{"id":694768,"date":"2025-10-14T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:00:28","slug":"michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson Bombshell! FIVE Siblings Who Defended MJ For Years Say He Molested Them, Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2804971c43b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2804971c43b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/#The_Cascio_Family\" >The Cascio Family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/#The_Accusations\" >The Accusations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/#What_Sparked_The_Lawsuit\" >What Sparked The Lawsuit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-jackson-bombshell-five-siblings-who-defended-mj-for-years-say-he-molested-them-too\/#Family_Fallout\" >Family Fallout<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<p><strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u2019s relationship with children is once again being called into question.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his death in 2009, the King of Pop was accused of child abuse at two separate points in his career. Once in 1993, a case which was settled outside of court, and again in 2005, when he was acquitted in court. But throughout it all, the Cascio family stood behind him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\">\n<p class=\"toc_title\">\n                    Contents <span class=\"toc_toggle\">[<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\">hide<\/a>]<\/span>\n                <\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#the-cascio-family\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> The Cascio Family<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#the-accusations\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> The Accusations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#what-sparked-the-lawsuit\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> What Sparked The Lawsuit<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#family-fallout\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Family Fallout<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-cascio-family\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cascio_Family\"><\/span>The Cascio Family<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b26-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the name sounds familiar, it\u2019s because they\u2019re the bunch Michael dubbed his \u201csecond family.\u201d Back in the \u201880s, he met patriarch <strong>Dominic Cascio<\/strong> while staying at the <strong>Helmsley Palace<\/strong> in New York. They quickly became friends, and Dominic introduced the <em>Thriller<\/em> singer to his family, which included wife <strong>Connie<\/strong>, and their two sons. The husband and wife went on to have three more children: two boys and one girl, and Michael remained an active presence in all of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, the family has been open about the dinners they shared with Michael in their New Jersey home, Christmas gift exchanges, shopping sprees, <strong>Disneyland<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s, and stays at <strong>Neverland Ranch<\/strong> in California for the kids. All along they said it was innocent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Priscilla Presley Hit With Lawsuit Claiming She Lied To IRS About MILLIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b2a-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The eldest boy, <strong>Frank Cascio<\/strong>, authored a book called <em>My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship With An Extraordinary Man<\/em> \u2014 a 2011 memoir about the nature of his relationship with Michael, where he vehemently defended the singer. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI want to be precise and clear, on the record, so that everyone can read and understand: Michael\u2019s love for children was innocent, and it was profoundly misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b2d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn all the years that I was close to him, I saw nothing that raised any red flags, not as a child and not as an adult.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Frank went on to claim Michael \u201cwas being attacked by liars\u201d, maintaining:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere was nothing ambiguous about the whole thing. These people were after Michael\u2019s money. But he was innocent, and we were going to destroy them in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b2f-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Frank\u2019s tune has now changed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-accusations\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Accusations\"><\/span>The Accusations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15183681\/FIVE-children-one-familyMichael-Jackson-brainwashed-abused-years-Siblings-suing.html\"><em>DailyMail.com<\/em><\/a> reported that all five Cascio children came together earlier this month to file a bombshell suit in <strong>Los Angeles Superior Court<\/strong> accusing Michael of of grooming, sexually abusing, and \u201cbrainwashing\u201d their family for 25 years. Of the alleged abuse, a source told the outlet:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt was everything sexual: sex with under-age children. When they all realized what had been going on it was the most traumatic thing. Their story is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b35-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to filings seen by the outlet, the siblings claim:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFrom the early 1980s until at least 2009, Michael Jackson had intimate contact with the Cascio children. This abusive contact occurred over a span of decades and involved hundreds of instances. Each of the Cascio children were groomed, brainwashed and severely manipulated to believe that each was uniquely \u2018special\u2019 to Michael and that their relationship with him was exclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The docs continue:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b38-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis emotional manipulation was designed to secure each family member\u2019s loyalty and ensure their silence, making them feel indebted to Michael and isolated from any source of protection or perspective. Through years of psychological conditioning, Michael cultivated dependence and fear in the Cascios, making respondents believe they had no choice but to comply and no safe way to break free. The effects of this conditioning persisted into adulthood, leaving respondents with a deeply ingrained belief that speaking out would constitute betrayal \u2014 a dynamic the estate has continued to exploit in its dealings with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow.<\/p>\n<p>We know there are many MJ fans out there who never wanted to believe any of the allegations from longtime accusers <strong>James Safechuck<\/strong> and <strong>Wade Robson<\/strong>, who participated in the shocking 2019 documentary <em>Leaving Neverland<\/em>. But the Cascio family were some of his biggest defenders, and now even they\u2019ve switched sides.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-sparked-the-lawsuit\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Sparked_The_Lawsuit\"><\/span>What Sparked The Lawsuit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b3b-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking of\u00a0<em>Leaving Neverland<\/em>, multiple insiders tell\u00a0<em>DM<\/em> it was the <strong>HBO<\/strong> doc that first sparked movement in the case.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Safechuck and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Robson, now both in their 40s, accused the <em>Beat It<\/em> star of subjecting them to years of abuse \u2014 Safechuck from 1988 to 1992, and Robson from 1990 to 1996. The doc changed things for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public AND for the Cascios.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources earlier this year, when the Cascio family raised alarms, the Jackson estate attempted to get ahead of more public accusations in January 2020. Instead they tried to settle behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The involved parties reportedly reached a confidential settlement that included payouts over five years. However, the Cascio family\u2019s attorney allegedly demanded an additional $213 million in 2024 against a threat the family would \u201cexpand the circle of knowledge\u201d to negatively impact the Jackson estate\u2019s business dealings, per the <em>New York Post<\/em>. The estate has since responded by calling the case a \u201ccivil extortion scheme\u201d before initiating arbitration in September 2024, accusing the family of breach of contract and civil extortion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b3d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the filings further accuse the Jackson estate of \u201cexploiting the same patterns of trust, fear and conditioned loyalty\u201d employed by Michael in order to get them to sign the agreement in 2020.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"family-fallout\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Family_Fallout\"><\/span>Family Fallout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This shocking about-face from the Cascio family follows an implied change even closer to home. Fans noticed <strong>Paris Jackson<\/strong> recently got her MJ tattoo covered up. And she\u2019s since raised even more suspicion that she believes the worst allegations against her father.<\/p>\n<p>When one of the actors in an upcoming Jackson Family biopic said Paris and her family were \u201cvery much in support of our film,\u201d she hit back hard! She not only said she \u201cwasn\u2019t involved at all,\u201d she told everyone why:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b40-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA big reason why I haven\u2019t said anything up until this point is because I know a lot of you guys are gonna be h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with it. A big section of the film panders to a very specific section of my dad\u2019s fandom that still lives in the fantasy, and they\u2019re gonna be happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fantasy\u2026 of his innocence? Did things change for her because of the documentary? Because of the Cascios?? Will she speak out against him, too??<\/p>\n<p>This is some seriously troubling stuff! What do YOU make of it? Let us know in the comments down below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-68ee3dfe91b41-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>[Images via Michael Jackson\/<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sd4SJVsTulc\">YouTube<\/a> &amp; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/photo.wenn.com\">WENN<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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