THREAD: A breakdown of the "compendium of evidence" Finaldi just submitted (in person, claiming it is "too large to electronically file" 😁) in hopes of preventing the summary judgment in Wade's case.
I've previously shared most of these materials in older threads, not much new.
Finaldi has filed 51 exhibits as part of his arguments.
As I foreshadowed, he's lodged 1000s of pages of largely innocuous & irrelevant materials w/ a few "points" underlined in each of them.
But lugging in totes full of "evidence" against MJ makes compelling footage, I'm sure.
Exhibit 1 - John Branca Deposition (October 18, 2017)
John Branca is 100% supportive of MJ and offers nothing supportive for Finaldi. Finaldi establishes Branca held business meetings w/ MJ on occasion lol.
Exhibit 2 - Gary Hearne Deposition (September 2, 2016)
100% supportive of MJ, believes Wade/James are lying and shed light on the Chandlers, claiming narcissist Evan would lie about anything.
I shared this depo and a thread breakdown of highlights, here:
Exhibit 4 - A copy of MJJ Productions Employee Handbook.
This was used in various depos by Finaldi in very roundabout efforts to depict Norma/businesses as responsible since it doesn't have clauses specific to CSA in it or mandatory reporting.
One of 2 days Blanca was deposed. Her story of seeing Wade in shower predates his 1st visit 😂. In depo she admits to police pressure & swore 6 times under oath in 94 + 2005 she saw and heard nothing but MJ. $20k from Hard Copy.
Exhibit 6 - Gayle Goforth Depo (Oct. 24, 2016)
100% supports MJ, believes he's innocent & Finaldi's case is unfair since he can't defend himself.
Cleared up various tabloid lies and misconceptions during Finaldi's deposition.
From the Hayvenhurst 5 - Maury Povich & $20k for Hard Copy tabloid fame.
Claimed he once tore up a nude boy photo at MJ's request (years before Chandler allegations), couldn't pass a Maury lie detector but did promote a tell-all.
Exhibit 10 - Confidentiality agreement issued by Norma to Leroy Thomas, similar to all employees that were hired by MJ (or any high-profile celebrity for that matter).
NDAs to deter staff from spreading salacious stories about MJ for profit—what Finaldi's witnesses still did.
Exhibit 11 - Mary Coller Depo (Sept. 19, 2017)
She barely remembered Safechuck but mentioned him as a guest as MJ's when police interviewed her in the 1990s.
She never met Wade and wasn't aware that MJ was communicating with him.
Never saw anything questionable with MJ & kids.
Exhibit 12 - Jolie Levine Depo (Jan. 11, 2017)
Fully supports MJ's innocence and cleared up a lot of tabloid gossip during Finaldi's deposition.
Was lied to by police & disgusted by their conduct.
I previously shared the full depo, and highlights Here:
Exhibit 16 - Redacted and Under Seal Depo (possibly the Robson family counselor or similar testimony including Jason Francia's that was previously sealed / confidential)
Exhibit 17 - Faxes sent from MJ to Wade/Joy as widely shown including the ones from LN.
Exhibit 18 - Declaration of Evvy Tavasci - April 16, 1991
From when she shipped clothing to the Robsons in Australia.
Exhibit 19 - Letter / employment agreement from Norma to US Consulate (Dec. 10, 1992) establishing "Talent Agreement" with Robsons.
Exhibit 20 - Joy Robson Depo (Sept. 30, 2016)
Well-discussed in many old threads.
She attempts to bolster Wade's claims but disproves parts. Denies Charli Michaels story Wade included, conveniently lost/disposed old diaries, speaks how Oscar-worthy convincing Wade was at 7-29.
Exhibit 21 - Deposition lodged conditionally under seal
Exhibit 22 - Mary Coller 4-page Police Report Summary (Dec. 14, 1993) - Never formed opinion on belief in accusations (knew "Jane Doe" accuser as girl she sent fan mail)
Exhibit 23 - Document lodged under conditional seal
Exhibit 24 - Declaration of Charli Michaels (Feb. 24, 1994) - Relating to Morris Williams lawsuit (part of the Leroy Thomas paid Hard Copy duo).
Exhibit 25 - Donald Starks Statement to Sicard & Weis (Oct. 1, 1993). Recalled being fired by Norma (failed Hayvenhurst 5 lawsuit)
Profit-shared w/ attorney for tabloid stories & to support wrongful termination suit. Conveys "Mother's Day" incident story and Norma's alleged threats and control, which Joy denies yet Wade still included.
Exhibit 27 - Mary Coller Letter (Feb. 4, 1987) - Fan mail to "Jane Doe" with Magic Beat perfume.
Exhibit 28 - Mary Coller Letter (July 15, 1987) - Fan mail to "Jane Doe" with poster.
Exhibit 29 - Mary Coller Letter - Fan mail to "Jane Doe" of Captain EO poster.
Exhibit 30 - Kathy Basura (MJJ Productions) invoice to Joy Robson (January 3, 1991) - $30 gift of magazines to Australia.
Exhibit 31 - Memorandum by Joline Levine (Dec. 16, 1987) - Letter to "Jane Doe" with fan mail gift of clothing.
Exhibit 32 - Another letter to "Jane Doe"
Exhibit 33 - Document lodged conditionally under seal
Exhibit 34 - Invoice from Evvy to Joy Robson (April 10, 1991) - Fan mail gift to Joy of a cassette tape.
Exhibit 35 - Visa application-related documents from Joy's 1991 attorney relating to their US rehoming.
Exhibit 36 - Document lodged conditionally under seal (may be part of MJJ Productions / MJJ Ventures incorporation documents).
Excerpt from Joy's depo—officers always lied to create victims.
"officer talked to Wade about FACT that he'd BEEN A VICTIM & this is was pedos do. Said 'you have done nothing wrong. you can tell us.'"
This dispels Wade's lie that he believed he'd go to jail if he said anything.
Joy confirmed like so many others that tabloids wanted to pay them to say something happened.
"They told him to tell me they were offering six figures for me to change my story. National Enquirer wanted me to change my story. They were going to pay me a lot of money to do it."
In order to believe Wade's robotic 2012+ telling of events, Joy has to convince herself that Wade reached peak Oscar-winning actor status by age 7.
He was "very convincing...we all believed you" from the first time they visited Neverland until years after MJ's death (1990-2011).
THREAD: In 2013, Wade "It's time for me to get mine!" Robson debuted his tall tale accusations to universal disbelief, even among heavily guilt-centric audiences.
Of all pundits, Harvey Levin & TMZ staff were actually the most vocal in pointing out the absurdity of his claims.
When the details of Wade's claims first emerged and following his NBC tell-all, the overwhelming majority of TMZ's userbase (who have always been critical of MJ) also doubted them.
- 92% Didn't Believe Wade (168,500)
- 75% Wade Big Fat Liar (412,713)
- 75% MJ Not Pedo (612,329)
Initial sources in TMZ's circle suggested Wade's claims were based on "repressed memories" - The unfounded junk science commonly used in false CSA accusations (including those made against MJ by Kapon and Bartucci Jr.).
Wade made a point to tell Lauer it wasn't repressed memory.
THREAD: With Safechuck's case on appeal again, here's a brief analysis of Finaldi's 2018-2019 appeals using his own briefs and filings.
Many of these same arguments will repeat in his new appeal—although there are a few material differences between the 2018 ruling and 2020's.
In 2017, the judge's dismissal of James' case was based largely on the statute of limitations. During his appeal, AB 218 was passed that negated these limitations on CSA cases, so it was reversed.
In 2020, Judge Young dismissed it based on the other irreversibly flawed causes.
A good portion of Finaldi's last appeal was arguing about the timeliness of the filing, since that was the key to its dismissal. Due to AB 218, timeliness is no longer an issue.
James waited 5 years after MJ died to realize his stresses were from "abuse" after seeing Wade on TV.
Finaldi's argument re: Fox/Spence was improperly redacted, allowing one to still read what it says. 😆
And it is nothing but more blind, meaningless conjecture just to try anything he can to depose Spence/Fox.
Here's the unredacted version for Fox.
A big ole nothing-burger.
For Spence, Finaldi argues that because Spence slept in MJ's bedroom and his family got gifts from him, this somehow makes a tie to the "procurement" of CSA with other kids and shows signs of grooming (recall that Wade's allegations actually skip any such "grooming" efforts.) 🤦♂️
While Finaldi keeps fuming over the sanctions imposed against him and the judge's tentative note that his unprofessional conduct toward MJ's counsel could be construed as gender incivility...
He has no problem claiming Spence/Fox were "unwitting parties" to CSA procurement. 🙄
The attorney for Chandler/Marks has classified Finaldi's aggressive tactics as "persistent harassment and invasion of privacy" and in direct contradiction to Finaldi's own suggestion that "alleged victims and their families" shouldn't be obliged to discuss anything with him.
Lily's Attorney: "A cursory examination of Plaintiff’s submission reveals that these arguments lack merit. Instead, the instant motion for reconsideration is nothing more than Plaintiff’s FRIVOLOUS ATTEMPT at a second bite of the proverbial apple."