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Sex trafficking lawsuit against Michael Jackson estate dismissed

Sex trafficking claims against Michael Jackson's estate have been thrown out of court

A child sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Michael Jackson's estate has been thrown out of court.

Earlier this year, siblings Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole and Aldo Cascio sued the late King of Pop’s estate after alleging the Thriller hitmaker - who died in 2009 aged 50 - "groomed and brainwashed" them when they were minors, but on Wednesday (12.08.26), Judge Hernán D. Vera ruled the matter needs to be handled in confidential arbitration under the clear terms of a 2019 settlement between the quartet and the estate.

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