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\n\tMichael Jackson<\/a>\u2018s name has surfaced in recently unsealed court documents tied to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein \u2014 though the late pop star was not accused of any wrongdoing in the documents. The files, which were unsealed late Wednesday (Jan. 3), are part of the 2015 lawsuit victim Virginia Giuffre filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, the late financier\u2019s girlfriend, who was convicted in 2021<\/a> of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse underage victims. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years.<\/p>\n \n\tThe late King of Pop \u2014 who was acquitted in 2005 of allegations that he molested underage boys<\/a>, and vehemently denied the allegations during his life \u2014 comes up during the deposition of a witness, which took place May 18, 2016, according to the documents obtained by Billboard<\/em>. In the transcript, Giuffre\u2019s lawyer Sigrid McCawley questions the witness \u2014 who is also an Epstein accuser \u2014 about the bold-faced names she had encountered with the financier, who was known for his connections to the rich, famous and powerful.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDid you ever meet anybody famous when you were with Jeffrey?\u201d McCawley asked.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI met Michael Jackson,\u201d the witness responded. \u201cAt his house in Palm Beach. At Jeffrey\u2019s house in Palm Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMcCawley also asked whether the witness had given Jackson a massage, which she denied doing. <\/p>\n \n\tLater during the deposition, Laura Menninger \u2014 an attorney for Maxwell \u2014 followed up the line of questioning regarding the 13-time Grammy winner: \u201cYou were asked about the famous people. You said you met Michael Jackson?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOnce again, the witness confirmed she had met the musician, and denied once more having ever given him a massage. There are no allegations of any wrongdoing on Jackson\u2019s part in the documents. <\/p>\n \n\tBillboard<\/em> has reached out to the Michael Jackson Estate for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tA judge ruled in December that the previously sealed documents could be made public. Since the files were unsealed Wednesday, people on social media have alleged the unsealed documents include several prominent musicians \u2014 but a search of the official court documents failed to confirm the social media rumors. <\/p>\n \n\tEpstein, 66, died by apparent suicide in August 2019. He was found dead<\/a> in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York while awaiting trial. He had been charged with sexually abusing<\/a> multiple underage girls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n