{"id":662276,"date":"2026-05-11T13:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662276\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:15:16","slug":"four-siblings-who-once-defended-michael-jackson-make-harrowing-accusations-in-bombshell-60-minutes-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662276\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Siblings Who Once Defended Michael Jackson Make Harrowing Accusations In Bombshell \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The release of Michael was meant to celebrate the legacy of Michael Jackson, but just weeks after the biopic hit theaters, the King of Pop\u2019s inner circle has reignited one of the most disturbing controversies surrounding his name.<\/p>\n

In a bombshell interview that aired on Sunday, May 10, four members of the Cascio family, Eddie, Dominic, Aldo, and Marie-Nicole, who once spent decades fiercely defending Jackson, came forward with harrowing new claims of alleged a*use.<\/p>\n

HighlightsFour members of the Cascio family, once known as Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201csecret second family,\u201d have publicly accused the late singer of years of alleged a*use.The siblings have come forward with detailed and disturbing allegations after spending decades publicly defending Jackson.Critics have accused the siblings of pursuing a \u201cmoney grab\u201d due to the timing of the claims and their reported $200 million lawsuit against the late singer\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n

But the shocking allegations were met with deep suspicion online, with many users questioning the timing of the interview and the motives behind speaking out now.<\/p>\n

One skeptical commenter wrote, \u201cIf it was as horrific as they claim I find it hard to believe that not one spoke up before now including the parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four siblings from the Cascio family, once dubbed Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201csecond family,\u201d have made disturbing allegations against him<\/p>\n

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Trigger Warning: This article contains disturbing allegations, graphic descriptions involving minors, and other highly sensitive material that some readers may find upsetting.<\/p>\n

The Cascio family\u2019s relationship with Michael Jackson reportedly began through their father, Dominic Cascio Sr., who served as the general manager of the Helmsley Palace Hotel in Manhattan during the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The two struck up a friendship, and Dominic eventually invited Jackson to his family home in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, where he met his wife, Connie, and their children.<\/p>\n

What began as a chance connection eventually evolved into a close family bond that lasted more than 25 years.<\/p>\n

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Jackson became a regular visitor to the Cascio home and famously referred to the family as his \u201csecret second family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reportedly, beginning in 1993, the Cascio children started staying at Michael\u2019s primary residence, Neverland Ranch, and were sometimes allowed to travel there alone.<\/p>\n

The family remained among the late singer\u2019s most loyal supporters, firmly standing by him during the 1993 and 2005 misconduct allegations.<\/p>\n

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Now, after decades of publicly defending Jackson, four of the five Cascio siblings have accused the Billie Jean singer of serious misconduct<\/a> in a 60 Minutes Australia \u201cworld exclusive\u201d interview that aired yesterday.<\/p>\n

According to one of the siblings, Dominic Cascio, \u201cWhen you have the biggest superstar in the world in the \u201980s that wants to be your friend, you\u2019re vulnerable and easily manipulated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eddie Cascio, also known as Edward, added, \u201cMy parents were young. For them to have such a big celebrity want to be friends with them\u2026 they definitely felt special, and so did we. He made us feel like we were his family, his kids, his everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eddie, Dominic, Aldo, and Marie-Nicole recounted graphic details about the alleged a*use they claim to have experienced as children<\/p>\n

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Eddie reportedly alleged that the misconduct began when he was 11 years old, during Jackson\u2019s Dangerous World Tour in 1993.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when my world started to change. We were on tour, and that\u2019s when Michael started to get closer and started rubbing my legs. I was sitting on his lap, and that\u2019s when the first kiss<\/a> happened, where he kissed me on the lips,\u201d Eddie said.<\/p>\n

He further alleged that the late singer gave him the nickname \u201cAngel\u201d and would often have him stay in his room and sleep in his bed during tours.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\ud83d\udea8 Watch as Michael Jackson violently ATTACKS children in hotel room PILLOW FIGHT.<\/p>\n

How could he get away with this? He\u2019s a monster. The Cascio siblings are so brave to relive their trauma on camera like this \u270a pic.twitter.com\/BBmwSVSFit<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nicoolio (@nicoolio_gp) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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According to the lawsuit, the alleged a*use continued for more than a decade and extended into Edward\u2019s adulthood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have to perform oral s*x on him, and vice versa. It\u2019s pretty tough because my manhood was taken away, as well as my childhood,\u201d Eddie claimed.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dominic alleged, \u201cHe would lay me on top of him with my g*nitals against his while he kind of pushed up against me. He would drink my urine and tell me, \u2018This is how much I love you.\u2019 I was maybe 12 years old at the time. I was a child watching this man do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added, \u201cAnd I said, \u2018Oh, I guess he really does love me. I mean, I would never want to drink someone\u2019s urine, so he must really love me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Marie-Nicole Cascio also alleged in her statement that the They Don\u2019t Care About Us singer convinced her to remove her clothes<\/a> for him when she was 12 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just kept saying, \u2018This is normal.\u2019 He asked me to spread my legs, and he asked to look at my v**ina. He proceeded to get close to it, sniff it, and admire it, saying, \u2018Wow,\u2019\u201d Marie-Nicole claimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, he was the monster, not us,\u201d reportedly shared Edward Cascio, also known as Eddie Cascio<\/p>\n

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She continued, \u201cI had a secret code that anytime he wanted to have a meeting with me\u2026 he would m**turbate while looking at me exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The youngest sibling, Aldo Cascio, also alleged that he was first m**ested by Michael while lying in bed with him and playing a video game.<\/p>\n

Aldo said, \u201cHe just pulled down my shorts, and started giving me oral s*x. And he\u2019d [say] right away, \u2018Doesn\u2019t that feel good? See, I love you. I love you.’\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"Michael<\/p>\n

Image credits: 60MinutesAU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI had no idea what s*x was. I had no idea that this was inappropriate<\/a>. He r*ped me and masked it into love,\u201d the youngest one alleged.<\/p>\n

The siblings also claimed that Jackson supplied them with illegal substances and hard liquor in an attempt to lower their inhibitions.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, they further alleged that Michael staged fake police interrogations as a form of psychological conditioning to ensure they would protect him during real investigations.<\/p>\n

The Cascio family defending Michael Jackson on Oprah in 2010.<\/p>\n

Those same siblings are now suing The Michael Jackson Estate claiming they were \u201cgroomed and brainwashed\u201d to defend him. pic.twitter.com\/dFnIZJCdHs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JR (@jamster83) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominic recalled, \u201cHe would instill a fear into you about, \u2018I\u2019m going to go to jail, your family\u2019s life is going to be ruined,’\u201d while Aldo claimed, \u201cMy mum asked me, \u2018Is Michael doing anything to you?\u2019 So I had to say what he trained us to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interview aired just two weeks after Michael premiered last month and appeared, to many social media users, to be a response to what critics alleged was the biopic\u2019s omission of detailed child s*xual a*use allegations against Jackson.<\/p>\n

A few months earlier, the Cascio siblings reportedly filed a federal lawsuit against Jackson\u2019s estate in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking more than $200 million in damages.<\/p>\n

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Image credits: 60MinutesAU<\/a><\/p>\n

As of this writing, the lawsuit remains ongoing, though it has reportedly shifted from the public court system into private proceedings.<\/p>\n

Jackson\u2019s estate and its lead attorney, Marty Singer, have strongly denied the latest allegations from the four siblings, dismissing the lawsuit as a \u201cdesperate money grab<\/a>\u201d and a \u201ccivil extortion scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marty reportedly said in a public statement, \u201cNotably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Jackson\u2019s d**th, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The late singer\u2019s estate and legal team dismissed the disturbing claims as a \u201cdesperate money grab\u201d attempt<\/p>\n

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Image credits: UniversalPictures<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, in d**th just as in life, Jackson\u2019s talents and success continue to make him a target.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previously, in 2010, the siblings appeared<\/a> on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where they categorically denied that any impropriety had occurred, a stance they now claim was the result of years of alleged \u201cbrainwashing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of the Cascio family also served as character witnesses and staunch supporters during Michael\u2019s highly publicized 2005 criminal trial, in which he was acquitted of m**estation charges.<\/p>\n

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The siblings further revealed that their understanding of their experiences allegedly began to shift after watching Leaving Neverland in 2019.<\/p>\n

According to them, the experiences described by Wade Robson and James Safechuck mirrored their own so closely that it acted as a form of \u201cdeprogramming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Until then, they reportedly believed they were each \u201cuniquely special\u201d and that their experiences were isolated secrets.<\/p>\n

Addressing their latest interview with 60 Minutes Australia, the siblings said they decided to come forward after decades of alleged trauma<\/a> in hopes of \u201cgiv[ing] courage to other victims out there to come, come out and be, be strong with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eddie added, \u201cBecause at the end of the day, he was the monster, not us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leaving Neverland chronicled allegations<\/a> made by Wade and James, who claimed Jackson s*xually a*used them for years when they were children.<\/p>\n

The documentary became a major cultural turning point, largely because it focused on the alleged psychological mechanics of gr**ming and manipulation rather than solely on the physical allegations themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hold the parents very responsible\u2026 being young at the time\u2026 and of course it\u2019s always the question of money,\u201d one user wrote Thanks! Check out the results: <\/p>\n

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