’t regret” supporting the Leaving Neverland documentary. The 65-year-old media mogul stood by Wade Robson and James Safechuck in an interview that aired immediately after the HBO documentary in which they accused the late Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them after befriending them as children. And although Oprah — who became known for shedding light on…

Will.i.am says the allegations made against Michael Jackson are part of a “racist smear campaign.” The “Scream and Shout” hitmaker has branded the claims made by James Safechuck and Wade Robson in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, where they say that Jackson sexually abused both of them after befriending them when they were children, as…

Diana Ross has spoken out to defend her late friend Michael Jackson following allegations of child sexual abuse. The 74-year-old singer used her Twitter account to speak up for Jackson after the documentary Leaving Neverland suggested he abused Wade Robson and James Safechuck when they were children. Referencing her own Supremes hit single, she posted: “This is what’s…

Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard has come to his defense. Bill Whitfield was the late King of Pop’s security man along with Javon Beard — with whom he co-wrote the 2014 book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. He has now spoken out about the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” in which James…

Moments after reports emerged that Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, attempted suicide, the rising model and actress disputed those claims. On the afternoon of Saturday, March 16, 2019, TMZ reported that an EMS responded to Jackson’s home in Los Angeles after she slit her wrists in an attempted suicide. The report also claimed that she…

Drake has decided to drop the King of Pop. The “In My Feelings” singer recently decided that he will no longer perform his song with Michael Jackson, “Don’t Matter to Me,” on the UK leg of his international tour. The removal of the song from his set list comes days after the HBO documentary “Leaving…

The late legendary singer Michael Jackson’s niece, Brandi Jackson, is blasting Wade Robson, who claim the King of Pop sexually abused him in the explosive HBO docuseries Leaving Neverland. Brandi Jackson has called Robson a compulsive and chronic liar who is addicted to fame and relevance. She said she dated Robson throughout her teen years…

Michael Jackson’s legendary producing partner, Quincy Jones, once told this writer that, nearly four decades after the two launched Thriller and Off the Wall into orbit, he still hears the King of Pop’s music played in nightclubs in many countries around the world. However, on the 10-year anniversary of the venerated singer’s premature death at…

As soon as embattled singer R. Kelly bolted out of his chair and started punching the air during a dramatic, sob-filled tirade in his compelling TV interview with “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King, he lost out on trying to convince viewers of his innocence, or so say social media users who saw the program. As video clips…

America has unwittingly discovered a way to dissect, deconstruct and destroy the images of Black icons: damning documentaries. “Leaving Neverland” and “Surviving R. Kelly” docu-series’ have each been able to accomplish in one day what decades of multiple media reports, multimillion-dollar trials and scores of witness testimonies failed to do: repulse the public. The harrowing…