Overview
- The siblings filed new court declarations stating that as teens in 2003–2004 they were told to hide from Michael Jackson’s then-lawyer, Mark Geragos.
- Frank Cascio and his siblings describe themselves as having experienced abuse, though the filings do not detail specific acts.
- The siblings say a late-2019 ‘life rights’ deal was rushed and coercive, with one copy read aloud, no independent lawyers, and pressure to keep it from Jackson’s children.
- Frank says he struggles with dyslexia, alleges estate representatives discouraged him from seeking counsel, and states he signed in January 2020 without fully understanding the agreement.
- The estate maintains the allegations are false, cites 2019 payments to longtime associates and strict NDAs as legitimate, accuses the siblings of a $213 million civil extortion scheme, and has initiated arbitration and contacted law enforcement.