The Casio family has revived allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson following a recent biopic about the pop star. Jackson’s estate, however, dismisses these claims as a “desperate money grab.”
For over two decades, the New Jersey family has accused Michael Jackson of grooming and sexually abusing Eddie, Aldo, Dominic, and Marie-Nicole Cascio, with the alleged abuse continuing until Jackson’s death in 2009. They reiterated these accusations this past Sunday.
“He’s a monster. He’s evil. What he’s done is evil. And he’s fooled the whole world into thinking he’s an innocent, perfect human being, which he’s not,” Dominic Cascio expressed during a news program.
The Casio family struck up a friendship with Jackson in the late 1980s when he was at the pinnacle of his fame. The connection began when Jackson met Dominic Cascio Sr., who worked as a hotel manager, and quickly extended to the entire family, who were starstruck by the artist.
Initially, the children were thrilled by their association with Jackson. “He was like a fun old man,” Dominic Jr. recounted, sharing stories about Neverland Ranch and Jackson’s well-known pet chimpanzee, Bubbles.
However, as time went on, the family claims Jackson began making inappropriate comments and exhibited questionable behavior toward the children, grooming them for sexual encounters.
Dominic recounted a disturbing incident where Jackson would drink the boy’s urine to show his affection. “He drank my urine and said, ‘How much I love you.’ I was probably 12 years old at the time. It’s like I’m a kid watching this guy act,” he shared with a TV team.
Eddie, who is now 43, mentioned that Jackson led him to believe that sexual activity between them was completely normal. He stated that the inappropriate encounters began during Jackson’s 1993 Dangerous Tour when he was just 11 years old.
“He gave me the nickname Angel. He always said, ‘You’re mine, you’re my angel,'” Eddie recalled.
Eddie also claimed that during their childhood, they had a bath together, followed by a physical interaction he referred to as a “booty rumble,” where they engaged in questionable behavior.
Additionally, Casio alleged that Jackson introduced him to inappropriate games when he was a preteen.
Marie, the only daughter in the family, also alleges sexual abuse, claiming Jackson convinced her it was normal for girls to be naked around adult men.
The family asserts that Jackson provided the children with a mix of Vicodin and Xanax, dubbed “Jesus Juice,” to manipulate and control them.
The family has pursued multiple legal actions regarding the abuse claims, seeking substantial damages, including a lawsuit filed in 2025 for $213 million and another for $40 million.
Last month, evidence was presented to bolster their claims, including photos of the Cascio boys, some of which were revealing.
Interestingly, the same family had defended Jackson for years, asserting he never harmed them—until that changed in 2019 after the release of the film *Leaving Neverland*, which echoed similar abuse allegations to those the Casios now present.
The family claims this decision to speak out aims to encourage other victims to find strength in their stories.
“After all, he was the monster, not us,” Eddie declared.
Jackson’s estate continues to assert that these allegations and lawsuits are nothing more than a “desperate money grab.”
In a statement, Jackson’s estate attorney dismissed the accusations and pointed out that the family once consistently defended the singer. “Notably, these shakedown attempts occurred more than 15 years after Jackson’s death, so there is no risk of a defamation suit,” the attorney added. “Sadly, just as in death, Jackson’s talent and success continue to make him a target, just as they did in life.”
