Link: https://theneedledrop.com/news/michael-jackson-estate-spends-15-million-to-remove-abuse-allegations-from-upcoming-biopic/

With these changes, the film now leans more toward showing Jackson at the peak of his career, rather than ending on one of the most controversial chapters of his life.

TBH I don't know or care about this guy much either way, but it's interesting how stories get told.

And ofc, this is fucked up if he was actually abusing kids.

Didn't stop me from posting dick robot a few days ago!

Lawyers for the Michael Jackson Estate found a clause in a past settlement that prevents the accuser from being portrayed in a dramatized film.

I don't understand. Are they saying the filmmakers were party to that settlement? Because if not, how can they possibly be bound by a settlement between two other parties?

The estate is bound and any movie has to go through the estate (exceptions not included), therefore it is liable if any movie does so with its consent.

Probably the Jackson estate sold the film rights to the filmmakers and later realized that they legally would have been liable for that.

Thanks, that makes sense

Ah, it's an "authorized" biopic, then? Thus they have to abide by the estate's terms.

Hes not even king of pedophiles anymore.

https://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.jackson6/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/mar/08/michaeljacksontrial.usa

https://www.today.com/popculture/accuser-has-history-changing-his-story-wbna7014043