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But on Wednesday, Weitzman and Steinsapir told USA TODAY in a statement that "there is no lawsuit around him. LOS ANGELES — (AP) — A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland." The statute of limitations covering civil suits over child sexual abuse was recently changed in California in the wake of the #MeToo movement, allowing people with such claims to sue up to the age of 40 (instead of 26). Safechuck's lawsuit alleges that Jackson abused him hundreds of times in the late 1980s and early ’90s, and claims that "the thinly-veiled, covert second purpose of (Jackson's) businesses was to operate as a child sexual abuse operation, specifically designed to locate, attract, lure and seduce child sexual abuse victims. Read Next: Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Join Variety’s Power of Women Conversations, AMC Networks Looks to Erase $8.6 Million Verdict in ‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman’s Death, Netflix Sued Over Depiction of Cuban Exiles in ‘Wasp Network’, ‘Avengers’ Stars Encourage Fans to Vote Blue During Biden Fundraiser, last month that sided with the Michael Jackson estate, Matthew McConaughey Reveals He Was Sexually Abused as a Teen in New Memoir, Rudy Giuliani’s Compromising Appearance in New ‘Borat’ Film Raises Questions Ahead of Election, How ‘Scream 5’ Directors Convinced Neve Campbell to Return to the Franchise Without Wes Craven, Ariana Grande’s New Album: Everything We Know So Far, ’60 Minutes’ Will Run Trump Interview Sunday, Despite President’s Release of Footage, 'Never Have I Ever' Season 2 to Start Production in November (EXCLUSIVE), HBO Max Hits 28.7 Million Subscribers in Q3, Warner Bros. Revenue Down 28%, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom Buy $14.2 Million Montecito Compound, Twitter Disputes Claim That Donald Trump’s Account Hacked by Researcher Who Guessed His ‘maga2020!’ Password, NBC News Says Tucker Carlson ‘Dangerously and Dishonestly Targeted’ Its Reporter, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Movie Lands Simon Kinberg as Writer, Producer, ‘Addams Family’ TV Reboot in the Works From Tim Burton, Horror Icons Jamie Lee Curtis and Neve Campbell Compare Notes on Their Reigns as Scream Queens, Tyler Perry on Producing During the Pandemic and Why He’s Weighing in on Politics, Netflix to Campaign Chadwick Boseman as Lead Actor for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, Elon Musk Sells the Gene Wilder House to Wilder’s Nephew, Trump Continuously Bitches About Tough Questions During Full Video He Released of ’60 Minutes’ Interview. ", Jackson's estate's lawyers, his family members and administrators of his estate, which owns Jackson's companies, have vociferously denied the allegations against him by Robson and Safechuck, whom they have repeatedly labeled liars. Stockholders are questioning HBO’s leadership.”.

“Soon there will be a hearing, as the Court ordered, and damages will be awarded for HBO’s intentional and unlawful conduct,” he said. A sequel to explosive Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is being made by director Dan Reed. HBO is appealing a judge’s decision last month that sided with the Michael Jackson estate in its battle against the documentary “Leaving Neverland.”. The estate sought to compel HBO into arbitration, claiming that the cable network was violating a 1992 contract for a Michael Jackson concert film which contained a non-disparagement provision.

When it aired on Channel 4 in the UK, 230 viewers complained to TV watchdog Ofcom, which decided it would not be investigating the complaints. Leaving Neverland features interviews with both Robson and Safechuck who gave detailed allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of the star, who died in 2009. “The real questions are what is HBO afraid of and how much will they end up paying the Estate of Michael Jackson.”. In his ruling last month, Wu found that the anti-SLAPP statute does not apply to arbitration requests. He denied the motion to strike the suit, and ordered the case to arbitration. An Auction House Is Selling the Bar From Hilter’s Yacht. branding Leaving Neverland ‘tabloid character assassination’. “We are appealing this ruling, as we believe it ignores well-established California law and would set a dangerous precedent that leaves children unprotected," Finaldi said in a statement to USA TODAY. Stay with us for live coverage and fact checks. But on Tuesday, Los Angeles Judge Mark A. He is being supported by Louisa Compton, head of news and current affairs and Channel 4 – which made Leaving Neverland in collaboration with HBO. Michael Jackson's Leaving Neverland accuser has revived case dismissed, U2's The Joshua Tree is the best album of the 1980s according to vote, Eamonn Holmes puts Prince Jackson on spot over dad Michael Jackson's link to children.

Reed and his production company Amos Pictures are said to have been served with subpoenas ‘demanding that he personally appear for deposition and hand over documents and materials related to Leaving Neverland and the sequel’, say Deadline. The Thriller singer’s nephew Taj has also spoken in defence of his uncle, claiming Robson is ‘100% lying’. Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley abruptly eliminates one contestant as she gets closer to Dale Moss, Peep Show’s David Mitchell and wife Victoria Cohen ‘sign up for Celebrity Gogglebox’.

The Jackson estate has waged a high-stakes PR and legal battle against the film, suing HBO for $100 million and claiming that the subjects had a financial motive to lie. A sequel to explosive Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is being made by director Dan Reed. If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. Reed has been filming in the Los Angeles Superior Court as Robson and Safechuck navigate their lawsuits. Directed by Dan Reed. She told Deadline: ‘At Channel 4 we have a robust record of defending freedom of expression. James Safechuck, who appeared in the explosive HBO documentary, is pursuing a separate lawsuit from fellow "Neverland" accuser Wade Robson. One of those cases was dismissed today.”. This film, however, does those victims a disservice. Both men won an appeal in California earlier this year to take Jackson's companies to a civil trial. Meanwhile, HBO is fighting its own dispute with the Jackson estate after they alleged the network had breached a non-disparagement clause found in a 1992 contract for HBO…

‘Now that Michael is no longer here to defend himself, Robson, Safechuck and their lawyers continue their efforts to achieve notoriety and a payday by smearing him with the same allegations a jury found him innocent of when he was alive.’. HBO has argued that the documentary was protected by the First Amendment, and that the Jackson estate was seeking to chill public debate on child sexual abuse. With Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson. ‘We are extremely sympathetic to any legitimate victim of child abuse. Wu acknowledged that his ruling would likely be appealed. Deadline reports that Reed has been filming at the Los Angeles Superior Court, following Wade Robson and James Safechuck – who both accused the late singer of sexual assault – as they launch legal action against his legacy companies MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures. Metro.co.uk has contacted Channel 4 for comment. HBO is appealing a judge’s decision last month that sided with the Michael Jackson estate in its battle against the documentary “Leaving Neverland.”. Young dismissed Safechuck's lawsuit, saying his lawyers had not proven Jackson's companies, MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures, had a fiduciary duty to him as a child working for the pop star, nor was it proven there was a special relationship between the two. At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two boys, aged seven and ten, and their families. The film won the Emmy for best documentary or nonfiction special in September. NHL Postpones Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend Until 2022, The Best Flat-Screen TVs That Don’t Cost a Small Fortune.

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The director is taking action to hit back at the subpoenas and have them quashed. "The notion that these companies owed no duty to protect Mr. Safechuck — who was a young boy working for them at the time — from a known pedophile, attempts to turn decades of child sexual abuse rulings and statutes on their head.”, The Jackson estate's lawyers, Howard Weitzman and Jonathan Steinsapir, said in a statement to USA TODAY Wednesday they were "pleased that the Court dismissed the case against Mr. Safechuck by ruling that he had no grounds to pursue his lawsuit.". The estate also sued HBO for airing "Leaving Neverland.". One of Michael Jackson's accusers from the "Leaving Neverland" documentary suffered a legal loss this week when a judge tossed his lawsuit against the late pop star's companies. On Wednesday, Safechuck's lawyer, Vince Finaldi, said they would be appealing. Robson’s case is set to go to trial in June 2021. A January ruling had reversed lower court rulings that concluded Safechuck and Robson had waited too long to sue MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures under then-existing state law. The judge also ruled it was not proven that Jackson's companies – then led by the star – had the ability to control or discipline Jackson. The allegations have always been denied by Jackson’s family. John Branca, the attorney who is co-executor of the Jackson estate, called the move a “cover-up.”, “If HBO truly believed that their desperate attempt to grab ratings was true, accurate, and fair, they would not be so strenuously avoiding a public reckoning of this junk programming which has become known as the Lies of Leaving Neverland,” Branca said in a statement.

They … Meanwhile, Deadline reports "Neverland" director Dan Reed is embroiled in a legal wrangle with Jackson’s companies as he attempts to shoot a sequel. Trailer for new HBO documentary about Michael Jackson abuse victims Leaving Neverland. HBO filed a notice on Monday that it would appeal the ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal.

HBO sought to dismiss the case under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which prohibits frivolous suits that threaten free speech on matters of public concern.

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