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    ORIGINAL GRADSTEIN & MARZANO, F.C. ae Bar No, $9747) incom $e aye 96867) Spal EILED iin.com ‘Matthew A. Sister (Statc Bar No} 259986) ‘tt atte eset 6210S ec ey Suite 510 «Mae Jos Caen 908 Shera, Shen $205 enynesioo % a9 Otaeta, ‘Attomeys for Claiman/Creditor JAMES SAFECHUCK Be Dn SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT ESTATE OF MICHAEL JOSEPH Case No: BP 127321 TACKSON, {Assigned to the Honorable Judge Mitchell. laff; Dept. SIF SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF CLAIMANT/CREDITOR JAMES SARECHUCK IN SUPPORT OF AMENDED PETITION FOR ORDER TO ALLOW penerere LATE CLAIM AGAINST ‘(California Probate Code Section 9103) ening Daou 21,2018 [RESERVED] 7 teat: a jrtcdconiamenty vs esi ton fr Oder Aor Fling Lats Cle, Agalnt Estate ad Request fr Suda Nie) REDACTED COPY FILED PER COURT ORDER: DATED JULY 24, 2014 % SUPPLEMENT) DECLARATION OF CLAIMAN CREDITOR NSUPPORT OF PETTTION FOR ORDER TO ALLGW PILING OF LATE CLAM AGAINST ESTATE (REDACTED COPY] @ Sma Yew Ne BECLARATION OF JAMES SAFECUUCK | JAMES SAFECHUCK, declore and state, as follows: 1. Thave pergonal knowledge of the fics sated heroin, and ifcalled us a wimness 1 ‘woild and could tompotently testify thereto, except fér those mnetters acd things Set forth upon information and belief and asta those matiera and things, I belicye them to be te. Tube this ‘Supplemental Declaration in support of may sAmended Petition foran Order to Allov« Filing of a Late Claira agsinst the Estate of Michisel Joseph Jackson Estate”), and in addition to my first, Decatation filed in this action, 2, The fosue of my Supplemestat Declomntion iio describe end explain the natuce nd extent of the ongoing condiet by Michael Jackson (-DECEDENT") ty. whiclt he threatened ‘an intimidated me-in a nianner tha! prevented me from filing my elaint, that cottinied even after his desth in 2009, , 3. Lwas bom in 1978. [ spéat all of my childhood years growing up withthe DECEDENT army sonst tpanion, jd ard meds. The DECEDENT was everything to ‘me oad may life. Thave finally come to Imow and oppreciste nqw, aera ile aver year of - Jntesivethrany ond pci etme, thatthigcaioship wes predsory and wily jmproper eve and ne whereby the DECEDENT used my trust and love of him us aimeans to ‘stimize and silly moet me He cotinllybxinviashed an lle iat 08 a what he ‘wos doing in me was “love” and that I should deny thal anything he had done 10 me ever Iaggened. 1 cildf elev aa wonspped hit, andi no 350020 tho he wasnt telling me the fruth or that what he es doing to me wes vrong: fs cinstant delling made me betiev¢ iiwas alright end I was stared and intimidated from eve: telling anyone about it, diag sything about itor even understanding that it was eomething wom, : 4. Fhave also finlly.comé to knowand sppreciate that what the DISCEDENT dito sme and inaide edo with him wis not “Love,” was not my fdee:~as be rolde Over and over sgsin to believe that it was-—and wes nt something that wos “OK.” From 1988 when the semual secu snot ati 0, DECEDENT eli oe cbt erie tren tee sen a pe os cL aManTicusD OK a SUFTORT OF FOR EORGRDER IO ALLOWRING OF TAREE: a AGAR SSPE a a) a #2. 1B “4 18 16 0 ig a” 20 a 23 2 26 @ ‘belived him. Incver knew that] what he did to me wes sexual ebuse, J continued into adulthood ript understanding that vibat he fid and what we did topether was wrong. During the entire tie I knew the DBCBDENT, hie conifmacd toi midate and threaten mein a manner that cen be: esecibed assis onty it the sone bute id not tzeten actual physi violence — bu his ‘njmidation an treats ce n9 ts cea andefestive, He tole over an over ays that my life would beHnished tf anyon fourd-out about what Ketwethad done, eid Thslieved im. had No reastin dot to-bocause he trained me to believe that'aind I’hod no reason to doubt or question ‘whet he said, “And, bosauss of) cha the DECEDENT was—-his power; his iconie status amuad the world, his fame and fortone-—Hhnew that ho cond see tot thot my lie would be over if srt ‘bappened ever came out. 1 lived my entire life in fear-and dread of that happening, even after he id, bocaise he continued to-nfmain tho superstar tha be was inlfe inthe eyes of the word, Ha atacand popularity grew evth moss and continues to grow every day. Te isan ison and will ceoninso freer. Bess of ote DECEDENY wa ti, ato an eat of exposnte was And remained ral to me during my entire'life, His theents of the world slinaning ‘snd ridiculing me continued after his donth, Ho no longer neeited io be aroun for the theeat jo:be S$. 11993, bad testified for the DECEDENT atthe Jordan Chandgr sexual abiose. ‘tial, The DECEDENT hed olny purénts and ie Hl tat he Tals thet Jordan made the ie ‘was sexually sbused by the DEDEDENT were lies, ani that it'was consplete.cxtortion op the part of the Chanter family, The DECEDENT bad long before convinced my parents fiat he could do ‘no ssrong, pid they revered him. Again, vat all worshipped the DECEDENT, ‘The DECEDENT’s lawyers nehearsed questions and answers with aus, andl did whatI was'told. There wasmo * reason fo doubt ths DECEDENT; he had drilled inte’ mo thal what we did was “love” and was a gondthing. People would wklestanl wha ws ha together 60 (meaning tne) could never {afk about what he/we did together, Evoryibing yes elviys in terms of denying anything hat ‘happened, hiding whet we did fem the world and act teing the world find cut beoatise it wold be the ed for me and my life. ing tha Jordan Chandler ease, was a young teenager. .T éligyed.overything thar the: DENT told ms and was intiinidated and influenced by 2 EAA FE a NIREDTONON AFT -ARAENTED PETTION } Peer Gin AIAN OTLATE CLARE AGAINESESTATE a be we saw ae ‘Svetyihing be seid, That included hiis threat thet my life would le aver if the tiuth ever cette out: “This was confusing and remained! confusing ta ing because Lago believed Kim when he told me that whatshe/wehad been doing tas goad and thet it was because we loved eack other, and it was ‘scoret-—-onfy for ns to know astdishare: 6 ‘Continaing into the 1990’s, when I became preteen and then n teenager, Istill spent a otf time with the DECEDENT, travelling with btn, working with him, being his fiend and contidéna, aad in effzet, bing his regnlat companion. He was everything to me and my life, [worked with the DECEDENT and saw and spake to him alll the time.. | knew that we had a very special relatioaship, That never\changed even asl got older, The lest working experience I had with the DECEDENT was in 1995 when he aad/or DOES 2 and 3 emplayed me es an Jnternbshadow director for DECEDENT's “Biathsong” video, was also.a vnalzobe double for the DECHDENT, aud I was aciely inthe videg—myhand appears i the video punching the ground, - 7. Waitlit-years after |1995, my eolatioushifs with the DECEDENT changed and our constant contact hepan to taper aff. In 1997, when'i was 19, Lemolled in Moorpark Community Clfege because thought 2 cotimunity college would be easier forme ta iy to get good enough sroddos 50.1 could try get into USC. Iwas never nble to do.that, and was never able fo get the ‘university education’ had always waited, bcaiaso ofthe DECEDENT’s avexpovvering iadlitics over mesnd my parents. - | s aE ‘When tended Moorpark Conmennity Clegg, steed ving pie etacks 1hnd one during a Spanish tutorinigeésaion: I Hind no iden whats wrong, with me. To stabilize “may pane, I would exense-myself fom wherever Iwas where Deb to have the ticks, and then 1 outa vi fond unt 1 cul cal: dow enought go bac 1 wet had ben doing he ‘Tnow zealize, whieh I did riot knaw ihen and did not begin to understand until my sherapy began in 2013, that a thf core of my being was the constant féar Lived in af having the ‘rath como ont and being expand and wat would happen to-me if tha ec happened. Loser ‘had a “normal” childhood or lif The BEGEDENT took that from me, His thawets and intimidation were very zeal and hare ved my oti creas elengg mt got ireLERRENTTA ORCA AMANTICREDITOR IN SUPPORT OF ~aammcSbn nO FOn OWN TO ALONPN SG CF ATE ARH MORES STATE By a mI n ee mw Ss if that bepyened|—itat thé DECEDENT ald me over and aver. be over, ‘being exposed atid the ‘again would happen-—-my life: 10, 12003-2004, 1 yas-25 yoprs old, The carpet U had in ay cory 20°a with my atiusical hard _was:eoining ts an end, anid'l begm to focus an what t was going to do, with the rest of wy life—finding a caenry :a living and building a “real” Lifi-fos myself outside of the lige that. Tad wit the Md i 9, bad stopped seeing DECEDENL, bst DECEDENT ‘would contitue to call me obeepr feive a yest 16 tale to me and “eed ti.” “The calls Trecelvea ‘tom DECEDENT were of two types: cither he vould call when be was intoxicated! an asicee questiogs shoot.my sax ifs othe syould talk about how we were “going t do something ‘rent togedhes” soon. U believed that DECEDENT wanted to retoain as par of my Tift bocanse be sil cared SOr re, butt aso ps these calls to-ba DECEDENT’s way of chosking jn on me ‘0 iio sure that Twas still under bis nfluedice and thet bo did't have ta worry about me ivalging the secrets of ourrelitinship. In effec, Was DECEDENF’s way ofsubily ‘nentening. snd infsiideting md into “keeping quiet,” in.tho same way he hud besa Going for ell ‘the yearn bofore. He would reniied me that what hefwe bad done was “my idea" — which it heda't ‘been--anilhe would remind nish “keep quiet” and “binvate.” [twas ingrained in me at that point: At. the same'time T also thought that he was Sideeroabout our geting together to make ‘movies or do sovnething together ihe entertsinmettrealm-—-he had abways-said that T would do arent iiogp with him and A névdr doubted him, Lhad always believed what he-soid tm, and tht come'to whore I was living, but Lrefiged te tatk to.dhern. My state oftmind was ong of panic 4 RHETT SPT OR Sen MCQWAIACUF LAGE CLAMAGARE ESAS 3 4 8 6 7 8 9 ‘bd Lid fiom them. 1 ft lite J was “under siege.” 1 had an ovcewhelming fear tht the truth of ‘ny celtionship with DECEDER was abut to be exposed to ii ior, at that whan it a5, ‘ny life woutd be finished, Thislfear was definitely rooted in DECEDENT siniostinition of me ‘88 child, which decply ingraintd in me the talief thet if our seeret ever came aut then “it would ‘all bg over.” Lalso knew ftom evetytbing the BECEDENT id drilled into me in tho past, and ‘cousinned fo drift into me when be called ene, thai beapld never diseuss what had happened or isk onything that would expose|us, 13. During the petiog betwee’ 2603 wad 2005 when the crizninal investigetion ‘and Iva investigation were const. in the eows, 1 increased. any ose of crag to nb te ertor and Pain i was expericneing. t had Been using drugs to rumibmnysetf before, but withthe heightens ‘intdia expostiré { inereissed my tse. This, self: medichtion/numblag process confinued until approximately 2006, and after T topped using digs, the sympioms of what I know now to be opt Traumatic Stress Disorder {PSD) renamed infill farce and I lapsed futo a severe

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