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Michael Jackson Estate Takes Legal Action Over Abuse Accuser’s Demands For $213M: Reports

Michael Jackson’s estate has reportedly filed a legal action against a man allegedly threatening to air abuse accusations unless paid $213 million

Michael Jackson ’s estate has filed a legal action against a man who it claims has threatened to resurface ugly abuse allegations ahead of the upcoming release of a biopic about the King of Pop, according to multiple media reports. The Jackson estate has always vehemently denied all such claims, pointing out that the singer was acquitted in a 2005 criminal trial and arguing that his accusers are simply seeking monetary gain from an artist who cannot defend himself because defamation law does not extend to dead individuals. Period.” The case claimed the network had breached a decades-old contract that it signed to air a Jackson concert back in 1992, which included a provision banning HBO from making “any disparaging remarks” about the singer.

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