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1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson
In the summer of 1993, [[Evan Chandler]] accused [[Michael Jackson]] of [[Sexual abuse|sexually abusing]] his 13-year-old son, Jordan. Evan Chandler [[suicide|killed himself]] on November 5, 2009. His death was four months after that of Michael Jackson.<ref>http://nypost.com/2009/11/17/father-of-jacko-molestation-accuser-kills-self-in-nj/</ref>

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==Aftermath==
Three years later a book by a journalist called Victor M. Gutierrez was published called ''Michael Jackson Was My Lover''. It claimed to be the diaries of Jordan from the time period in which he was molested by Jackson. Jackson sued Gutierrez for slander. It was banned in the United States.

===Effect on Jackson's career===
After the allegations PepsiCo ended its sponsorship of Jackson.<ref>http
s://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/15/business/the-media-business-pepsi-drops-michael-jackson.html</ref> [[Dubai]] would not let Jackson perform.<ref>Robinson, Eugene (November 15, 1993). "Pepsi Drops Elusive Michael Jackson". Washington Post.</ref>  "Dangerous" was going to be released as the tenth single from ''Dangerous'' but was cancelled. 

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