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A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit against Michael Jackson’s estate, ruling that the Cascio family’s claims of child sex trafficking must go to arbitration—not public court—due to a 2019 settlement. The siblings, once close to Jackson and calling themselves his “second family,” accused him of years of grooming, isolation, and abuse, saying he used drugs, alcohol, and pornography to normalize the behavior. After being “deprogrammed” by a 2019 HBO documentary, they accepted a $3.5 million payout without admitting fault—but now claim they were coerced. Their lawyer says justice will now be pursued privately, while the estate’s attorney called the suit a money grab. Despite Jackson’s past acquittals and settlements, these allegations persist—even affecting a recent biopic that had to remove specific references due to prior agreements, though it still became a hit.

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