Jackson was acquitted of the crimes, which stemmed from a 1993 lawsuit filed by screenwriter Evan Chandler. The singer had reached a financial settlement in 1994 with the Chandlers, which was not an admission of guilt, but further allegations followed and led to the People v. Jackson 2005 trial.
The ranch sat abandoned for years, before it was eventually purchased for £11million by a billionaire friend of Michael’s family. All that time – and now – it was manned 24/7 by heavy security, including special drones which patrol the 2,700 acre site.
