Michael Jackson’s Production Company Fights Against Accusers’ Bid for Police Records With Nude Photos Of Late Singer

Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions, is making moves to block Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the late pop star’s accusers, from obtaining access to his police records. In documents filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 3, MJJ Productions argues against the accusers’ requests, claiming they are seeking access to sensitive materials, including photographs of Jackson’s genitalia and naked body taken by police.

However, MJJ Productions contends that these images are sealed by a court-ordered protective order from the Santa Barbara Superior Court. The filing emphasizes that the photographs the accusers are seeking are subject to a strict protective order agreed upon by Michael and law enforcement.

“Beyond the invasion of privacy issues, the available records indicate the photographs Plaintiffs now seek are also subject to a strict protective order agreed to by Michael Jackson and Santa Barbara law enforcement and entered by the Santa Barbara Superior Court,” the filing reads.

Wade, 41, and James, 46, who appeared in the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland alleging sexual abuse by Jackson during their childhood, have been met with resistance in their pursuit of these records. Multiple subpoenas for the records have been quashed since July 2018, according to court documents.

Legal representatives for MJJ Productions argue that the photographs were not taken willingly by Michael but were the result of a court-ordered search based on false statements in a discredited criminal investigation. They assert that allowing the accusers to obtain these photographs would compound the invasion of privacy suffered by Jackson.

Wade and James are currently suing Jackson’s production company, alleging that his staff enabled the abuse they claim to have suffered. In late February, they won the right to combine their lawsuits against Jackson’s companies into one case, aiming for a trial early next year, ahead of the scheduled release of a Michael Jackson biopic.

While the case’s timing remains uncertain, both Wade and James face legal hurdles due to previous dismissals of their lawsuits. Although California law extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases, their suits were dismissed in April 2021. To succeed in their claims, they must prove both MIchael’s alleged assault and his companies’ complicity in the abuse.

In response to the court’s decision, attorneys for the Estate of Michael reiterated their confidence in Jackson’s innocence and expressed disappointment with the ruling. 

“We are disappointed with the Court’s decision,” Jonathan Steinsapir, attorney for the Estate, wrote. “Two distinguished trial judges repeatedly dismissed these cases on numerous occasions over the last decade because the law required it. We remain fully confident that Michael is innocent of these allegations, which are contrary to all credible evidence and independent corroboration, and which were only first made years after Michael’s death. We trust that the truth will ultimately prevail with Michael’s vindication yet again. Michael Jackson himself said, ‘lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.'”