{"id":2849,"date":"2026-04-30T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/staging-filmshrine\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:32:27","slug":"new-michael-jackson-lawsuit-cascio-family-most-disturbing-claims-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/04\/30\/new-michael-jackson-lawsuit-cascio-family-most-disturbing-claims-made\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Groomed and brainwashed’: The most disturbing claims made in the new Michael Jackson lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Michael in cinemas now, a group of siblings who filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson\u2019s estate on allegations of child sex abuse and trafficking are sharing new details of their claims against the late pop star.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brothers Edward, Dominic, and Aldo Cascio alongside their sister Marie-Nicole Porte were once described as Jackson\u2019s \u201csecond family\u201d, having met the singer as children through their father who worked at a hotel the singer stayed at.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although they previously defended Jackson over prior allegations, they have since spoken out and claimed they were \u201cgroomed and brainwashed\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In light of the Michael biopic hitting theatres, the siblings spoke to the <\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/a>, with Eddie claiming that the singer abused them for years while teaching them to defend him against the allegations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cascios told the outlet that their goals are about more than money – they\u2019re about \u201ctelling the truth about Mr Jackson\u201d to the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two months prior to the interview, the four siblings filed a lawsuit against the Jackson estate, whose lawyers have denied the accusations. The complaint outlines a series of serious allegations that are now being revisited in light of the renewed attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Allegations of abuse that went on for years<\/h3>\n

The <\/span>lawsuit<\/span><\/a> claims that Michael Jackson was a \u201cserial child predator\u201d who sexually assaulted and raped each of the siblings over a period of more than a decade, starting when some of them were just seven or eight years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Four of the five siblings in a family that was close to Michael Jackson now say in a lawsuit and in an interview that, though they had denied it in the past, Jackson repeatedly sexually assaulted each of them. https:\/\/t.co\/NzANehF8Ru<\/a><\/p>\n

— New York Times Music (@nytimesmusic) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n