Michael Jackson Accusers Share Disturbing Abuse Claims

The four siblings who say they were Michael Jackson’s so-called “secret family” sat down with 60 Minutes Australia this past Sunday to describe, in detail, the alleged abuse they say the pop icon inflicted on them as children — and the picture they paint is devastating.

Eddie, Aldo, Dominic, and Marie-Nicole Cascio first filed their lawsuit against Jackson’s estate back in February, alleging that the King of Pop was a serial child sex predator who abused them over the course of 25 years. The 60 Minutes interview, which aired May 10, was the first time they spoke publicly at length about what they claim happened.

“He’s a monster, he’s evil, what he did was evil,” Dominic told the program. “And he’s tricked the whole world to think he’s this innocent, perfect human being, and he’s not.”

How the Cascio Family Entered Jackson’s World

The Cascios’ connection to Jackson began in the 1980s, when their father, Dominic Sr., met the superstar while working at the Helmsley Palace Hotel in New York City. What followed was a swift and consuming entanglement — late-night unannounced visits to the family’s New York home, holidays at Neverland Ranch, private jet trips, world tours, and introductions to world diplomats. Home videos shown during the broadcast even captured Jackson’s famous chimpanzee, Bubbles, charming the kids during one of those early visits.

Eddie, now 43, said he was only 2 years old when he first met Jackson. The family was swept up in it all.

“When you have the biggest superstar in the world in the ’80s that wants to be your friend, you’re vulnerable and easily manipulated,” Dominic said. “My parents were young. For them to have such a big celebrity want to be friends with them… they definitely felt special, and so did we. He made us feel like we were his family, his kids, his everything.”

But the siblings say the gifts and the glamour were cover for something far darker.

What Each Sibling Alleges

Eddie said the abuse began when he was 11, during Jackson’s 1993 Dangerous tour — that the two shared a bed, and that Jackson molested him every night, continuing well into his adulthood.

“That’s when my world started to change,” Eddie said. “We were on tour, and that’s when Michael started to get closer and started rubbing me on my legs. I was sitting on his lap, and that’s when the first kiss happened, where he kissed me on the lips.”

Multiple siblings described a disturbing game Jackson allegedly called the “booty rumble.” “He would lay me on top of him with my genitals up against his. While he would shake, he would kind of push up against me,” Dominic recalled.

Dominic also alleged that Jackson would drink his urine as a twisted expression of affection. “He would drink my urine and tell me, ‘This is how much I love you.’ I’m maybe 12 years old at the time. Like, I’m a child who’s seeing this man do this,” he said. “And I said, ‘Oh, I guess he really does love me. I mean, I would never want to drink someone’s urine, so he must really love me.’”

Jackson “would tell me that this was a special bond that we had, and he would tell me you know I’m only doing this with you like I love you so much,” Dominic added.

Marie-Nicole alleged that Jackson would make her undress when she was 12 and masturbate while looking at her. She also claimed he gave her Xanax and Vicodin at age 11, telling her she’d be “floating” and would love it.

Aldo, the youngest of the four, alleged that abuse began while the two lay in bed playing video games. “He just pulled down my shorts and started giving me oral sex. And he’d [say] right away, ‘Doesn’t that feel good? See, I love you. I love you,’” Aldo claimed.

The siblings also said Jackson supplied them with alcohol from an early age — wine he reportedly called “Jesus juice” and hard liquor he called “Disney juice” — and that he coached them on how to deflect questions from parents and police, training them to insist that nothing unusual was happening.

Their lawsuit alleges the abuse took place across multiple locations, including Neverland Ranch, on tour, and at the homes of Elizabeth Taylor and Elton John.

Jackson’s Estate Responds

The Jackson estate isn’t staying quiet. Attorney Marty Singer provided a statement to 60 Minutes calling the Cascios’ allegations a “money grab.”

“Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Jackson’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation,” Singer said. “Sadly, in death just as in life, Jackson’s talents and success continue to make him a target.”

The estate has consistently denied all abuse allegations against Jackson, who died in June 2009. The Cascios’ lawsuit, filed in February, is now working its way through the courts.

For the siblings, the interview was clearly about more than a legal case. “He’s tricked the whole world,” Dominic said. They want that to change.