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Recent court documents tied to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have mentioned Michael Jackson, but the late pop star was not accused of any wrongdoing in the documents.
Unsealed late Wednesday (Jan. 3), the files are part of the 2015 lawsuit victim Virginia Giuffre filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, the late financier’s girlfriend, who was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein recruit and ly abuse underage victims. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years.
Michael Jackson, who was acquitted in 2005 of allegations that he molested underage boys, comes up during the deposition of a witness, which took place May 18, 2016, according to the documents obtained by Billboard.
In the transcript, Giuffre’s lawyer Sigrid McCawley questions the witness about the bold-faced names she had encountered with the financier, who was known for his connections to the rich, famous and powerful.
“Did you ever meet anybody famous when you were with Jeffrey?” McCawley asked.
“I met Michael Jackson,” the witness responded. “At his house in Palm Beach. At Jeffrey’s house in Palm Beach.”
McCawley also asked whether the witness had given Jackson a massage, which she denied doing.
Later during the deposition, Laura Menninger — an attorney for Maxwell — followed up the line of questioning regarding the 13-time Grammy winner:
“You were asked about the famous people. You said you met Michael Jackson?”
There are no allegations of any wrongdoing on Jackson’s part in the documents.
A judge ruled in December that the previously sealed documents could be made public. Since the files were unsealed Wednesday, people on social media have alleged the unsealed documents include several prominent musicians — but a search of the official court documents failed to confirm the social media rumors.
