US EditionMichael Jackson Estate Faces Sexual Abuse Claims From Cascio Siblings, Allege They Were 'Groomed and Brainwashed'
- Four Cascio siblings detailed abuse allegations Friday to The New York Times in a February 2026 lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate, claiming the deceased pop star drugged, raped and sexually assaulted them beginning when some were as young as seven or eight.
- The Cascios approached the Jackson estate with abuse allegations years ago, reaching a $16 million settlement in 2020 distributed over five years; when payments halted in 2025, negotiations collapsed and the siblings filed suit, partly motivated by HBO's 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland.
- Marie-Nicole Porte, now 37, alleges she was 12 when Jackson abused her in their family home; Dominic Cascio, 39, claims his alleged sexual relationship began at about 8 years old during a Euro Disney trip; Aldo Cascio alleged he was 7 when Jackson gave him oral sex in bed.
- Eddie Cascio told The Times 'We were brainwashed, we were groomed,' claiming Jackson trained them to defend his reputation because he was the biggest star in the world, while estate attorney Marty Singer called the lawsuit a 'desperate money grab.'
- The Cascio family came forward on the premiere day of Lionsgate's Michael biopic, projected to set box office records for a music film, as James Safechuck from Leaving Neverland released a supportive video for abuse survivors on April 24.
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Multiple siblings of Michael Jackson's 'second family' accuse him of sexual abuse and grooming, sue singer's estate
After years of defending Jackson against allegations of child molestation, the four Cascio siblings have filed a lawsuit claiming the pop star repeatedly sexually assaulted each of them.Michael Jackson performs in 1996Credit: JMEnternational/GettyKey PointsMultiple siblings from the Cascio family have filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson's estate, accusing him of sexual abuse and grooming.The siblings, who described themselves as Jackson's "s…
Once his second family, they now claim that Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years. The Cascio siblings have revealed traumatic details of the late star's alleged sexual abuse, leading them to file a lawsuit in a California court. The lawsuit describes the singer as a "repeated sex offender who drugged, raped and sexually abused the Cascios over a period of more than a decade."
Michael Jackson estate faces sexual abuse claims from Cascio siblings, allege they were 'groomed and brainwashed'
Michael Jackson’s estate faces fresh allegations from four Cascio siblings, who claim years of abuse, grooming and manipulation, and accuse estate figures of misleading them during settlement talks and attempting to enforce silence.
Four of the five Cascio brothers — Aldo, Eddie, Dominic, and Marie Nicole — have decided to speak out publicly against Michael Jackson, whom they considered their “second family” for years. In an interview with The New York Times, they reported episodes of child sexual abuse and assured that the artist prepared them to defend him against any charges, even long after his death. Eddie Cascio said that Jackson, “the biggest star in the world,” mani…
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