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[Michael Jackson Accuser]

Michael Jackson Accuser
Message To Abuse
Survivors Amid
Biopic Release

By TMZ Staff
Published April 24, 2026 5:12 PM PDT | Updated April 24, 2026 6:07 PM PDT

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Michael Jackson's sexual assault accuser James Safechuck has a new message for childhood sexual abuse survivors ... and he's dropping it as a new "Michael" biopic hits theaters.

In the video, released by Safechuck's attorney, he says all the Hollywood hoopla can be triggering for survivors.

Video: Michael Jackson Accuser James Safechuck Comments During Biopic Rollout
https://www.tmz.com/watch/michael-jackson-accuser-james-safechuck-speaks-out-biopic-release-04-24-2026/
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Safechuck says abusers are sometimes praised, even after alleged victims make public claims against them ... and he says survivors should know they're not alone.

As we've reported ... Safechuck and Wade Robson claim they were sexually abused by Michael as children, and they detailed their allegations in the HBO doc "Leaving Neverland."

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MJ was never convicted of any crime, and his companies continue to deny the allegations.

Safechuck and Robson are suing Michael's estate for $400 million in damages.

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In a social media post Friday, Safechuck thanked the Hollywood Reporter for first reporting on his video message ... and he also claimed "Michael was raping kids during the Bad era."

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The biopic, "Michael," does not mention any of the child molestation allegations made against MJ.

Robson is speaking out too ... posting on social media, "I honestly don't really know how they can make this movie and not think of the victims. I'm sorry."

The biopic ends Michael's story in 1988.

Source: TMZ.com

Hi Souza. Just popping in to say hello.

RK!!!!!!!!

Where have you beeeeeeen? It's been a hot minute! 😮

Do you have Telegram?? You should come join us in the chat!

Welcome! Why have you been quiet?

[Insurance fraud]

So you just had an hours long chat with A.I. about stuff that has all been discussed in the lives and found literally nearly 17 years ago now way before A.I. even was a thing? And when we have a live no one has questions. Amazing!

I have not read the whole thing, I sure hope you don't expect me to read the whole chat while I already see a bunch of stuff that is right here on the forums or in the lives. I did see a few things I will get into, but if you have other points you are going to have to make a list because I am not reading all that. Before I do, you have to realize A.I. goes by shit from the internet. The answer that was given the most is what A.I. will give you, or what it can find on websites. A.I. does not THINK unless you make it think. Unless you challenge it, and unless you know your own stuff. My conversation with Grok lasted hours, the first hours just me training it to see outside of the box and come up with potential legal loopholes. A.I. is not going to understand legal loopholes. Our own government doesn't even know the laws or what rights we have, so don't expect A.I. to have that either.

That said. The main issue A.I. always has with the death hoax and crimes they list are:

Insurance fraud
No one collected on a life insurance policy, that was only cashed in, which can be done while alive. I am not going to search for that article now, should be somewhere here on the forum. I believe it was around 3 million dollars. Michael Jackson was insured for MUCH MORE than 3 million dollars. That is what he spends on McDonalds in a year.

Fraud / conspiracy
We do not know what, if anything, was ever officially reported by the family. Everything Jacksons is sealed. We don't know what their conversations were with law enforcement either, if they even had any. The death certificate might have never been filed. What I do know is that when I was digging back in 2009, we had a woman on the forum working in a position where she could check death certificates. She tried to pull the birth certificate and was warned not to even go there, that the FBI was involved. That was nearly 10 years before the whole Q stuff so it sounded a bit dramatic to me, now it makes more sense.

Tax evasion
The death tax case is still in court. It has been nearly 17 YEARS. And still no death tax was paid. The core tax case is resolved, but certain administrative aspects are still open due to a pending motion. The U.S. Tax Court issued a decisive ruling in May 2021, valuing Michael Jackson's estate at $111 million (far below the IRS's $482 million estimate) and rejecting a potential $700 million tax bill. This was a major win for the estate. However, the estate filed a motion for reconsideration regarding the valuation of one asset (believed to be Mijac, Jackson's music catalog), which remains unresolved. Because this motion is still pending, the final estate tax value has not been officially settled, and the IRS maintains a lien on estate assets.

Until this is resolved:

The trusts for Katherine and his children cannot be formally funded.
A required 20% charitable distribution (per Jackson's will) cannot be calculated.
The estate continues to support beneficiaries through allowances.

Obstruction of justice (i.e. running from criminal charges or child support)
No criminal charges to run from, no child support, all pending cases settled and resolved by the estate.

Identity fraud / forgery
Might be living on one of his million AKA's. That is nothing new, he did that while still 'alive'.

Also, no one says he has to be alive because the death certificate has the wrong name. We've discussed this. If I die tomorrow and my middle name is Miss, but written down on my DC as Mississippi, there would probably not be an issue. Yet still my husband would have it corrected because it can give issues with insurances and assets, etc. And that is just for my dumbass. This is Michael Jackson, worth billions with probably real estate all over the world. THERE IS NO WAY the estate would NOT have that fixed. Also, the death certificate and autopsy report have the name Joseph because that is what the DL said. Michael's DL says Joe. So that means they have it off of someone else's DL then. Michael has been playing name games for decades, I think since he was a child! Joe was allegedly very good at this identity game because of some connections he had. Joe was no fool, never think that. Also, if I am correct that there is 2 Michael Jacksons, BIG FAT CHANCE one of them is not called Michael at all and some name fuckery was needed for that.

I never for a second believed that there isn't some shit going on that might potentially get him in trouble legally. But that precedes his so called death. And I would assume that if the Q theory is right, that he might get a nice little pardon from Trump for all his abracadabra.

What A.I. does NOT take into account is legal loopholes that make this possible or retroactive approval of government agencies. Clearly Obummer's DOJ would not go with this, but Trump's would, as we believe they are both part of the same 'sting operation'. Trump was supposed to run against Obama, but something must have happened that made them decide against that and let him run 4 years later. Michael mentioned '4 years to get it right' for a reason. Clearly the earth is still spinning 17 years later, so the whole 'climate change' BS people want to believe he was talking about, falls apart. A.I. also things the whole Q operation is BS, until you sit there and educate it for days on it. Only after that can you get certain interesting conversations. This is an unprecedented military operation. That is what we believe because that is the ONLY way this death hoax could even exist. People like Pearl, who think this is all for shits and giggles, they have these problems with legalities. I don't. Because to me, his death was necessary and part of the plan, and so it is justified and will be handled with wherever legal challenges exist.

If you talk to A.I. on topics like this, you will have to be better educated on the last 17 years or you will be told things you don't like and you will believe them to be true. AI can be extremely helpful, as long as you use your own brain and use AI to quickly google stuff for you. But for complex theories like this, it is useless unless you spend hours before your question, telling it how to think, instead of just cite dumb shit from the internet.

I wish people would have all these questions when we do a live, so we would actually have hoax things to talk about.

Yes, you're overthinking it. Back in the day it was incredibly easy to edit and start Wikipedia pages as it wasn't a communist propaganda platform yet. I know because I changed the Wikipedia page of Edward Scissorhands multiple times to remove the lie that Michael was begging Tim Burton for the role of Edward, while it was the other way around. Soon thereafter Wikipedia turned into Nazi Germany and after 10 edits back and forth I was eventually banned from editing. The October 28 date was a simple mistake by whoever started the page. 28 instead of 25 is an easy mistake when the year is 1988.

The movie aired on the 25th. As toxic as AI is, in cases like this it's extremely helpful.

Contemporary newspaper sources from October 1988 provide clear evidence that the TV movie David aired on ABC on Tuesday, October 25, 1988, at 9:00 p.m.

• A Los Angeles Times article published on October 24, 1988, previews the film and explicitly states that it "airs on Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC." Since the article was published on a Monday, this confirms the broadcast for the following day, October 25.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-24-ca-169-story.html 

• Another Los Angeles Times piece, published early on October 25, 1988 (at 12:00 a.m. PT), reviews the movie and describes it as "a two-hour movie airing tonight at 9 on ABC," aligning with an October 25 broadcast.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-25-ca-266-story.html 

• Television listings from the New York Times for the week of October 24-28, 1988, show ABC's primetime schedule for New York affiliate WABC-TV (Channel 7) as follows:
  

  • Tuesday, October 25: 8:00 p.m. Who's the Boss?, 8:30 p.m. Roseanne, 9:00 p.m. ABC Tuesday Night Movie: David (1988).
  • Friday, October 28: 8:00 p.m. Perfect Strangers, 8:30 p.m. Full House, 9:00 p.m. Mr. Belvedere, 9:30 p.m. Just the Ten of Us, 10:00 p.m. 20/20. No mention of David on this date, indicating it was not broadcast or rerun then.

These are direct, archival records from major newspapers at the time, reflecting actual broadcast schedules and promotions, rather than later recollections or databases. The October 28 date appears in some secondary or user-edited sources but does not match these original listings, suggesting it may stem from a mix-up (e.g., with another program's air date or a regional variation, though no evidence supports that for the U.S. premiere).

Grok

[Attorney Howard King]

Attorney Howard King
Cascio Kids Deserve $200M From MJ Estate!!!
Jackson Attorney Insists It's Extortion
Exclusive

By TMZ Staff
Published January 14, 2026 12:52 PM PST | Updated January 14, 2026 1:45 PM PST

Video:
https://www.tmz.com/watch/howard-king-michael-jackson-01-14-2026/

Howard King, the attorney representing a family accusing Michael Jackson of abuse, spoke to TMZ after a dramatic day in court in their fight with Jackson's estate ... and he explained what caused the family's flip from ally to enemy.

Frank Cascio and his siblings reportedly settled for millions of dollars in 2020 with Jackson's estate amid allegations the late King of Pop sexually abused them as children. But in 2024, Frank alleged he signed the settlement under duress.

Today, the Cascio family was back in court with Jackson's estate, represented by attorney Marty Singer ... who claims the Cascios are trying to extort MJ's estate.

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This presents a complete reversal from Frank's days as a staunch Jackson defender. So why the change of heart? King says years of therapy helped Frank stop drinking "the Michael Jackson Kool-Aid."

The emotional toll was evident, particularly for Frank's brother, Aldo, who was seen crying in the courtroom before today's hearing began and had to step out with King.

King explained Aldo's breakdown, saying, "These kids are all damaged. One of the children in particular is severely damaged over what happened to him, and it's only compounded by these ridiculous court proceedings where the estate publicly claims that he's lying. He's not lying."

King says the first thing he did when he was retained by the Cascio family in 2024 was record each of the 5 siblings detailing the abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands of Jackson. This allegedly resulted in 10 hours of video testimony.

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According to King, he showed Singer an hour of the footage, and he claims Singer responded, "This will never see the light of day. We're gonna resolve this. Make me an offer."

King claims Singer did make an offer, but then double-crossed him by publicly accusing King of extortion.

Now, arbitration is off the table as far as King is concerned. He says they're asking for more than $200 million after Jackson reportedly paid accuser Jordan Chandler roughly $25 million for one instance of molestation in the '90s.

However, Singer tells TMZ ... "Mr. King's statement is an outright lie." He says he never made any of the statements that he claims were made. Singer says ... "I spoke to a witness who was with me and confirmed that Mr. King's statement is a fabrication. He is simply trying to deflect from the fact that he communicated a demand of $213 million which is the subject of our extortion claim and was reported to the authorities."

Video:
https://www.tmz.com/watch/mark-geragos-exit-michael-jackson-01-14-2026/
^TMZ.com

Frank's attorney of record, Mark Geragos, will decide what steps to take moving forward.

Source: TMZ.com

Well if that was the plan, why was it not released? He leaked all kinds of other stuff way in the beginning so there's no reason he couldn't have released this.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Conflicting stories of people who have 'sources' and a song with 3 short phrases that can mean anything. I'm not sure what you're getting at here. What would this prove?

That's what you think Q is? That's way too simple.

No. That is a thief 100%. That's like saying a woman who's wearing a short skirt is 50% at fault if she's raped. Or someone is 50% guilty of murder when they have knives out on the kitchen counter and someone stabs them with those. In what world is this even remotely Sundberg's fault? That's ridiculous. People should not take other people's property without permission. 

A fan was able to plug in an SSD into his computer and steal many files including unreleased recordings (Adore You, Rocker, Boy No, Innocent Man, etc.)

You misspelled 'thief'.

Miss you Michael.
Any signs of life from you?

Nope. I think the nurse in the senior living community won't let him use a computer. Or he just doesn't care anymore.

Haha yeah.

Do you think he won't make a come back anymore?

It's the only thing that makes sense in my head but it's been a long time. If it happens, it will be within 3 years. After that I am pretty sure he won't.

Miss you Michael.
Any signs of life from you?

Nope. I think the nurse in the senior living community won't let him use a computer. Or he just doesn't care anymore.

[Jaafar Jackson 'Put Himself Through Hell' to Embody Late Uncle Michael Jackson in Upcoming Biopic]

Jaafar Jackson 'Put Himself Through Hell' to Embody Late Uncle Michael Jackson in Upcoming Biopic

May 26, 2025 9:28 pm·
By Nicholas Erickson

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The highly-anticipated Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has hit a few bumps along the road, including reshoots planned for the spring and a release delay of several months. A source exclusively tells In Touch that Jaafar Jackson, Michael's nephew and the actor playing the King of Pop himself, is taking the brunt of the stress and tension behind the scenes.

"I feel sorry for Jaafar in this case because he has put himself through hell to master his late uncle's performance style, dance moves and general manner," says an insider close to the production, "and he's had to maintain that peak conditioning and extremely low body fat for more than two years, starting with the early stages of the project and continuing through to the reshoots they've been doing this spring."

The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, of Training Day fame, and produced by Graham King, who's proven to be able to score big biopic wins with his work on Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018, promises to paint as near a total portrait of such a complicated figure as Michael Jackson as possible. The movie will depict the late superstar's life "from his childhood of being the star of the Jackson 5, through times of abuse by his father Joe Jackson, to his hit 'Thriller,' and the purchase of Neverland Valley, into his tragic and unsuspected death on June 25, 2009," according to its synopsis.

The production is being heavily supported by Michael's family and estate, but many are concerned the picture will be too one-sided when depicting the more controversial parts of the late singer's life or even ignore the more glamorous and triumphant moments in favor of court controversy. Namely, how will they handle the bombshell accusations of molestation that led to one of the most-covered trials in history in 2005. Michael was ultimately acquitted on all counts, but many alleged victims who weren't being directly represented by the state in the criminal complaint still maintain the "Billie Jean" hitmaker abused them.

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The source explains it's obvious the estate will play up his innocence and attempt to clear the air, but that controversy is totally out of Jaafar's control as a leading man, who is more worried about how it will affect the final cut.

"It's also frustrating to him because apart from his own performance, he doesn't have a lot of control over the rest of the process and the movie still has a delicate balance to strike between covering the Jackson Family's side of Michael's legal troubles, while also presenting a couple of dozen of Michael's most famous musical moments."

That very high-wire act is why producers postponed the movie's original April 2025 release date several months. "Getting that balance just right, within the story and the final cut of the movie, is why they had to delay the release and why they have gone back to reshoot and adjust things," the insider explains.

At the end of the day, a lot rides on the charisma of the film's 28-year-old star, making his acting debut. But if it falls flat, it won't be for a lack of trying.

"Everybody knows they only have one shot at this and Jaafar has been a team player who pushes himself to the limits every time he gets into his 'MJ' makeup."

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/jaafar-jackson-put-himself-through-hell-to-play-late-uncle-exclusive/

[Lionsgate Confirms It May Split Michael Jackson Biopic Into Two Movies As Release Is Pushed – Update]

Lionsgate Confirms It May Split Michael Jackson Biopic Into Two Movies As Release Is Pushed – Update

By Jill Goldsmith
May 22, 2025 2:55pm

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in 'Michael'
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UPDATE with more news on Michael: Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson confirmed the company is exploring splitting its Michael Jackson biopic into two films.

"At the end, when you look at the music library, when you look at what Michael Jackson was able to deliver in terms of music and contributions to art, whether or not that can be fit into one movie comfortably or not is a question that we are absolutely asking," he said on a call after quarterly earnings. "We'll be ready to answer more specifically in the coming weeks."

He was responding to a question on why the film has been delayed by an analyst, who also noted the three and half hour cut referenced by CEO Jon Feltheimer in opening remarks.

"Any number of the biggest motion pictures over the last ten or 20 years have had first cuts of movies that were well in excess three and a half hours," Fogelson said. "And when Jon mentioned the footage, it wasn't a cut, it was an accumulation of scenes that we've seen."

He said the reasons behind the release date getting pushed out are "twofold and kind of out there." The length is one. He didn't address the second. However, there have been legal and contractual issues around the narrative of molestation accusations against the star in the early 1990s by the family of then 13-year-old Jordan Chandler. Jackson settled for $20 million in 1994 with no admission of guilt. The Jackson estate explicitly wanted nothing about Chandler in the film. Deadline has reported that fact that the allegations do appear led to a internal dispute and extensive reshoots.

PREVIOUSLY: Lionsgate Studios is moving the release of anticipated biopic Michael from this fall into its fiscal 2027 but didn't give a new release date. That means it's at a year or more away. The company's fiscal year 2026 just started in April.

"In regard to our Michael Jackson biopic, we're excited about the 3½ hours of amazing footage from producer Graham King and director Antoine Fuqua, and we will be announcing a definitive release strategy and timing in the next few weeks. I would note that it is likely we will move Michael out of the fiscal year which will impact fiscal '26 financial results but will bolster an already strong fiscal 27 slate," said CEO Jon Felthimer on a conference call with financial analysts after quarterly earnings.

They were the company's first as a standalone after splitting with Starz earlier this month.

Michael was first set for April and most recently for Oct. 3, although it didn't seem likely it would make that date. Deadline reported out of CinemaCon last month that given the length of the cut the film could be split into two movies, although there was nothing definitive.

Lionsgate didn't show footage for Michael at the event. The film which stars Jackson's nephew and Jermaine Jackson's son Jaafar Jackson in the title role. Colman Domingo plays Joe Jackson and Nia Long is Katherine Jackson.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/lionsgate-studios-pushes-release-michael-jackson-biopic-1236408857/