Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s estate call the latest sexual abuse lawsuit false.
Harry Weitzman, attorney for the Jackson estate, tells Page Six, “Twenty five years after the fact and five years after Michael Jackson passed away Mr. Safechuck — who has many times over the years denied Michael Jackson did anything inappropriate to him — is now demanding money from Michael’s Estate by claiming he suddenly recalls life differently.”
James Safechuck, now 36, was the child featured in a 1987 Pepsi commercial with Jackson. Lawyers for Safechuck filed the documents last week alleging that Jackson started grooming him for sex when he first appeared in the ad at age 10.
Weitzman added, “His new story is that Wade Robson’s nearly identical lawsuit filed a year ago by the same attorney caused him to now recall certain events. Of course, Michael is not here to defend himself. Nonetheless, we believe these false and scurrilous allegations will not prevail.”
A source close to Safechuck told The Daily Beast “once you start having children and you see what it’s all about … your perspective on life changes.”
“It’s the same type of sex abuse claim as Wade’s,” the source said. “Only with a different set of facts … and dates.” According to the source, Safechuck alleges that he “was molested from the age of 10 to about 14 or 15.”