Bayard Rustin – Photo: Warren K. Leffler/U.S. News and World Report.
04.01.2020 - 05:56 / billboard.com
As had been expected, a California appeals court on Friday (Jan. 3) restored two lawsuits accusing Michael Jackson of child sexual abuse, after the state's statute of limitations was extended.The lawsuits were filed by Wade Robson in 2013 and James Safechuck in 2014, but were dismissed on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired for both men.
California law required such cases to be filed before the accuser's 26th birthday.However, in October 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new
.Bayard Rustin – Photo: Warren K. Leffler/U.S. News and World Report.
By Anita Bennett
UTA co-president Jay Sures has been reappointed to the University of California Board of Regents for a 12-year term.
Bayard Rustin at 1963 press conference for The March On Washington (Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress)
By Erik Pedersen
Michael Jackson’s estate and BMI have renewed their pact for the publishing rights organization to represent the late singer’s songwriting catalog, as it has since 1979. The length of the new deal was not announced, but it was last reupped in 2014.
Michael Jackson's estate has renewed a partnership with BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) that dates back to the Carter administration.