A Los Angeles judge just set a new trial date in the case against Michael Jackson’s estate. The civil case, brought by Wade Robson and James Safechuck, will now go to trial on February 14, 2028. It was supposed to start in November 2027, but that got pushed back.
A source close to the case said the delay came down to discovery issues and called it nothing unusual. Robson and Safechuck appeared in the 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland,” where they said Jackson abused them as kids in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Leaving Neverland – Official Trailer
The lawsuit isn’t against Jackson directly, since he died in 2009. It targets MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures, the two companies he owned. Both men tried to file suit years ago, but their cases were thrown out because of filing deadlines.
California later passed a law giving people more time to bring claims like this, which let the case move forward again.
JACKSON DENIED THESE ACCUSATIONS HIS ENTIRE LIFE. He faced criminal charges in a different case back in 2003, and a jury found him not guilty on every count in 2005.
The Verdict Said “Not Guilty”
Fans waiting outside the courthouse that day cheered when the verdict came in. They always believed in his innocence.
That 2005 trial still shapes how many people think about this whole story. Fans were elated at the acquittal, and their reaction outside the courthouse proved it. But it never repaired Michael’s reputation.
Now everyone’s looking at 2028, more than 20 years after Jackson first walked out of that courtroom a free man. Yet his dented reputation carries on.