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WHO:

MovieWeb - The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Edward Joseph Cascio, Dominic Savini Cascio, Marie-Nicole Porte, and Aldo Cascio.

MovieWeb - The defendants named in the complaint include the Jackson estate, attorneys John Branca and John McLain, and private investigator Herman Weisberg.

MovieWeb - The Jackson estate is represented by attorney Martin Singer.

WHAT:

MovieWeb - A lawsuit was filed in February 2026 in a Los Angeles court alleging that Michael Jackson groomed and abused four siblings.

MovieWeb - The complaint states that Jackson was a "serial child predator" who drugged, raped, and sexually assaulted the plaintiffs, starting when they were as young as seven or eight years old.

MovieWeb - The Jackson estate allegedly offered a settlement of $100,000 for each sibling in 2019, which later escalated to $690,000 a year for five years.

MovieWeb - The Jackson estate has described the lawsuit as a "desperate money grab."

WHERE:

MovieWeb - The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles, California.

MovieWeb - The abuse allegedly occurred in various locations around the world and at the plaintiffs' family home.

WHEN:

MovieWeb - The lawsuit was filed in February 2026.

MovieWeb - The Jackson estate initially offered a settlement in 2019.

WHY:

MovieWeb - The plaintiffs claim they were manipulated and abused by Jackson, who used emotional and physical isolation to maintain control over them.

HOW:

MovieWeb - The complaint details that Jackson used lavish gifts, obsessive attention, and declarations of love to groom the plaintiffs.

MovieWeb - Jackson allegedly used code words to encourage the children to engage in sexual acts and provided them with drugs and alcohol.

(UPDATED April 26, 2026 21:07 UTC)

A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles court alleging that Michael Jackson groomed and abused four siblings, who claim he was a "serial child predator" that started his abuse when they were as young as seven or eight years old. The plaintiffs, Edward Joseph Cascio, Dominic Savini Cascio, Marie-Nicole Porte, and Aldo Cascio, allege that Jackson manipulated them through lavish gifts and emotional isolation, while the Jackson estate has described the lawsuit as a "desperate money grab." The estate, represented by attorney Martin Singer, reportedly offered a settlement of $100,000 for each sibling in 2019, which later increased to $690,000 a year for five years.