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On August 29, 2023, Michael Jackson would have celebrated his 65th birthday. Known as the 'King of Pop', Micheal's achievements were phenomenal despite having a difficult childhood, and a life full of
A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys. A three-judge panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed by a lower court, and that the men can validly claim that the two Jackson-owned corporations that were named as defendants in the cases had a responsibility to protect them. It's the second time the lawsuits brought by Robson in 2013 and Safechuck the following year have been brought back after dismissal. The two men became more widely known for telling their stories in the 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland. A judge who dismissed the suits in 2021 found that that the corporations, MJJ Productions Inc. and MJJ Ventures Inc., could not be expected to function like the Boy Scouts or a church where a child in their care could expect their protection. Jackson, who died in 2009, was
Swift also bagged trophies in Favorite Album - Pop/Rock, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary and Artist of the Year categories
The Jackson estate had called the film "the kind of tabloid character assassination Michael Jackson endured in life, and now in death"
Almost a year ago, in May 2015, Michael Jackson's former Neverland Ranch hit the market. The 12,598-square-foot French Normandy-style home sits on 2,698 acres in the Santa Ynez Valley, northeast of Los Angeles. It has six-bedrooms, a four-acre lake with waterfall, an outdoor barbecue, a pool house, three guest houses, a tennis court, and a 5,500-square-foot movie theater and stage. Asking price back then? $100 million.Asking price 10 months later? $100 million.The reason for the lack of movement on the price tag isn't a stubborn seller or the lack of draw. Homes in the highest echelon of the real estate market-everywhere-simply aren't selling fast. The key to unloading a $100 million dollar property these days? Patience."The uber-luxury high-end market is not anywhere near where it was three, four, five years ago," said Brendon DeSimone, real estate expert with listings site Zillow.com.Dropping oil prices, fluctuating stock markets, and weak currencies have led to slowdowns in the worl