And BTW, the therapist who vouches for Safechuck is a bit interesting. I read Marzano's Certificate of Merit and she is mentioned there. Although they redacted her name, they failed to redact it in one place. She's called Dr. Alvarez. When they first filed Robson's lawsuit the therapist vouching for him was another person, Dr. David Arredondo. Now I wonder if they changed therapist. Of course, it's possible that it's different and always have been different for Robson and Safechuck, but then it is interesting because the quotes I read so far from Certificates of Merits from both Robson and Safechuck's documents - they have the exact same texts in both. You don't tell me that the doctors do not actually write these but Robson's lawyers do and the doctors just sign them? LOL. Or how else would they end up with the exact same texts in them if they are written by different people? The other option is that they changed therapist during the case for both of them which would also be interesting.
Actually I already noticed a place in the latest motion by the Estate where they want access to the therapists' docs that they used the pronoun "her" referring to the therapist. So that would imply that Robson too has this female therapist now vouching for him. Elsewhere however they use "his" so I am a bit confused about this now. LOL.
I wish the Estate had been given discovery on this issue. It seems like there is something going on with these therapists.
Back to the complaint: it's even weaker than Robsons. I was wondering before what claims he will make about the companies. Was he employed by them at one point? And it seems he was never employed by them. He never makes the claim he was employed by them at any point. It's just that the companies arranged the trips and accomodations for him and his mother when they travelled with MJ. That's the whole basis of his complaint against them. This is very, very weak.
ETA:
"Plaintiff was born in Simi Valley, California on February 28, 1978. Plaintiff started working in television commercials at the age of 7-8 in approximately 1984/1985."
So clearly, the showbiz ambition was there before MJ.
BTW, he specifically quotes two documents in his complaint. One is a letter MJ wrote to him on March 10, 1987. We already had this here before. It says:
Dear Jimmy,
Thank you for your letter. It was nice hearing from you again! I’ve been busy working on a new video for my album and have been really busy.
It was fun working with you on the Pepsi commercial! Maybe we can work together again. I’d like to have you come and visit me on the set sometime or when I have some free time you can come to my house.
Keep sending me letters! I love to hear from you!
Speak with you soon, [Michael Jackson]
The other is a tape of an interview he did with MJ during the Hawaii trip:
Plaintiff: “What do you think about lying?”
Decedent: “People make up stories about [Michael Jackson].”
Plaintiff: “Do you like performing?”
Decedent: “Favorite things are writing songs, performing, and being with Jimmy.”
Plaintiff: “Any new plans?”
Decedent: “Smooth Criminal short film, new Pepsi commercial, best Pepsi commercial was the one with Jimmy because he had heart, best thing about Hawaii was spending time with Jimmy, love Jimmy’s family and want to spend time with them.”
I thought they seem a bit random inclusions in this lawsuit, I guess they use these because this is the kind of "evidence" they have. Nice letters and interviews that they will try to twist into something else. I mean about this latter interview the complaint says that MJ called Safechuck "Rubba" in it. I guess that is supposed to be its significance. LOL.
And the letter was written on a paper with MJJ Productions heading. I guess this is supposed to link the alleged abuse to MJJ Productions. LOL.
