Woman Sues Michael Jackson's Estate, Says The King Of Pop Molested Her More Than 30 Years Ago
A 42-year-old mother claims she has proof Michael Jackson molested her when she was a teenager and paid her around $1 million to stay quiet about it — and now she's suing his estate.
CBS Los Angeles reports that the woman, who goes by "Jane Doe" in the lawsuit, says Jackson started to sexually abuse her in the mid '80s when her parents took her on a trip to his Hayvenhurst home. The late singer invited Doe's family inside his house, and the abuse reportedly began shortly after that encounter.
"After that, he began calling her house, speaking with her," said Vince Finaldi, Doe's attorney, who also represents two other people accusing Jackson of abuse.
Finaldi says Jackson later invited Doe to his home and movie sets, where the alleged abuse occurred. He even claims MJ sent her notes.
"I really like talking to you. And you are so sweet…I love you and miss you very much. All my love. Michael," one note supposedly read.
"Please come to see me. Your mother and dad are nice. Bye. I love you. M.J.," another said.
Doe said she received about $900,000 from Jackson's estate since the abuse, which started when she was 13 and ended when she was 15.
In a statement to TMZ, an attorney that represents the estate of the late King of Pop said the lawsuit is just "another attempt to hit the lottery." MJ recently topped Forbes' 2016 list of highest-paid celebrities.
"We believe this claim was created from whole cloth and is without any merit," the statement continued. "It's also no coincidence that this woman is represented by the same attorneys involved in two other frivolous claims against the Estate."
One of Finaldi's other clients is choreographer Wade Robson, another alleged victim who is suing Jackson's estate. That suit claims Jackson and those who worked with him used his entertainment companies (MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures) to get access to children, the NY Daily News reported.
"MJJ Productions operated the most sophisticated child sexual abuse procurement and facilitation operation the world has known," Finaldi said in mid-September. He also claimed Neverland Ranch was "nothing but a well-orchestrated trap."
"It was custom-built to attract kids so he could groom them and decide which to sexually abuse," Finaldi said.