Appeals court sends Jackson estate’s Leaving Neverland lawsuit to arbitration

Michael Jackson (The Indianapolis Star via AP)

A US appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about two of the late pop star’s sex abuse accusers can go forward in private arbitration.

A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with two lower courts and ruled in favour of the Jackson estate in its decision on Leaving Neverland.