Michael Jackson: Every Accusation, Every Settlement, Every Reversal

The Cascio family is the latest. They won’t be the last. And the pattern they represent — decades of public defense followed by allegations, followed by money, followed by more allegations — is the pattern that defines the entire Michael Jackson saga.

This episode covers the Cascios in full: the Oprah appearance, the memoir, the twenty-five years of vocal defense, the reported sixteen million dollar settlement, and the federal lawsuit alleging Jackson assaulted every one of their children. The estate’s attorney called it a desperate money grab and pointed to the decades of public defense as evidence the clai...